1996 British Touring Car Championship season

The 1996 Auto Trader RAC British Touring Car Championship season marked the arrival of Audi to the sport with their four wheel drive A4s. The title was won by Frank Biela, with Swiss driver Alain Menu again finishing in second place and Swede Rickard Rydell in third.

Entry List

BTCC

Team Car No. Drivers Class Rounds Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall Vectra 1 John Cleland M All 7 James Thompson M All Williams Renault Dealer Racing Renault Laguna 2 Alain Menu M All 4 Will Hoy M All Volvo 850 Racing Volvo 850 20v 3 Rickard Rydell M All 8 Kelvin Burt M 1-5, 7-13 Total Team Peugeot Peugeot 406 5 Tim Harvey M All 10 Patrick Watts M All Valvoline Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo 6 Paul Radisich M All 16 Steve Robertson M All Honda Team MSD Honda Accord 11 David Leslie M All 12 James Kaye M All Rouse Sport Nissan Primera eGT 14 Gary Ayles * 1-9, 11-13 15 Owen McAuley * 1-8 Jamie Spence * 13 TOM's Team Brookes Toyota Carina E 17 Lee Brookes I All ProMotor Sport Vauxhall Cavalier 18 Ian Heward I 2, 10-12 BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 20 Peter Kox M 11-13 21 Roberto Ravaglia M All 22 Joachim Winkelhock M All Mint Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier 23 Richard Kaye I All Team Dynamics Ford Mondeo Si 27 Robb Gravett I 1-5, 8-9 77 Matt Neal I 2-4, 6, 8-13 Audi Sport UK Audi A4 quattro 44 John Bintcliffe M All 45 Frank Biela M All

Icon Class M Manufacturer I Independent

• Rouse Sport were neither a works nor an independent entry.

RAC Tourist Trophy

Team Car No. Drivers Class Williams Renault Dealer Racing Renault Laguna 2 Alain Menu M 9 Will Hoy M BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 5 Joachim Winkelhock M Audi Sport UK Audi A4 quattro 7 John Bintcliffe M Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall Vectra 8 John Cleland M 28 Jan Brunstedt M Volvo 850 Racing Volvo 850 20v 11 Kelvin Burt M Yap Motorsport Honda Accord 12 Eugene O'Brien I Honda Team Linder Honda Accord 14 Marco Werner M 24 James Kaye M Valvoline Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo 15 Warren Hughes M Total Team Peugeot Peugeot 406 16 Tim Harvey M ProMotor Sport Vauxhall Cavalier 18 Ian Heward I Mint Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier 23 Hamish Irvine I

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Race calendar and results

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Winning Independent
1	R1	Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire	8 April	Rickard Rydell	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Robb Gravett
	R2			Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Richard Kaye
2	R3	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	21 April	Alain Menu	Alain Menu Rickard Rydell	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Richard Kaye
	R4			Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Schnitzer	Richard Kaye
3	R5	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	6 May	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Lee Brookes
	R6			Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Schnitzer	Lee Brookes
4	R7	Silverstone Circuit (International), Northamptonshire	19 May	Roberto Ravaglia	Kelvin Burt	Kelvin Burt	Volvo 850 Racing	Richard Kaye
	R8			Frank Biela	Joachim Winkelhock	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Richard Kaye
5	R9	Oulton Park (International), Cheshire	27 May	Frank Biela	Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Schnitzer	Richard Kaye
	R10			Frank Biela	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Volvo 850 Racing	Lee Brookes
6	R11	Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk	16 June	Joachim Winkelhock	Joachim Winkelhock	James Thompson	Vauxhall Sport	Richard Kaye
	R12			Joachim Winkelhock	Rickard Rydell	Joachim Winkelhock	BMW Team Schnitzer	Richard Kaye
7	R13	Brands Hatch (GP), Kent	30 June	Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Williams Renault Dealer Racing	Lee Brookes
	R14			Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Alain Menu	Williams Renault Dealer Racing	Richard Kaye
8	R15	Silverstone Circuit (GP), Northamptonshire	14 July	David Leslie	Frank Biela	Roberto Ravaglia	BMW Team Schnitzer	Richard Kaye
	R16			David Leslie	Rickard Rydell	David Leslie	Honda Team MSD	Richard Kaye
9	R17	Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife	28 July	Rickard Rydell	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Richard Kaye
	R18			Rickard Rydell	John Bintcliffe	Rickard Rydell	Volvo 850 Racing	Matt Neal
10	R19	Oulton Park (Fosters), Cheshire	11 August	David Leslie	Frank Biela	Alain Menu	Williams Renault Dealer Racing	Richard Kaye
	R20			Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Richard Kaye
11	R21	Thruxton Circuit, Hampshire	26 August	Alain Menu	David Leslie	David Leslie	Honda Team MSD	Lee Brookes
	R22			Joachim Winkelhock	Peter Kox	Rickard Rydell	Volvo 850 Racing	Richard Kaye
12	R23	Donington Park (GP), Leicestershire	8 September	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Rickard Rydell	Volvo 850 Racing	Richard Kaye
	R24			Rickard Rydell	Joachim Winkelhock	David Leslie	Honda Team MSD	Lee Brookes
13	R25	Brands Hatch (Indy), Kent	22 September	Joachim Winkelhock	Peter Kox	Alain Menu	Williams Renault Dealer Racing	Matt Neal
	R26			Joachim Winkelhock	Peter Kox	Frank Biela	Audi Sport UK	Matt Neal

