1996 championship overview

1996 ITALIAN SUPERTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIP Salerno Corse Official promoter

ORGANISATION ============= CSAI Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana via Solferino 32 - 00185 Roma - Italy tel. +39-06-4941024, fax +39-06-4940961

SALERNO CORSE s.r.l. - Official Promoter via Torrione 54 - 84127 Salerno - Italy tel. +39-089-798922, fax +39-089-798797

MEDIA CONTACT =============== Fernando Morandi Via Calamandrei, 133 - 52100 Arezzo - Italy tel. +39-0575-302405 - fax +39-0575-302414

1996 OFFICIAL CALENDAR ====================== 14 April Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello 21 April Autodromo Borzacchini - Magione (PG) 12 May Autodromo Nazionale Monza 26 May Autodromo del Levante - Binetto (BA) 7 July Autodromo Santamonica - Misano Adriatico 21 July Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari - Imola 4 August Autodromo di Pergusa - Enna 1 September Autodromo di Pergusa - Enna 15 September Autodromo R. Paletti - Varano de' Melegari (PR) 6 October Autodromo di Vallelunga

SUPER TOURING CARS HOMOLOGATED BY THE FIA =========================================== ST0001 GB HONDA ACCORD LS (CC756) ST0002 J TOYOTA CARINA E (ST191) ST0003 J TOYOTA COROLLA (AE101) ST0004 J LANTIS COUPE' 2.0 ST0005 J MAZDA XEDOS 6 2.0 ST0006 D AUDI 80 ST0007 I ALFA ROMEO 155 (M.Y. 1994) ST0008 D BMW 320i ST0009 I ALFA ROMEO 155 (M.Y. 1995) ST0010 J NISSAN PULSAR (FN14) ST0011 J HONDA CIVIC FERIO 4 DOOR ST0012 S VOLVO 850 T-5 ESTATE ST0013 F PEUGEOT 405 SIGNATURE ST0014 F RENAULT LAGUNA ST0015 D OPEL VECTRA-A / VAUXHALL CAVALIER-A ST0016 D OPEL / VAUXHALL ASTRA-F 2.0 ST0017 D AUDI A4 ST0018 S VOLVO 850-T5 SEDAN ST0019 GB FORD MONDEO 4 DOOR ST0020 GB FORD MONDEO 5 DOOR ST0021 J NISSAN PRIMERA (HP10) ST0022 E SEAT TOLEDO GT ST0023 J NISSAN SUNNY (FB14) ST0024 J TOYOTA CORONA (ST202) ST0026 J TOYOTA COROLLA (AE110) ST0028 J TOYOTA CAMRY (SXV11) ST0027 D OPEL / VAUXHALL VECTRA

THE 1996 CHAMPIONSHIP AT A GLANCE

CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS ======================= 10

CHAMPIONSHIP RACES =================== 20

CARS ELIGIBLE ============= FIA Super Touring

TITLES ====== Drivers' Championship Privateers' Trophy Manufactures' Trophy

QUALIFYING =========== 1 session (40') + top-10 qualifying + top-4 Privateers qualifying (the privateers battle for the four positions obtained in the first session)

RACES ====== 2 different races, 15 minutes pause in-between (grid of race 2 determined by race 1 result)

START ====== standing

POINTS ====== drivers: to first 10 drivers: 20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, 1 (16 results from 20 are valid for the championship, 8 from 10 in each half of the championship)

WEIGHTS ======== front wheel drive 975 kgs; rear wheel drive 1000 kgs; four wheel drive 1040 kgs

TYRES ====== 6 slicks for qualifying and first race Fernando Morandi Italian Superturismo Championship - Official website htpp://www.ats.it/supert/index.html E-mail: salernoc@ats.it