FIA  INTERNATIONAL TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP 1996 - ROUND 3 AT ESTORIL

-------------------Top 10 qualifying / Starting grid--------------------
Pos.  Driver                         Team - Car                   Time
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 1    Alessandro Nannini/I   Alfa Corse Martini-Alfa 155 V6 Ti  1:40.686
 2    Nicola Larini/I        Alfa Corse Martini-Alfa 155 V6 Ti  1:41.154
 3    Giancarlo Fisichella/I Alfa Corse TV Spielf.Alfa 155 V6 Ti1:41.347
 4    Klaus Ludwig/D         Zakspeed-Opel Calibra V6 4x4       1:41.615
 5    Manuel Reuter/D        Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4          1:41.652
 6    Michael Bartels/D      Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti1:41.685
 7    Christian Danner/D     Alfa Corse TV Spielf.Alfa 155 V6 Ti1:42.004
 8    J.J. Lehto/FIN         Rosberg-Opel Calibra V6 4x4        1:42.116
 9    Hans-Joachim Stuck/D   Rosberg-Opel Calibra V6 4x4        1:42.660
10   *Uwe Alzen/D            Zakspeed-Opel Calibra V6 4x4       0:00.000

    *DNS for qualifying (mechanical failure), but automatically in top10
     through regulations: the 10 fastest from Friday's timed practice
     are top10 in the grid.

11    Oliver Gavin/GB        Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4          1:41.336
12    Kurt Thiim/DK          UPS Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class      1:41.501
13    Dario Franchitti/GB    D2 Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class       1:41.665
14    Jan Magnussen/DK       Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes C-Class    1:41.753
15    Joerg van Ommen/D      UPS Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class      1:41.795
16    Stefano Modena/I       Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti1:42.084
17    Yannick Dalmas/F       Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4          1:42.108
18    Gabriele Tarquini/I    Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti1:42.175
19    Bernd Schneider/D      D2 Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class       1:42.556
20    Alexander Wurz/A       Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4          1:43.418
21    Alexander Grau/D       Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes C-Class    1:43.835
22    Bernd Maylander/D      Team Persson AMG-Mercedes C-Class  1:43.751
23    Ellen Lohr/D           Team Persson AMG-Mercedes C-Class  1:44.468
24    Gianni Giudici/I       Giudici Racing-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti1:48.282
25    Jason Watt/DK          Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti0:00.000


Race one was stopped after three laps: accident with Thiim and Magnussen.
Restart after 20 minutes. Distance reduced from 23 to 20 laps.

-----------------------------RESULTS RACE 1-----------------------------
Pos.  Driver                         Team - Car                   Time
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 1    Alessandro Nannini/I   Alfa Corse Martini-Alfa 155 V6 Ti 34:57.869
 2    Giancarlo Fisichella/I Alfa Corse TV Spielf.Alfa 155 V6 Ti + 3.456
 3    Klaus Ludwig/D         Zakspeed-Opel Calibra V6 4x4         10.906
 4    Manuel Reuter/D        Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4            11.974
 5    Uwe Alzen/D            Zakspeed-Opel Calibra V6 4x4         14.791
 6    Oliver Gavin/GB        Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4            17.421
 7    Joerg van Ommen/D      UPS Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class        17.506
 8    Yannick Dalmas/F       Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4            18.697
 9    Dario Franchitti/GB    D2 Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class         19.010
10    Alexander Wurz/A       Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4            25.735
11    Bernd Schneider/D      D2 Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class         27.350
12    Christian Danner/D     Alfa Corse TV Spielf.Alfa 155 V6 Ti  35.162
13    Alexander Grau/D       Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes C-Class      40.245
14    Bernd Maylander/D      Team Persson AMG-Mercedes C-Class    45.653
15    Jason Watt/DK          Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti  50.257
16    J.J. Lehto/FIN         Rosberg-Opel Calibra V6 4x4        1:05.563
17    Gianni Giudici/I       Giudici Racing-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti  -1 lap
18    Michael Bartels/D      Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti   1

FL:   Alessandro Nannini 1:42.819 (=152.66 kph)