Championship Results

Drivers Championship

Pos Driver DON BHI THR SIL OUL SNE BHGP SIL KNO OUL THR DON BHI Pts 1 Frank Biela 1 1 1 4 1 3 11 1 2 2 2 DSQ 2 8 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 1 289 2 Alain Menu 3 Ret 2 2 Ret DNS 5 4 5 4 Ret 3 1 1 6 5 9 Ret 1 3 Ret 4 3 2 1 4 197 3 Rickard Rydell Ret 3 4 3 3 8 4 5 4 1 Ret 5 3 12 2 4 4 1 5 Ret 3 1 1 Ret 5 Ret 194 4 David Leslie Ret Ret 10 Ret 8 5 3 9 8 7 9 Ret 5 7 4 1 6 7 3 2 1 8 2 1 3 5 159 5 Joachim Winkelhock 8 13 3 1 12 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 5 1 6 2 5 Ret 5 5 6 4 Ret 6 7 6 DNS 3 158 6 Roberto Ravaglia 7 7 6 6 6 2 2 2 7 5 Ret Ret 9 Ret 1 3 3 3 9 5 4 5 Ret 5 NC 2 157 7 John Bintcliffe 6 4 16 5 2 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 11 13 11 10 2 4 Ret 9 6 11 8 13 9 10 113 8 John Cleland 5 6 7 Ret 4 4 10 Ret Ret 9 3 2 10 4 10 Ret Ret 6 7 7 5 7 6 8 6 Ret 97 9 Will Hoy 2 2 17 DSQ 5 15 8 Ret Ret 6 7 9 4 3 9 6 10 11 4 Ret Ret 19 5 4 8 Ret 92 10 James Thompson 10 Ret Ret 7 7 6 6 6 17 Ret 1 4 7 5 8 7 Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret 2 Ret 9 DNS DNS 83 11 Kelvin Burt 4 5 Ret Ret DSQ 13 1 Ret 6 DNS 8 6 7 8 Ret 10 8 8 Ret 17 9 12 7 7 66 12 James Kaye 9 10 9 11 Ret 9 9 8 13 Ret Ret 7 Ret 14 Ret 11 8 8 10 10 8 9 Ret 10 DNS 8 33 13 Paul Radisich Ret 8 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret 9 7 9 Ret 11 Ret Ret 17 11 Ret Ret 27 14 Peter Kox 7 10 12 7 2 6 26 15 Tim Harvey 11 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 8 4 Ret Ret 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 10 14 13 9 20 16 Patrick Watts Ret Ret 8 10 Ret 10 12 Ret 11 11 Ret 12 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 11 6 17 Richard Kaye 15 14 14 14 DNS NC 14 10 9 Ret 8 11 DSQ 16 12 14 11 15 11 13 DNS 15 13 16 DNS DNS 6 18 Owen McAuley 14 12 13 DNS 9 11 16 Ret 15 10 11 Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret 3 19 Lee Brookes 13 15 15 Ret 10 12 18 11 14 14 12 13 13 18 14 16 13 14 12 15 9 16 15 15 14 14 3 20 Steve Robertson Ret DNS 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 10 13 13 10 12 17 Ret 12 12 12 Ret 12 Ret 14 16 17 DNS DNS 2 21 Gary Ayles Ret 11 11 13 DNS DNS 15 12 12 12 10 14 Ret 10 13 15 Ret DNS 11 13 11 Ret DNS 12 2 22 Matt Neal Ret 16 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 14 13 13 14 10 18 14 Ret 12 13 1 23 Jamie Spence 11 Ret 0 24 Robb Gravett 12 Ret Ret 15 13 14 19 Ret 16 15 Ret 18 15 16 0 25 Ian Heward DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 Ret 18 18 0 Privateers' Championship 1 Lee Brookes 13 15 15 Ret 10 12 18 11 14 14 12 13 13 18 14 16 13 14 12 15 9 16 15 15 14 14 312 2 Richard Kaye 15 14 14 14 DNS NC 14 10 9 Ret 8 11 DSQ 16 12 14 11 15 11 13 DNS 15 13 16 DNS DNS 272 3 Matt Neal Ret 16 11 Ret 17 Ret Ret DNS Ret 17 14 13 13 14 10 18 14 Ret 12 13 155 4 Robb Gravett 12 Ret Ret 15 13 14 19 Ret 16 15 Ret 18 15 16 103 5 Ian Heward DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 Ret 18 18 28 Pos. Driver DON BHI THR SIL OUL SNE BHGP SIL KNO OUL THR DON BHI Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Finished, in points Blue Finished, no points Not classified (NC) Purple Did not finish (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 participate Excluded (EX)

Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point awarded all races), italics signifies fastest lap.

Manufacturers Championship

Pos Manufacturer DON BHI THR SIL OUL SNE BHGP SIL KNO OUL THR DON BHI Pts 1 Audi / Audi Sport UK 1 1 1 4 1 3 7 1 2 2 2 6 2 8 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 1 298 2 BMW / BMW Team Schnitzer 7 7 3 1 6 1 2 2 1 5 5 1 6 2 1 3 3 3 6 4 4 5 7 5 2 2 258 3 Volvo / Volvo 850 Racing 4 3 4 3 3 8 1 5 4 1 Ret 5 3 6 2 4 4 1 5 8 3 1 1 12 5 7 244 4 Renault / Williams Renault Dealer Racing 2 2 2 2 5 15 5 4 5 4 7 3 1 1 6 5 9 11 1 3 Ret 4 3 2 1 4 243 5 Honda / Honda Team MSD 9 10 9 11 8 5 3 8 8 7 9 7 5 7 4 1 6 7 3 2 1 8 2 1 3 5 201 6 Vauxhall / Vauxhall Sport 5 6 7 7 4 4 6 6 17 9 1 2 7 4 8 7 Ret 6 7 6 5 2 6 8 6 Ret 172 7 Ford / Valvoline Team Mondeo Ret 8 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 13 13 8 12 11 Ret 9 7 9 Ret 11 Ret 14 16 11 Ret Ret 74 = Peugeot / Total Team Peugeot 11 9 8 9 Ret 10 12 Ret 11 8 4 12 Ret 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 10 14 10 9 74 Pos Manufacturer DON BHI THR SIL OUL SNE BHGP SIL KNO OUL THR DON BHI Pts Teams Championship Pos Team DON BHI THR SIL OUL SNE BHGP SIL KNO OUL THR DON BHI Pts 1 Audi Sport UK 1 1 1 4 1 3 7 1 2 2 2 6 2 8 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 1 396 6 4 16 5 2 7 11 3 3 3 6 DSQ 11 13 11 10 2 4 Ret 9 6 11 8 13 9 10 2 BMW Team Schnitzer 7 7 3 1 6 1 2 2 1 5 5 1 6 2 1 3 3 3 6 4 4 5 7 5 2 2 323 8 13 6 6 12 2 Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret 5 5 9 5 7 6 12 6 NC 3 3 Williams Renault Dealer Racing 2 2 2 2 5 15 5 4 5 4 7 3 1 1 6 5 9 11 1 3 Ret 4 3 2 1 4 288 3 Ret 17 DSQ Ret DNS 8 Ret Ret 6 Ret 9 4 3 9 6 10 Ret 4 Ret Ret 19 5 4 8 Ret 4 Volvo 850 Racing 4 3 4 3 3 8 1 5 4 1 Ret 5 3 6 2 4 4 1 5 8 3 1 1 12 5 7 255 Ret 5 Ret Ret DSQ 13 4 Ret 6 DNS 8 12 7 8 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret 17 9 Ret 7 Ret 5 Honda Team MSD 9 10 9 11 8 5 3 8 8 7 9 7 5 7 4 1 6 7 3 2 1 8 2 1 3 5 186 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 9 9 9 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 8 8 10 10 8 9 Ret 10 DNS 8 6 Vauxhall Sport 5 6 7 7 4 4 6 6 17 9 1 2 7 4 8 7 Ret 6 7 6 5 2 6 8 6 Ret 185 10 Ret Ret Ret 7 6 10 Ret Ret Ret 3 4 10 5 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 7 Ret 9 DNS DNS 7 Valvoline Team Mondeo Ret 8 5 8 Ret Ret Ret 7 10 13 13 8 12 11 Ret 9 7 9 Ret 11 Ret 14 16 11 Ret Ret 29 Ret DNS 12 12 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 17 Ret 12 12 12 Ret 12 Ret Ret 17 17 DNS DNS 8 Total Team Peugeot 11 9 8 9 Ret 10 12 Ret 11 8 4 12 Ret 9 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 10 14 10 9 26 Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 11 9 Mint Motorsport 15 14 14 14 DNS NC 14 10 9 Ret 8 11 DSQ 16 12 14 11 15 11 13 DNS 15 13 16 DNS DNS 6 10 Rouse Sport 