# 1996 ITC Magny-Cours round

The 1996 ITC Magny-Cours round was the ninth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 15 September at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.
Alessandro Nannini won both races, driving an Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 1:33.007 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 1:33.284 | 2 |
| 3 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 1:33.376 | 3 |
| 4 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 1:33.436 | 4 |
| 5 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 1:33.527 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 1:33.648 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:33.859 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 1:34.012 | 8 |
| 9 | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 1:34.027 | 9 |
| 10 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:34.092 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 1:34.095 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 1:38.564 | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:34.437 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 1:34.696 | 14 |
| 15 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:34.754 | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:34.782 | 16 |
| 17 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 1:34.805 | 17 |
| 18 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 1:34.915 | 18 |
| 19 | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 1:35.036 | 19 |
| 20 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:35.200 | 20 |
| 21 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 1:35.546 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 1:35.804 | 22 |
| 23 | 21 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 1:35.986 | 23 |
| 24 | 22 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 1:37.253 | 24 |

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 24 | 38:59.575 | 3 | 20 |
| 2 | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 24 | +0.476 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 24 | +0.903 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 24 | +1.825 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 24 | +3.692 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 24 | +4.315 | 7 | 6 |
| 7 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 24 | +21.253 | 17 | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 24 | +26.834 | 11 | 3 |
| 9 | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 24 | +30.208 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 24 | +30.664 | 15 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 24 | +31.215 | 14 | |
| 12 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 24 | +33.233 | 13 | |
| 13 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 24 | +51.338 | 16 | |
| 14 | 21 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 24 | +1:05.653 | 23 | |
| 15 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 24 | +1:10.700 | 10 | |
| 16 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 21 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 22 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 21 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 13 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 13 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 12 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 6 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 6 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 3 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 4 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 2 | Retired | 12 | |
Notes:
* ^1 – Gabriele Tarquini was given a 35-second penalty for causing a collision with Yannick Dalmas.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 24 | 38:34.993 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 24 | +0.428 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 24 | +4.931 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 24 | +9.651 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 24 | +12.585 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 24 | +27.395 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 24 | +31.787 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 24 | +32.533 | 21 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 24 | +38.953 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 24 | +42.167 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 21 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 24 | +54.115 | 14 | |
| 12 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 24 | +1:04.655 | 19 | |
| 13 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 24 | +1:06.198 | 4 | |
| 14 | 22 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 24 | +1:20.920 | 17 | |
| 15 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 23 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| Ret | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 19 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 18 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 5 | Retired | 2 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 2 | Retired | 23 | |
| DNS | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | | Did not start | 16 | |
| DNS | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | | Did not start | 18 | |
| DNS | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | | Did not start | 20 | |
| DNS | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | | Did not start | 22 | |
| DNS | 4 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | | Did not start | 25 | |

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Manuel Reuter | 159 |
| 3 | 2 | Alessandro Nannini | 137 |
| 1 | 3 | Bernd Schneider | 130 |
| | 4 | JJ Lehto | 124 |
| 2 | 5 | Dario Franchitti | 121 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Opel | 264 |
| 2 | Alfa Romeo | 226 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 195 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.