The 1996 Italian Superturismo Championship was the tenth edition of the Italian Superturismo Championship. The season began in Mugello on 14 April and finished in Vallelunga on 6 October, after ten rounds.
The season started with an unexpected double victory of Giovanardi in a semi-official Alfa Romeo. In the following 3 rounds, due to slow tracks and bad weather condition in Monza, Capello and his Audi were able to score 6 wins in a row.
In order to avoid a strong dominance like in 1995, it was decided from the 4th round in Binetto to penalise Audi with 30kg extra bringing the weight from 1040kg to 1070kg. Thanks to this decision and together with the car developments, BMW emerged as dominant car winning 11 races (6 Cecotto and 5 Naspetti) on 12 until the end of the season. Only in race 1 in Imola, Capello was able thanks to his talent to achieve a victory with his heavier Audi.
In the last round in Vallelunga, BMW decided to add 3 more cars for Ravaglia, Winkelhock and Soper while Audi (finally come back to the original weight at 1040kg) added 2 more cars for the new German champion Pirro and his team mate Peter but although a starting grid nearly close to the FIA World Touring Car Cup, none of those drivers was able to help the 3 contended. BMW scored once again a double victory with Cecotto, but Capello thanks to a second and a third place was able to win the title. Naspetti after a race 1 finished only 6th due to a wrong tyre choice, tried his best to catch up Capello in race 2 but after a collision with Muller (Audi), he was penalized with a stop and go giving automatically the title to Capello.
Rinaldo Capello was the new Italian champion after the 2 titles in a row of Pirro, while BMW thanks to the 11 victories against 7 of Audi and 2 of Alfa Romeo was the constructors' champion.
Roberto Colciago was instead the privateers' champion with his Alfa Romeo.
Teams and drivers
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Drivers changes
Changed Cars
- Roberto Colciago: Opel Vectra → Alfa Romeo 155
Entering Superturismo 1996
- Yvan Muller: French Supertouring → Audi A4 Quattro
- Johnny Cecotto: BTCC → BMW 320i
- Gordon De Adamich→ CIVT
Leaving Superturismo 1996
- Emanuele Pirro: → STW
- Antonio Tamburini: No full-time drive
- Gabriele Tarquini: → DTM/ITC
- Oscar Larrauri: → Japanese GT
Race calendar and results
Round 1
Mugello
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.57.663 | TQ Group 1 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.57.808 | TQ Group 1 |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.57.873 | TQ Group 1 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.57.992 | TQ Group 1 |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.58.198 | TQ Group 1 |
6 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.59.409 | TQ Group 1 |
7 | 64 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 2.01.399 | TQ Group 1 |
8 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.01.691 | TQ Group 1 |
9 | 52 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.01.534 | TQ Group 2 |
10 | 51 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.05.145 | TQ Group 2 |
11 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.02.940 | |
12 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 2.03.345 | |
13 | 53 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.03.522 | |
14 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.03.756 | |
15 | 61 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 2.05.069 | |
16 | 59 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.05.509 | |
17 | 54 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.08.271 | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 1
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Round 2
Magione
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.14.266 | TQ Group 1 |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.14.607 | TQ Group 1 |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.15.320 | TQ Group 1 |
4 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.15.404 | TQ Group 1 |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.15.547 | TQ Group 1 |
6 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.16.514 | TQ Group 1 |
7 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.17.283 | TQ Group 1 |
8 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.17.501 | TQ Group 1 |
9 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 1.17.725 | TQ Group 1 |
10 | 51 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.18.365 | TQ Group 1 |
11 | 64 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 1.18.636 | TQ Group 2 |
12 | 59 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.19.497 | TQ Group 2 |
13 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.19.776 | TQ Group 2 |
14 | 53 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.20.114 | TQ Group 2 |
15 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.17.800 | |
16 | 61 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 1.21.093 | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 2
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Round 3
Monza
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.55.537 | TQ Group 1 |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.55.673 | TQ Group 1 |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.55.808 | TQ Group 1 |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.56.255 | TQ Group 1 |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.56.315 | TQ Group 1 |
6 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.57.850 | TQ Group 1 |
7 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.58.928 | TQ Group 1 |
8 | 64 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 1.59.552 | TQ Group 1 |
9 | 69 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 2.02.395 | TQ Group 2 |
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10 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.59.014 | |
11 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 1.59.374 | |
12 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | no time | TQ Group 2 |
13 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.00.998 | |
14 | 51 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.01.011 | |
15 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.02.495 | |
16 | 53 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.02.152 | |
17 | 61 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 2.02.495 | |
18 | 59 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.03.676 | |
19 | 54 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.05.716 | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 3
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Round 4
Binetto
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 47.846 | TQ |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 48.116 | TQ |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 48.137 | TQ |
4 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 48.231 | TQ |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 48.573 | TQ |
6 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 50.058 | TQ |
7 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 50.160 | TQ |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 50.255 | TQ |
9 | 51 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 50.345 | TQ |
10 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 50.354 | TQ |
11 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 49.671 | |
12 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 50.258 | |
13 | 53 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 50.883 | |
14 | 54 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 51.196 | |
15 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 51.359 | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 4
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Round 5
Misano Adriatico
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.36.810 | TQ |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.36.920 | TQ |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.37.173 | TQ |
4 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.37.418 | TQ |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.38.512 | TQ |
6 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.39.440 | TQ |
7 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.39.631 | TQ |
8 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.40.926 | TQ |
9 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 1.41.504 | TQ |
10 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.41.515 | TQ |
11 | 51 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.41.078 | |
12 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.41.193 | |
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13 | 52 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.41.499 | |
14 | 68 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 1.41.914 | |
15 | 69 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 1.41.986 | |
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16 | 53 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.42.150 | |
17 | 61 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 1.42.322 | |
18 | 54 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.43.026 | |
19 | 67 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.44.859 | |
20 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.55.136 | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 5
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Round 6
Imola
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.57.479 | TQ |
2 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.57.680 | TQ |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.57.882 | TQ |
4 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.58.659 | TQ |
5 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.00.254 | TQ |
6 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.01.846 | TQ |
7 | 51 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.02.270 | TQ |
8 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 2.02.969 | TQ |
