{"id":10962,"date":"1996-05-15T04:53:00","date_gmt":"1996-05-15T04:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/?p=10962"},"modified":"2026-10-09T15:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T15:43:11","slug":"audi-a4-quattro-super-touring-st22-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/1996\/05\/15\/audi-a4-quattro-super-touring-st22-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi A4 quattro Super Touring (ST22, 1996)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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MODEL DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What:\u00a0<\/strong>Audi A4 quattro Super Touring<\/a>
Model Family:<\/strong>\u00a0A4<\/a>
Model \/ Generation Code(s):<\/strong>\u00a0type 8D<\/a>, R7<\/a>
Chassis \/ Matrix:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>B5<\/a>
Class: <\/strong>FIA Class 2 \/ Super Touring
Era:<\/strong>\u00a0Audi Sport Competition Cars R Era<\/a>
Built By:<\/strong>\u00a0Audi Sport<\/a>
Year Built:<\/strong>\u00a01996<\/a>
Competition History:<\/strong>\u00a0STW<\/a>, Campeonato de Espa\u00f1a de Turismos<\/a>, Macau Guia Race<\/a>, STCC<\/a>
Championships:<\/strong>\u00a01996 STW<\/a>, 1999 STCC<\/a>, 1996 Cameonato de Espa\u00f1a de Turismos<\/a>, 1996 Macau Guia Race<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Audi A4 Super Touring Chassis ST22 won championships with both Emanuele Pirro and Mattias Ekstr\u00f6m. Built by Audi Sport in 1996, it subsequently raced in Spain, Macau and Sweden. Its documented drivers also include Yvan Muller, Frank Biela, Tommy Kristoffersson and Magnus Krokstr\u00f6m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1996 STW CHAMPIONSHIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pirro competed as number 5 in the 1996 Super Touren Wagen Cup Series<\/a> for AZK ROC Competition, with silver mirrors distinguishing his A4 from its factory teammates. Nine victories and 678 points secured the drivers\u2019 championship, ahead of BMW\u2019s Steve Soper and Peugeot\u2019s Laurent A\u00efello. Pirro clinched the title at AVUS before winning both races at the N\u00fcrburgring finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign combined victories with consistent finishes: Pirro completed all 18 races, reached the podium 15 times and never finished lower than tenth. Double victories at Zolder, Hockenheim and the N\u00fcrburgring accounted for six of his nine wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

STW RACE RESULTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
DATE<\/th>CIRCUIT<\/th>RACE 1<\/th>RACE 2<\/th><\/tr>
May 5, 1996<\/td>Zolder<\/td>1st<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
May 19, 1996<\/td>Assen<\/td>3rd<\/td>2nd<\/td><\/tr>
June 2, 1996<\/td>Hockenheimring<\/td>1st<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
June 30, 1996<\/td>Sachsenring<\/td>3rd<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
July 14, 1996<\/td>Wunstorf<\/td>2nd<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
August 11, 1996<\/td>Zweibr\u00fccken<\/td>2nd<\/td>3rd<\/td><\/tr>
August 25, 1996<\/td>Salzburgring<\/td>8th<\/td>10th<\/td><\/tr>
September 8, 1996<\/td>AVUS<\/td>4th<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
September 22, 1996<\/td>N\u00fcrburgring<\/td>1st<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Results: Emanuele Pirro, number 5 Audi A4 quattro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SPAIN AND MACAU<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Following STW, Yvan Muller drove ST22 at Jerez in the Spanish championship. The register identifies this entry as a two-wheel-drive A4; its results were DNF and DNS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biela then drove the number 3 A4 quattro at Macau on November 17, 1996. He finished second in each leg but won the Guia Race on aggregate, ahead of fellow Audi driver Brad Jones. The overall victory therefore differs from the individual leg results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SWEDISH COMPETITION HISTORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kristoffersson Motorsport acquired ST22 and entered it for Tommy Kristoffersson in 1998. Updated with a newer engine specification, larger brakes and revised suspension, it became Ekstr\u00f6m\u2019s championship-winning car in 1999. Magnus Krokstr\u00f6m subsequently raced it in 2000 and 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mattias Ekstr\u00f6m\u2019s Swedish title was his first championship with Audi, achieved at age 21 while still a privateer. He joined Audi\u2019s DTM program two years later, beginning a career that would include two DTM titles with the marque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1999 STCC RACE RESULTS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
DATE<\/th>CIRCUIT<\/th>RACE 1<\/th>RACE 2<\/th><\/tr>
April 25, 1999<\/td>Mantorp Park<\/td>3rd<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
May 15, 1999*<\/td>Knutstorp<\/td>1st<\/td>2nd<\/td><\/tr>
May 30, 1999<\/td>Karlskoga<\/td>2nd<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
June 20, 1999<\/td>Anderstorp<\/td>23rd<\/td>17th<\/td><\/tr>
July 18, 1999<\/td>Falkenberg<\/td>3rd<\/td>6th<\/td><\/tr>
August 1, 1999<\/td>Anderstorp<\/td>3rd<\/td>8th<\/td><\/tr>
August 15, 1999<\/td>Mo i Rana<\/td>6th<\/td>7th<\/td><\/tr>
August 29, 1999<\/td>Mantorp Park<\/td>1st<\/td>2nd<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Results: Mattias Ekstr\u00f6m, number 21 Kristoffersson Motorsport Audi A4. Four victories included the opening race of the final weekend at Mantorp Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOCUMENTED ENTRIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Series \/ Event<\/th>Driver<\/th>Number<\/th><\/tr>
1996<\/td>STW<\/td>Emanuele Pirro<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
1996<\/td>Spanish championship \u2014 Jerez<\/td>Yvan Muller<\/td>114<\/td><\/tr>
1996<\/td>Macau Guia Race<\/td>Frank Biela<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
1998<\/td>STCC<\/td>Tommy Kristoffersson<\/td>25<\/td><\/tr>
1999<\/td>STCC<\/td>Mattias Ekstr\u00f6m<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
2000<\/td>STCC<\/td>Magnus Krokstr\u00f6m<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr>
2001<\/td>STCC<\/td>Magnus Krokstr\u00f6m<\/td>13<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chassis assignments follow the Super Touring Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LATER OWNERSHIP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The register records ST22\u2019s purchase by Trond Gulbrandsen and Sven Runar Nilsen in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SOURCES AND NOTES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n