# 1996 ITC Nürburgring-1 round

The 1996 ITC Nürburgring-1 round was the second round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 12 May at the Nürburgring.
Jörg van Ommen won the first race, starting from pole position, driving a Mercedes C-Class, and Manuel Reuter gained the second one, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time | Group | Grid |
| 1 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 1:37:720 | A | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 1:37.817 | A | EX |
| 3 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 1:37.945 | A | 2 |
| 4 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 1:38.221 | A | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 1:38.326 | A | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 1:38.416 | A | EX |
| 7 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 1:38.934 | A | 5 |
| 8 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:38.934 | A | 6 |
| 9 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 1:39.280 | A | 7 |
| 10 | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 1:39.338 | A | 8 |
| 11 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:38.474 | B | 9 |
| 12 | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 1:38.660 | B | 10 |
| 13 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 1:38.788 | B | 11 |
| 14 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:39.056 | B | 12 |
| 15 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 1:39.151 | B | 13 |
| 16 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:39.220 | B | 14 |
| 17 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:39.226 | B | 15 |
| 18 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:39.282 | B | 16 |
| 19 | 4 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 1:39.431 | B | 17 |
| 20 | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:39.435 | B | 18 |
| 21 | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 1:39.589 | B | 19 |
| 22 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:39.723 | B | 20 |
| 23 | 22 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 1:39.756 | B | 21 |
| 24 | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Giudici Motorsport | 1:43.439 | B | 22 |
| 25 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 1:44.008 | B | 23 |
Notes:
* ^1 – Alessandro Nannini and Giancarlo Fisichella were excluded from the event for using illegal fuel.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 22 | 37:12.332 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 22 | +2.317 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 22 | +12.500 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 22 | +13.580 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 22 | +15.220 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 22 | +16.335 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 22 | +16.458 | 8 | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 22 | +17.365 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 22 | +24.485 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 22 | +30.363 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 22 | +33.980 | 1 | |
| 12 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 22 | +34.981 | 14 | |
| 13 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 22 | +40.753 | 15 | |
| 14 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 22 | +43.757 | 9 | |
| 15 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 22 | +46.000 | 23 | |
| 16 | 22 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 22 | +46.161 | 21 | |
| 17 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 22 | +59.296 | 16 | |
| 18 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 22 | +1:34.174 | 13 | |
| Ret | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 11 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 1 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 1 | Retired | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 1 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Giudici Motorsport | 1 | Retired | 22 | |
| EX | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | | Excluded | | |
| EX | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | | Excluded | | |

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 22 | 37:30.118 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 22 | +2.257 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 22 | +7.099 | 7 | 12 |
| 4 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 22 | +15.023 | 18 | 10 |
| 5 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 22 | +15.256 | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 22 | +15.823 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 22 | +16.168 | 20 | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 22 | +19.740 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 22 | +27.398 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 22 | +32.485 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 22 | +43.504 | 15 | |
| 12 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 19 | +2 laps | 8 | |
| 13 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 18 | Retired | 1 | |
| 14 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 17 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 10 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 22 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 9 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 5 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 4 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1 | Retired | 17 | |
| DSQ | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 9 | Retired | 12 | |
| DNS | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | | Did not start | 19 | |
| DNS | 4 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | | Did not start | 21 | |
| DNS | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Giudici Motorsport | | Did not start | 23 | |
| EX | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | | Excluded | | |
| EX | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | | Excluded | | |
Notes:
* ^2 – Alexander Wurz was disqualified because his team worked on the car during a stop-and-go penalty given for causing an accident with Oliver Gavin.

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Manuel Reuter | 64 |
| 1 | 2 | Jan Magnussen | 51 |
| | 3 | Bernd Schneider | 41 |
| | 4 | Dario Franchitti | 40 |
| | 5 | JJ Lehto | 23 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Mercedes | 67 |
| 2 | Opel | 64 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 15 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.