9 | 52 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.03.541 | TQ |
10 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | no time | TQ |
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11 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.02.780 | |
12 | 66 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.03.034 | |
13 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.03.101 | |
14 | 69 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 2.04.401 | |
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15 | 53 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 2.05.601 | |
16 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.06.149 | |
17 | 67 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.07.048 | |
18 | 61 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 2.11.305 | |
19 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 2.27.606 | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 6
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Round 7
Pergusa
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.44.179 | TQ |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.44.319 | TQ |
3 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.44.554 | TQ |
4 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.44.615 | TQ |
5 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.45.463 | TQ |
6 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.45.655 | TQ |
7 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.51.366 | TQ |
8 | 66 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.51.435 | TQ |
9 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.51.613 | TQ |
10 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | no time | TQ |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 7
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Round 8
Pergusa
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.44.701 | TQ |
2 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.44.721 | TQ |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.45.204 | TQ |
4 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.45.884 | TQ |
5 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.47.906 | TQ |
6 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.50.156 | TQ |
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7 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.52.111 | TQ |
8 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.52.636 | TQ |
9 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.53.411 | TQ |
10 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | no time | TQ |
11 | 66 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.50.485 | |
12 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.50.617 | |
13 | 53 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.51.642 | |
14 | 69 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 1.52.211 | |
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Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 8
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Round 9
Varano De Melegari
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 47.985 | TQ |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 48.050 | TQ |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 48.243 | TQ |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 48.676 | TQ |
5 | 8 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 48.691 | TQ |
6 | 60 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 48.808 | TQ |
7 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 49.686 | TQ |
8 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 50.109 | TQ |
9 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 51.031 | TQ |
10 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 51.114 | TQ |
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11 | 51 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 50.451 | |
12 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 51.055 | |
13 | 54 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 51.095 | |
14 | 69 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 51.370 | |
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15 | 66 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 51.495 | |
16 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 51.638 | |
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17 | 61 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 51.706 | |
18 | 67 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 55.152 | |
19 | 70 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | no time | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 9
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Round 10
Vallelunga
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap Time | Top Qualifying |
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1 | 12 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.15.326 | TQ |
2 | 1 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.15.349 | TQ |
3 | 11 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.15.518 | TQ |
4 | 15 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.15.561 | TQ |
5 | 2 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.15.732 | TQ |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.15.734 | TQ |
7 | 14 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.15.833 | TQ |
8 | 5 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.15.954 | TQ |
9 | 3 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.16.110 | TQ |
10 | 7 | ![]() |
BMW 320i | 1.16.396 | TQ |
11 | 9 | ![]() |
Audi A4 Quattro | 1.16.303 | |
12 | 4 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.17.758 | |
13 | 56 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.18.671 | |
14 | 84 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.18.695 | |
15 | 57 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.19.207 | |
16 | 66 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.19.689 | |
17 | 58 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.19.940 | |
18 | 83 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.20.090 | |
19 | 55 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.20.335 | |
20 | 69 | ![]() |
BMW 318iS | 1.20.693 | |
21 | 61 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 1.20.984 | |
22 | 63 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.21.494 | |
23 | 82 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.21.836 | |
24 | 65 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.22.196 | |
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25 | 67 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo 155 | 1.22.998 | |
26 | 62 | ![]() |
Opel Vectra GT | 1.22.998 | |
27 | 54 | ![]() |
Peugeot 405 | 1.27.448 | |
Race 1
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Race 2
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Championship standings after Round 10
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Championship standings
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |||||||||
20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
- 16 results from 20 are valid for the championship
- 8 results from 10 are valid for the championship in the firsts five rounds (Round 1 - Round 5)
- 8 results from 10 are valid for the championship in the seconds five rounds (Round 6 - Round 10)
Drivers' Championship
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Manufacturers' Trophy
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Privateers' Certina Trophy
- 16 results from 20 are valid for the championship
- 8 results from 10 are valid for the championship in the firsts five rounds (Round 1 - Round 5)
- 8 results from 10 are valid for the championship in the seconds five rounds (Round 6 - Round 10)
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Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (1) | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 216 (236) | ||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | (8) | 4 | 6 | 6 | (9) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | (5) | (4) | 178 (201) |
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Alfa Romeo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 154 | ||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | (5) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | (6) | 110 (124) | ||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 109 | ||||||||
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Peugeot | (5) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 102 (110) | |||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 91 | |||||||||||
8 | ![]() |
Peugeot | (7) | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 74 (78) | ||||||||||
9 | ![]() |
Opel | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo | 1 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opel | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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BMW | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 28 | |||||||||||||||
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BMW | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 5 | 3 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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Peugeot | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Peugeot | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Peugeot | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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BMW | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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BMW | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Peugeot | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Peugeot | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Opel | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Peugeot | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Peugeot | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfa Romeo | 0 |
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