Not classified:
      Ellen Lohr/D           Team Persson AMG-Mercedes C-Class
                                                spun off in lap 12
      Stefano Modena/I       Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti
                               mechanical problems - out in lap 10
      Nicola Larini/I        Alfa Corse Martini-Alfa 155 V6 Ti
                          hydraulic failure - pits - out in lap 8
      Gabriele Tarquini/I    Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti
                       collision with Stuck - pits - out in lap 7
      Hans-Joachim Stuck/D   Rosberg-Opel Calibra V6 4x4
      collision with Tarquini, DQ for push-start after spin - lap 7
      Jan Magnussen/DK       Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes C-Class
mechanical problems, result from accident with Thiim - out in lap 6
DNS   Kurt Thiim/DK          UPS Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class
        car not ready for the restart


The second heat was red flagged after a collision with 8 cars involved
in 1st lap. JJ Jehto, Berd Maylaender and Michael Bartels did not
have their cars ready for the restart. The same with Kurt Thiim's
hard damaged Mercedes, from the accident in first race.
Distance reduced to 20 laps like in race one.


-----------------------------RESULTS RACE 2-----------------------------
Pos.  Driver                         Team - Car                   Time
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 1    Alessandro Nannini/I   Alfa Corse Martini-Alfa 155 V6 Ti 34:48.099
 2    Uwe Alzen/D            Zakspeed-Opel Calibra V6 4x4        + 3.302
 3    Manuel Reuter/D        Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4             4.293
 4    Joerg van Ommen/D      UPS Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class         4.608
 5    Giancarlo Fisichella/I Alfa Corse TV Spielf.Alfa 155 V6 Ti  11.954
 6    Oliver Gavin/GB        Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4            19.591
 7    Hans-Joachim Stuck/D   Rosberg-Opel Calibra V6 4x4          20.235
 8    Alexander Wurz/A       Joest-Opel Calibra V6 4x4            20.734
 9    Stefano Modena/I       Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti  21.310
10    Dario Franchitti/GB    D2 Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class         21.854
11   *Klaus Ludwig/D         Zakspeed-Opel Calibra V6 4x4         22.251
12    Bernd Schneider/D      D2 Team AMG-Mercedes C-Class         26.515
13    Christian Danner/D     Alfa Corse TV Spielf.Alfa 155 V6 Ti  46.283
14    Gabriele Tarquini/I    Alfa Corse JAS-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti1:28.914
15    Gianni Giudici/I       Giudici Racing-Alfa Romeo 155 V6 Ti  -1 lap

FL:   Alessandro Nannini 1:42.808 (=152.68 kph)

     *Klaus Ludwig, became 2nd in race two, but was later penalized
      with 20 seconds for kicking Giancarlo Fisichella into a spin.

Not classified:
      Ellen Lohr/D           Team Persson AMG-Mercedes C-Class
                        excursion into the gravel - pits - out in lap 9
      Jan Magnussen/DK       Warsteiner AMG-Mercedes C-Class
                                                  engine - out in lap 2
      Nicola Larini/I        Alfa Corse Martini-Alfa 155 V6 Ti
                        collision with Modena in 2nd lap - pits - out


Championship points:

Pos     Driver                  Pts
-----------------------------------
 1    Manuel Reuter/D            86
 2    Jan Magnussen/DK           51
 3    Dario Franchitti/GB        43
 4    Uwe Alzen/D                42
 5    Alessandro Nannini/I       41
      Bernd Schneider/D          41
 7    Joerg van Ommen/D          36
 8    Giancarlo Fisichella/I     28
 9    J.J. Lehto/FIN             23
10    Hans-Joachim Stuck/D       22
11    Alexander Grau/D           14
12    Oliver Gavin/GB            12
      Klaus Ludwig/D             12
14    Gabriele Tarquini/I         9
15    Kurt Thiim/DK               6
16    Nicola Larini/I             4
      Alexander Wurz/A            4
18    Yannick Dalmas/F            3
      Christian Danner/D          3
20    Ellen Lohr/D                2
      Stefano Modena/I            2
      Jason Watt/DK               2

Manufacturer
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 1    Opel                       91
 2    Mercedes-Benz              81
 3    Alfa Romeo                 55