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Zweibrücken
Int. ADAC Touring Car Cup Zweibrücken
10 August 1997
Lap length 2.790 km
Racing distance:
Sprint 18 laps (50.220 km)
Race 36 laps (100.40 km)

Lap Record	Emanuele Pirro, Audi A4 (1:03.361)
Lap Record STW	Emanuele Pirro, Audi A4 (1:03.361)
Pole Position 1996	Laurent Aiello, Peugeot 406, (1:02.983 = 160.04)
Results 1996	Winner Sprint: Laurent Aiello (21:32.982 = 158.37 km/h) Winner Race: Laurent Aiello (38:52.601 = 158.60 km/h) Fastest Lap: Emanuele Pirro, Audi A4 (1:03.361)
Information	VG Zweibrücken ADAC Saarland Phone +49 681 6870032 Fax +49 681 6870030
Hotel Information	Büro für Fremdenverkehr Zweibrücken Phone +49 6323 871123 Fax +49 6332 871100

Account to be Settled

The STW event in Zweibruecken is a classical Airfield race, quite different than Wunstorf.

Airfield Circuit Par Excellence

Only one bend interrupts the parallel straights. This is a particular handicap for the Audi Quattro, especially since this season's rules required extra weight to be added.
: Long Straights

Emanuele is no friend of the plain circuit layout on this former U.S. Airbase. In his mind, the best stretch is the second bend after the Start line.
In the year prior, Laurent Aiello won the race and for the remainder of the season grew into a serious opponent - albeit too late for the 1996 championship.