# 1996 ITC Diepholz round

The 1996 ITC Diepholz round was the sixth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 7 July at the Diepholz Airfield Circuit.
Bernd Schneider won both races, driving a Mercedes C-Class.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Time | Group | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 56.957 | A | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 56.964 | A | 2 |
| 3 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 57.149 | A | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 57.236 | A | 4 |
| 5 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 57.255 | A | 5 |
| 6 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 57.311 | A | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 57.619 | A | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 57.698 | A | 8 |
| 9 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 57.776 | A | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 57.786 | A | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 57.116 | B | 11 |
| 12 | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 57.130 | B | 12 |
| 13 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 57.297 | B | 13 |
| 14 | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 57.386 | B | 14 |
| 15 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 57.406 | B | 15 |
| 16 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 57.469 | B | 16 |
| 17 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 57.553 | B | 17 |
| 18 | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 57.776 | B | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 57.888 | B | 19 |
| 20 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 58.298 | B | 20 |
| 21 | 4 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 58.535 | B | 21 |
| 22 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 58.636 | B | 22 |
| 23 | 22 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 59.022 | B | 23 |
| 24 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 59.657 | B | 24 |
| 25 | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Giudici Motorsport | 1:00.697 | B | 25 |
| 26 | 37 | Ratanakul Prutirat | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | no time | B | DNQ |
Notes:
* ^1 – Ratanakul Prutirat failed to set a lap time within 107% of the fastest time during the weekend. As a result, the driver failed to qualify for the race.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 28 | 27:23.047 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 28 | +3.237 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 28 | +10.446 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 28 | +11.550 | 17 | 10 |
| 5 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 28 | +15.291 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 28 | +16.507 | 13 | 6 |
| 7 | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 28 | +18.596 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 28 | +20.976 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 28 | +21.738 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 28 | +28.907 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 28 | +29.205 | 8 | |
| 12 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 28 | +30.138 | 15 | |
| 13 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 28 | +33.589 | 11 | |
| 14 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 28 | +34.577 | 9 | |
| 15 | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 28 | +40.267 | 19 | |
| 16 | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 28 | +40.560 | 14 | |
| 17 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 28 | +41.004 | 20 | |
| 18 | 4 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 28 | +50.189 | 16 | |
| 19 | 22 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 28 | +50.695 | 23 | |
| 20 | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 27 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 21 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 27 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| 22 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 27 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 25 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 25 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Giudici Motorsport | 13 | Retired | 25 | |
| DNQ | 37 | Ratanakul Prutirat | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | | Did not qualify | | |
Notes:
* ^1 – The race was red-flagged on lap 29 and not restarted after Gabriele Tarquini's crash.

### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Bernd Schneider | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 37 | 36:09.296 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Dario Franchitti | Mercedes C-Class | D2 Mercedes-AMG | 37 | +2.749 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | 9 | Stefano Modena | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 37 | +9.430 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | 44 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 37 | +15.002 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 11 | Jörg van Ommen | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 37 | +28.043 | 13 | 8 |
| 6 | 7 | Manuel Reuter | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 37 | +28.654 | 10 | 6 |
| 7 | 24 | Yannick Dalmas | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 37 | +31.119 | 12 | 4 |
| 8 | 25 | Alexander Wurz | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 37 | +36.229 | 9 | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Oliver Gavin | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Joest Racing Opel | 37 | +36.559 | 17 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | Uwe Alzen | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 37 | +36.773 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Kurt Thiim | Mercedes C-Class | UPS Mercedes-AMG | 37 | +52.154 | 14 | |
| 12 | 19 | Jason Watt | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 36 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 13 | 21 | Ellen Lohr | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 36 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 14 | 22 | Bernd Mayländer | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | 36 | +1 lap | 19 | |
| Ret | 10 | Michael Bartels | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | 31 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alexander Grau | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 28 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 6 | Alessandro Nannini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | 24 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 15 | Christian Danner | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 22 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 13 | Gianni Giudici | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Giudici Motorsport | 12 | Retired | 25 | |
| Ret | 43 | JJ Lehto | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Team Rosberg Opel | 9 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse | 8 | Retired | 3 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jan Magnussen | Mercedes C-Class | Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG | 6 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 17 | Klaus Ludwig | Opel Calibra V6 4x4 | Zakspeed Opel | 4 | Retired | 23 | |
| DNS | 18 | Gabriele Tarquini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo | | Did not start | 20 | |
| DNS | 5 | Nicola Larini | Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI | Martini Alfa Corse | | Did not start | 24 | |
| DNQ | 37 | Ratanakul Prutirat | Mercedes C-Class | Persson Motorsport | | Did not qualify | | |

## Standings after the event

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Manuel Reuter | 137 |
| | 2 | Hans-Joachim Stuck | 94 |
| 6 | 3 | Bernd Schneider | 89 |
| 4 | 4 | Dario Franchitti | 81 |
| 2 | 5 | Uwe Alzen | 73 |
| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Opel | 189 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 141 |
| 3 | Alfa Romeo | 111 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.