1996 ITC Helsinki round

1996 ITC Helsinki round
Round details
	Round 4 of 13 rounds in the ; 1996 International Touring Car Championship
	; Layout of the Helsinki Thunder
Location	Helsinki Thunder, Helsinki, Finland
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 3.031 km (1.883 mi)
International Touring Car Championship
Race 1
Date	9 June 1996
Laps	32
Pole position
Driver	Hans-Joachim Stuck
Time	1:25.544
Podium
First	Hans-Joachim Stuck
Second	Manuel Reuter
Third	Klaus Ludwig
Fastest lap
Driver	Dario Franchitti
Time	1:27.219 (on lap 7)
Race 2
Date	9 June 1996
Laps	32
Podium
First	Hans-Joachim Stuck
Second	Manuel Reuter
Third	JJ Lehto
Fastest lap
Driver	Hans-Joachim Stuck
Time	1:26.577 (on lap 11)

The 1996 ITC Helsinki round was the fourth round of the 1996 International Touring Car Championship season. It took place on 9 June at the Helsinki Thunder.

Hans-Joachim Stuck won both races, driving an Opel Calibra V6 4x4.

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Time	Group	Grid
1	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:25.544	A	1
2	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:25.709	A	2
3	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:25.820	A	3
4	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	1:25.910	A	4
5	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	1:25.962	A	5
6	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:26.659	A	6
7	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	1:26.659	A	7
8	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	1:26.829	A	8
9	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:27.010	A	9
10	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	no time	A	10
11	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	1:25.367	B	11
12	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:25.555	B	12
13	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:25.908	B	13
14	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:26.328	B	14
15	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:26.451	B	15
16	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	1:26.629	B	16
17	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1:26.850	B	17
18	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	1:27.159	B	18
19	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:27.319	B	19
20	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	1:27.457	B	20
21	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	1:27.937	B	21
22	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:29.215	B	22
23	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	1:30.121	B	23
24	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	1:32.147	B	24
25	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	no time	B	25

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Race 1[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	32	47:29.380	1	20
2	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	32	+24.015	14	15
3	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	32	+26.594	2	12
4	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	32	+30.060	3	10
5	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	32	+37.507	5	8
6	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	32	+38.490	17	6
7	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	32	+41.612	13	4
8	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	32	+1:01.801	25	3
9	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	32	+1:12.592	16	2
10	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	31	Retired	12	1
11	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	31	+1 lap	22
12	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	31	+1 lap	8
13	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	31	+1 lap	4
14	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	31	+1 lap	6
15	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	31	+1 lap	23
16	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	31	+1 lap	9
17	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	30	Retired	11
18	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	29	Retired	18
19	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	29	+3 laps	23
Ret	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	26	Retired	21
Ret	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	21	Retired	10
Ret	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	17	Retired	15
Ret	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	16	Retired	7
Ret	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	12	Retired	19
DNS	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	20

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Race 2[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	44	Hans-Joachim Stuck	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	32	49:36.662	1	20
2	7	Manuel Reuter	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	32	+13.201	2	15
3	43	JJ Lehto	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Team Rosberg Opel	32	+33.680	5	12
4	6	Alessandro Nannini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	32	+40.467	14	10
5	14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	32	+40.638	12	8
6	5	Nicola Larini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Martini Alfa Corse	32	+56.342	23	6
7	22	Bernd Mayländer	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	31	+1 lap	11	4
8	21	Ellen Lohr	Mercedes C-Class	Persson Motorsport	31	+1 lap	15	3
9	25	Alexander Wurz	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	31	+1 lap¹	21	2
10	4	Alexander Grau	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG	31	+1 lap	20	1
Ret	1	Bernd Schneider	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG	26	Retired	16
Ret	11	Jörg van Ommen	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	26	Retired	9
Ret	12	Kurt Thiim	Mercedes C-Class	UPS Mercedes-AMG	25	Retired	18
Ret	24	Yannick Dalmas	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	24	Retired	6
NC	13	Gianni Giudici	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Giudici Motorsport	22	+10 laps	19
Ret	17	Klaus Ludwig	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	22	Retired	3
Ret	16	Uwe Alzen	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Zakspeed Opel	16	Retired	13
Ret	10	Michael Bartels	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Jägermeister JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	15	Retired	4
Ret	9	Stefano Modena	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo	6	Retired	7
Ret	15	Christian Danner	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	TV Spielfilm Alfa Corse	2	Retired	8
Ret	8	Oliver Gavin	Opel Calibra V6 4x4	Joest Racing Opel	1	Retired	10
DNS	2	Dario Franchitti	Mercedes C-Class	D2 Mercedes-AMG		Did not start	17
DNS	18	Gabriele Tarquini	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	22
DNS	3	Jan Magnussen	Mercedes C-Class	Warsteiner Mercedes-AMG		Did not start	24
DNS	19	Jason Watt	Alfa Romeo 155 V6 TI	Bosch JAS Motorsport Alfa Romeo		Did not start	25

Notes:

^1 – Alexander Wurz was given a 40-second penalty for causing a collision with Ellen Lohr.

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Standings after the event[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Manuel Reuter	116
8	2	Hans-Joachim Stuck	62
2	3	Alessandro Nannini	51
2	4	Jan Magnussen	51
2	5	Dario Franchitti	43

Manufacturers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Opel	131
2	Mercedes	87
3	Alfa Romeo	75

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of drivers' standings.

References[edit]

^ "Helsinki Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ "Helsinki Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ "Helsinki Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

External links[edit]

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters official website

International Touring Car Championship
Previous race: Estoril	1996 International Touring Car Championship season	Next race: Norisring

[1] "Helsinki Qualifying Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[2] "Helsinki Race 1 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[3] "Helsinki Race 2 Results". Touringcars.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

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