1996 Super Touring Cup

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Race details 	Race details 	
Date 	22 September 1996 	
Location 	Road Atlanta, Georgia, United States 	
Course length 	2.54 mi (4.088 km) 	
Distance 	2 x 10 laps 	
Pole position 	Pole position 	
Driver 	Johannes Meles 	
Race 1 Fastest lap 	Race 1 Fastest lap 	
Driver 	Johannes Meles 	
Race 1 Podium 	Race 1 Podium 	
First 	Johannes Meles 	
Second 	Daniel Hurlock 	
Third 	Daniel Bower 	
Race 2 Fastest lap 	Race 2 Fastest lap 	
Driver 	Johannes Meles 	
Race 2 Podium 	Race 2 Podium 	
First 	Daniel Bower 	
Second 	Daniel Hurlock 	
Third 	Lorenzo Turri 	
The 1996 Super Touring Cup was the inaugural Super Touring Cup event. It was held on 22 September 1996 at Road Atlanta in the United States.
==Teams and drivers==
Nation 	No.	Driver 	Entrant	Car
Great Britain	 	 	 	
Great Britain	9 	Michael Sneath 	 	
Great Britain	12 	Sam Mumby 	 	
Great Britain	16 	Tom Gill 	 	
Great Britain	22 	Henry Williams 	 	
Great Britain	24 	Chris Pimm 	 	
Great Britain	25 	Kris Simton 	 	
Great Britain	87 	Daniel Hurlock 	 	
Great Britain	96 	Emile Taylor 	 	
United States	11 	David Todaro 	 	
Eire 	23 	Christopher Marnell	 	
Sweden 	27 	Daniel Bower 	 	
Germany 	69 	Johannes Meles 	 	
Turkey 	81 	Halil Sahin 	 	
Italy 	99 	Lorenzo Turri 	 	
Report
==Results==
Points are awarded to the top twenty drivers in each race as follows:
Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system 	Points system
 1st 	 2nd 	 3rd 	 4th 	 5th 	 6th 	 7th 	 8th 	 9th 	 10th 	 11th 	 12th 	 13th 	 14th 	 15th 	 16th 	 17th 	 18th 	 19th 	 20th 
40 	30 	24 	20 	16 	15 	14 	13 	12 	11 	10 	9 	8 	7 	6 	5 	4 	3 	2 	1
===Drivers Standings===
Pos	Driver 	Race 1	Race 2	Pts
1 	Daniel Bower 	24 	40 	64
2 	Daniel Hurlock 	30 	30 	60
3 	Johannes Meles 	40 	16 	56
4 	Lorenzo Turri 	20 	24 	44
5 	Chris Pimm 	14 	20 	34
6 	Kris Simton 	16 	15 	31
7 	Christopher Marnell	15 	9 	24
8 	Emile Taylor 	12 	12 	24
9 	Michael Sneath 	10 	13 	23
10 	Henry Williams 	8 	14 	22
11 	David Todaro 	11 	11 	22
12 	Tom Gill 	13 	8 	21
13 	Halil Sahin 	9 	10 	19
14 	Sam Mumby 	7 	7 	14
===Nations Standings===
Pos	Nation 	Race 1	Race 2	Pts
1 	Sweden 	24 	40 	64
2 	Great Britain	30 	30 	60
3 	Germany 	40 	16 	56
4 	Italy 	20 	24 	44
5 	United States	11 	11 	22
6 	Turkey 	9 	10 	19
===Manufacturer Standings===
Pos	Nation 	Race 1	Race 2	Pts
1 	Audi 	40 	30 	70
2 	Honda 	24 	40 	64
3 	Renault	20 	24 	44
4 	Volvo 	14 	20 	34
5 	Opel 	15 	9 	24
6 	Peugeot	10 	13 	23
7 	Nissan 	11 	11 	22
Category:1996 Touring Car Seasons