The 1996 Japanese Touring Car Championship season was the 12th edition of the series. It began at

Fuji Speedway is a motorsport race track standing in the foothills of Mount Fuji, in Oyama, Shizuoka, Oyama, Suntō District, Shizuoka, Suntō District, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It was built in the early 1960s. In the 1980s, Fuji Speedway was used for the ...

on 7 April and finished after seven events, also at Fuji Speedway on 3 November. The championship was won by

Naoki Hattori is a motoring journalist and racing driver from Japan. After he won the Japanese Formula 3 championship in 1990, he failed to pre-qualify for two Formula One Grands Prix with Coloni in 1991 as a late-season replacement for Pedro Chaves. He ra ...

, driving for Mooncraft. Honda Accord 1996 JTCC

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Teams & Drivers

Calendar

Championship Standings

Points were awarded 15, 12, 9, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 to the top 10 finishers in each race, with no bonus points for pole positions or fastest laps. Drivers counted their ten best scores.

References

{{Super Touring championships Touring Car Championship Japanese Touring Car Championship seasons