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1996 ITALIAN SUPERTURISMO CHAMPIONSHIP


 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

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