The 1996 Italian Superturismo Championship was the tenth edition of the
Italian Superturismo Championship
The Italian Superturismo Championship (Campionato Italiano Superturismo) is Italy's national Auto racing, motorsport series for Touring car racing, touring cars. It was established in 1987 and its drivers' title has been held by such notable drive ...
. The season began in
Mugello
The Mugello is a historic region and valley in northern Tuscany, in Italy, corresponding to the course of the River Sieve. It is located to the north of the city of Florence and includes the northernmost portion of the Metropolitan City of Flo ...
on 14 April and finished in
Vallelunga
Vallelunga (Italian for ''long valley'') is a valley, or plateau,Tonino Floris, Marco Spada, ''Pedalando nel Lazio''p. 97 Edizioni Mediterranee, 1996 . near Campagnano di Roma, Italy.
See also
* Vallelunga Circuit
The Autodromo Vallelunga P ...
on 6 October, after ten rounds.
Rinaldo Capello
Rinaldo "Dindo" Capello (born 17 June 1964) is an Italian professional racing driver. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with Bentley in 2003 and Audi in 2004 and 2008. Capello is a two-time American Le Mans Series champion, ...
won the championship, driving an
Audi A4 Quattro
The Audi A4 is a line of compact executive cars produced since 1994 by the German car manufacturer Audi, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group.
The A4 has been built in five generations and is based on the Volkswagen Group B platform. The first ...
;
BMW won the constructors' championship, while
Roberto Colciago
Roberto Colciago (born 4 April 1968) is a racing driver from Saronno, Italy. He has spent most of his career in touring car racing – first in Super Touring and then in Super 2000 – followed by the World Touring Car Championship and cur ...
took the privateers' trophy.
Teams and drivers
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
* 8 results from 10 are valid for the championship in the firsts five rounds
* 8 results from 10 are valid for the championship in the seconds five rounds
Drivers' Championship
Manufacturers' Trophy
Privateers' Championship
External links
1996 Drivers List1996 Standings
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