What: Audi A4 quattro Super Touring
Model Family: A4
Model / Generation Code(s): type 8D, R7
Chassis / Matrix: B5
Chassis Number: ST10
Class: FIA Class 2 / Super Touring
Era: Audi Sport Competition Cars R Era
Built By: Audi Sport
Year Built: 1995
Competition History: FIA Touring Car World Cup, Campeonato de España de Turismos, Canary Islands competition, Spanish and French hillclimbs
Documented Championship Driver: Jordi Gené
Championship Result: Fourth, 1996 Spanish Touring Car Championship
Major Titles: 1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup; 1996 Campeonato de España de Turismos; 2001–2003 Spanish Hillclimb Championship
OVERVIEW
Audi A4 quattro Super Touring chassis ST10 won the 1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup with Frank Biela and the 1996 Spanish Touring Car Championship with Jordi Gené. Built by Audi Sport in 1995, it subsequently moved into Canary Islands competition and Spanish hillclimbing.
Its later career included three consecutive national hillclimb titles with Roberto Méndez, followed by an extended campaign with José Antonio Aznar. The Super Touring Register records its acquisition by Dermott Simpson in 2016.
1995 FIA TOURING CAR WORLD CUP
Biela drove ST10 as number 3 for ROC Competition at Paul Ricard on October 15, 1995. He won the opening race and finished second in the other, securing the overall World Cup victory.
The result gave ST10 an international title before its Spanish campaign. It was also the third and final running of the FIA Touring Car World Cup.
WORLD CUP RACE RESULTS
| Date | Circuit | Driver | No. | Race 1 | Race 2 | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 15, 1995 | Paul Ricard | Frank Biela | 3 | 1st | 2nd | Winner |
1996 SPANISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP
Audi Spain acquired ST10 and ST09 for its 1996 program, assigning ST10 to Gené as number 4 and ST09 to Joan Vinyes as number 44. Both competed under the Audi Racing Team España banner.
Gené won the drivers’ championship with 213 counted points, ahead of Pedro Chaves on 160 and Luis Pérez-Sala on 153. Audi also secured the manufacturers’ trophy. His victories included both Albacete races and the opening races at Barcelona and Estoril.
The opening Jarama result differs between the references. Wikipedia credits Gené with victory, while the chassis register places him second behind Vinyes. The table below follows the register and flags that discrepancy.
SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS
| Date | Circuit | Race 1 | Race 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 1996 | Jarama | 2nd* | 2nd |
| June 9, 1996 | Albacete | 1st | 1st |
| June 30, 1996 | Barcelona | 1st | 4th |
| September 8, 1996 | Estoril | 1st | 4th |
| September 22, 1996 | Calafat | 2nd | 2nd |
| October 27, 1996 | Jerez | 6th | 5th |
| November 10, 1996 | Jarama | 2nd | DNF |
| November 24, 1996 | Barcelona | 4th | 2nd |
Results: Jordi Gené, number 4 Audi Racing Team España Audi A4 quattro.
Wikipedia places Gené first in the opening Jarama race.
CANARY ISLANDS COMPETITION
Audi Canarias acquired ST10 in 1997. The register records Aythami Alonso campaigning it successfully in local Canary Islands competition over the following three years.
The cited page does not provide a complete event list or championship classifications for this period. Those appearances therefore remain part of its narrative history rather than a reconstructed results table.
THREE SPANISH HILLCLIMB TITLES
Roberto Méndez purchased the car in 2001 and won the Spanish Hillclimb Championship in 2001, 2002 and 2003. These titles established a second sustained competitive career for ST10 after its circuit-racing successes.
The register also identifies Juan Luis Cruz with the chassis in the 2004 Spanish hillclimb series. José Antonio Aznar acquired it in 2005 and continued campaigning it through 2013, with documented appearances in both Spanish and French hillclimb competition.
DOCUMENTED COMPETITION HISTORY
| Year / Period | Series / Discipline | Driver | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | FIA Touring Car World Cup | Frank Biela | 3 |
| 1996 | Spanish Touring Car Championship | Jordi Gené | 4 |
| From 1997 | Canary Islands competition | Aythami Alonso | Not specified |
| 2001–2003 | Spanish Hillclimb Championship | Roberto Méndez | Varied / not specified |
| 2004 | Spanish Hillclimb Championship | Juan Luis Cruz | Not specified |
| 2005–2013 | Spanish hillclimb competition | José Antonio Aznar | Varied |
| 2006–2008 | French hillclimb entries listed by the register | José Antonio Aznar | Varied |
Chassis assignments follow the Super Touring Register. Period ranges summarize its documented history and do not establish participation at every event.
LATER OWNERSHIP
The register records Dermott Simpson purchasing ST10 in 2016. It does not provide a subsequent ownership chronology or establish the car’s current location and condition.
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SOURCES AND NOTES
- Chassis history and results: Audi A4 ST10 — Super Touring Register.
- World Cup context: 1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup — Wikipedia.
- Spanish championship: 1996 Campeonato de España de Turismos — Wikipedia.
- Hillclimb context: Del CET al CEM — Cita de Campeones, covering Méndez’s three-title Audi campaign.
- World Cup attribution: Biela won the event overall with first and second in the individual races.
- Jarama discrepancy: The register lists Gené second in the opening 1996 race; Wikipedia lists him first. The table follows the chassis register, while championship points follow Wikipedia.
- Spanish scoring: Gené’s 219 gross points became 213 after retaining his best 14 results from 16 races.
- Hillclimb results: The register’s individual hillclimb classifications should not automatically be interpreted as outright event positions without checking the relevant category and scoring format.
- Ownership: The 2016 acquisition is the latest ownership transaction recorded in the cited chassis history.