14 11 11 13 9 11 15 12 12 10 10 14 14 10 13 15 Ret DNS 11 13 11 Ret 11 12 5 Ret 12 13 DNS DNS DNS 16 Ret 15 12 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNS Ret 11 Brookes Motorsport 13 15 15 Ret 10 12 18 11 14 14 12 13 13 18 14 16 13 14 12 15 9 16 15 15 14 14 3 12 Team Dynamics 12 Ret Ret 15 11 14 17 Ret 16 15 Ret DNS Ret 17 14 13 13 14 10 18 14 Ret 12 13 1 Ret 16 13 Ret 19 Ret Ret 18 15 16 13 ProMotor Sport DNS DNS DNS DNS 12 Ret 18 18 0 Pos Team DON BHI THR SIL OUL SNE BHGP SIL KNO OUL THR DON BHI Pts Drivers Championship Position Driver Team Car Points 1 Frank Biela Audi Sport UK Audi A4 Quattro 289 2 Alain Menu Williams Renault Dealer Racing Renault Laguna 197 3 Rickard Rydell Volvo 850 Racing Volvo 850 194 4 David Leslie Honda Team MSD Honda Accord 159 5 Joachim Winkelhock BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 158 6 Roberto Ravaglia BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 157 7 John Bintcliffe Audi Sport UK Audi A4 Quattro 113 8 John Cleland Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall Vectra 97 9 Will Hoy Williams Renault Dealer Racing Renault Laguna 92 10 James Thompson Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall Vectra 83 11 Kelvin Burt Volvo 850 Racing Volvo 850 66 12 James Kaye Honda Team MSD Honda Accord 33 13 Paul Radisich Valvoline Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo 27 14 Peter Kox BMW Team Schnitzer BMW 320i 26 15 Tim Harvey Total Team Peugeot Peugeot 406 20 16 Patrick Watts Total Team Peugeot Peugeot 406 6 16 Richard Kaye Mint Motorsport Vauxhall Cavalier 6 18 Owen McAuley Rouse Sport Nissan Primera 3 18 Lee Brookes Brookes Motorsport Toyota Carina 3 20 Gary Ayles Rouse Sport Nissan Primera 2 21 Steve Robertson Valvoline Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo 2 22 Matt Neal Team Dynamics Ford Mondeo 1 23 Jamie Spence Rouse Sport Nissan Primera 0 24 Robb Gravett Team Dynamics Ford Mondeo 0 25 Ian Heward ProMotor Sport Vauxhall Cavalier 0 Manufacturers' Championship Position Manufacturer Points 1 Audi 289 2 BMW 258 3 Volvo 244 4 Renault 243 5 Honda 201 6 Vauxhall 172 7 Ford 74 7 Peugeot 74 Teams Championship Position Manufacturer Points 1 Audi Sport UK 396 2 BMW Team Schnitzer 323 3 Williams Renault Dealer Racing 288 4 Volvo 850 Racing 255 5 Honda Team MSD 186 6 Vauxhall Sport 185 7 Valvoline Team Mondeo 29 8 Total Team Peugeot 26 9 Mint Motorsport 6 10 Rouse Sport 5 11 Brookes Motorsport 3 12 Team Dynamics 1 13 ProMotor Sport 0 Privateer's Championship (Total Cup For Privateers) Position Driver Car Points 1 Lee Brookes Toyota Carina 312 2 Richard Kaye Vauxhall Cavalier 272 3 Matt Neal Ford Mondeo 155 4 Robb Gravett Ford Mondeo 103 5 Ian Heward Vauxhall Cavalier 28 External links BTCC Pages Touring-Cars.net v t e British 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