1996 Super Touring Cup | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous: 1995(Touring Car World Cup) - Next:1997 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Driver |  Johannes Meles
| |
| Race 1 Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Johannes Meles
| |
| Race 1 Podium | ||
| First | Johannes Meles
| |
| Second |  Daniel Hurlock
| |
| Third |  Daniel Bower
|
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| Race 2 Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Johannes Meles
| |
| Race 2 Podium | ||
| First | Daniel Bower
| |
| Second | Daniel Hurlock
| |
| Third |  Lorenzo Turri
|
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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
| ||||
| 9 | Michael Sneath | |||
| 12 | Sam Mumby | |||
| 16 | Tom Gill | |||
| 22 | Henry Williams | |||
| 24 | Chris Pimm | |||
| 25 | Kris Simton | |||
| 87 | Daniel Hurlock | |||
| 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 |
Results[]
Points are awarded to the top twenty drivers in each race as follows:
| 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 |