The 1996 STW season was dominated by works Audi driver Emanuele Pirro, who won the majority of the races during the year. Briton Steve Soper was the only man to challenge him for the title, but a slow start to his championship hampered his title chase, and Pirro won the title at the penultimate racing weekend at the AVUS track. This was also Laurent Aïello and Peugeot's first season in the German championship, and while the Frenchman won several races he was too inconsistent to finish any higher than third.
Team
|
Car
|
No.
|
Drivers
|
Rounds
|
Class
|
BMW Team Bigazzi
|
BMW 320i
|
2
|
Steve Soper
|
All
|
|
3
|
Alexander Burgstaller
|
All
|
|
Roc Competition AZK[N 1]
|
Audi A4 Quattro
|
4
|
Tamara Vidali
|
All
|
|
AZK Roc Competition[N 1]
|
Audi A4 Quattro
|
5
|
Emanuele Pirro
|
All
|
|
6
|
Karl Wendlinger
|
All
|
|
Roc Competition AZK[N 1]
|
Audi A4 Quattro
|
7
|
Philipp Peter
|
All
|
|
Ford Mondeo Team Schübel
|
Ford Mondeo
|
8
|
Roland Asch
|
All
|
|
9
|
Thierry Boutsen
|
1-2
|
|
Peugeot Esso
|
Peugeot 406
|
10
|
Laurent Aïello
|
All
|
|
11
|
Altfrid Heger
|
All
|
|
Honda Team Linder
|
Honda Accord
|
12
|
Armin Hahne
|
All
|
|
14
|
Klaus Niedzwiedz
|
All
|
|
Alfa Team Engstler
|
Alfa Romeo 155 TS
|
15
|
Franz Engstler
|
All
|
P
|
16
|
Oliver Mayer
|
3-6, 8-9
|
P
|
Stephen Vollmair
|
2
|
P
|
17
|
7
|
P
|
Abt Sportsline
|
Audi A4 Quattro
|
18
|
Christian Abt
|
All
|
P
|
19
|
Kris Nissen
|
All
|
P
|
MIG Austria
|
Audi A4 Quattro
|
20
|
Ralf Kalaschek
|
All
|
P
|
BMW Team Bigazzi
|
BMW 320i
|
21
|
Jörg Müller
|
2-6
|
|
Nissan Primera Racing
|
Nissan Primera eGT
|
22
|
Sascha Maassen
|
1-7, 9
|
|
23
|
Anthony Reid
|
1-7, 9
|
|
24
|
Ivan Capelli
|
1-2, 6-7, 9
|
|
BMW Team Isert
|
BMW 318is
|
25
|
Leopold Prinz von Bayern
|
1-3, 6-9
|
|
26
|
Frank Krämer
|
5
|
|
Opel-Häusler Team Holzer
|
Opel Vectra 16v
|
27
|
Marco Werner
|
All
|
P
|
28
|
Volker Strycek
|
7, 9
|
P
|
Trans-Europe Racing Ltd. vs MHTsports
|
BMW 318is
|
29
|
Michael Heigert
|
1-3
|
P
|
Ulrich Motorsport
|
BMW 318is
|
30
|
Patrick Ulrich
|
1, 3-4, 6-7, 9
|
P
|
Team Lauderbach
|
BMW 318is
|
31
|
Christian Menzel
|
8-9
|
P
|
32
|
Alexander Gaggl
|
1-4
|
P
|
PMC Sports
|
BMW 318is
|
33
|
Marc Gindorf
|
All
|
P
|
Flash Power Wolf Racing
|
Ford Mondeo
|
35
|
Wolfgang Treml
|
4-9
|
P
|
36
|
Claudia Hürtgen
|
4-9
|
P
|
Mamerow Automobiltechnik
|
Audi 80 Competition
|
37
|
Peter Mamerow
|
1, 3-4, 6-7, 9
|
P
|
Ford Mondeo Team Schübel
|
Ford Mondeo
|
39
|
Warren Hughes
|
3-4, 6, 9
|
|
BMW Team Bigazzi
|
BMW 320i
|
40
|
Johnny Cecotto
|
7-9
|
|
|
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Class
|
P
|
Private Drivers
|
|
Race calendar and results
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Championship Standings
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Points system
|
Race 1
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
7th
|
8th
|
9th
|
10th
|
11th
|
12th
|
13th
|
14th
|
15th
|
16th
|
17th
|
18th
|
19th
|
20th
|
|
30
|
24
|
20
|
17
|
16
|
15
|
14
|
13
|
12
|
11
|
10
|
9
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
Race 2
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
7th
|
8th
|
9th
|
10th
|
11th
|
12th
|
13th
|
14th
|
15th
|
16th
|
17th
|
18th
|
19th
|
20th
|
|
60
|
48
|
40
|
34
|
32
|
30
|
28
|
26
|
24
|
22
|
20
|
18
|
16
|
14
|
12
|
10
|
8
|
6
|
4
|
2
|
Drivers' Championship
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|
Colour |
Result
|
Gold |
Winner
|
Silver |
Second place
|
Bronze |
Third place
|
Green |
Points finish
|
Blue |
Non-points finish
|
Non-classified finish (NC)
|
Purple |
Retired (Ret)
|
Red |
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
Black |
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White |
Did not start (DNS)
|
Withdrew (WD)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
Did not arrive (DNA)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
|
Manufacturers' Trophy
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- ^ a b c Cars 4. and 7. were entered as ROC Competition/A.Z.K. while cars 5. and 6. were entered as A.Z.K./ROC Competition