{"id":11012,"date":"1996-04-08T22:07:00","date_gmt":"1996-04-08T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/?p=11012"},"modified":"2026-10-09T23:49:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:49:17","slug":"audi-a4-quattro-super-touring-st16-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/1996\/04\/08\/audi-a4-quattro-super-touring-st16-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi A4 quattro Super Touring ST16 (1996)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What: <\/strong>Audi A4 quattro Super Touring<\/a>
Model Family:<\/strong> A4<\/a>
Model \/ Generation Code(s):<\/strong> type 8D<\/a>, R7<\/a>
Chassis \/ Matrix:<\/strong> <\/a>B5<\/a>
Class: <\/strong>FIA Class 2 \/ Super Touring
Era:<\/strong> Audi Sport Competition Cars R Era<\/a>
Built By:<\/strong> Audi Sport<\/a>
Year Built:<\/strong> 1996<\/a>
Competition History:<\/strong> BTCC, STW, Campionato Italiano Superturismo, European Super Touring Cup, FIA European Super Touring Championship
Championships:<\/strong> 1996 BTCC \u2014 Frank Biela<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Audi A4 quattro Super Touring chassis ST16 is identified by the Super Touring Register as Frank Biela\u2019s championship-winning car from the 1996 British Touring Car Championship. Built by Audi Sport in 1996, it later passed through German, Italian and European competition with Tamara Vidali and Guido Lucchetti Cigarini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Biela competed as number 45 for Audi Sport UK alongside John Bintcliffe in number 44. Eight victories and 289 points secured the drivers\u2019 championship, ahead of Renault\u2019s Alain Menu on 197 and Volvo\u2019s Rickard Rydell on 194. Audi also won the manufacturers\u2019 championship, while Audi Sport UK claimed the teams\u2019 title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The campaign began with victories in both Donington Park races and the opening race at Brands Hatch. Biela ultimately reached the podium 20 times in 26 races, combining eight wins with eight second-place finishes and four thirds. His final victory came in the second race at the Brands Hatch season finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biela secured the title with four races remaining, despite the weight penalties imposed on Audi\u2019s all-wheel-drive package. The British championship formed part of the A4 quattro\u2019s seven-country touring car title sweep in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BTCC RACE RESULTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>Circuit<\/th>Race 1<\/th>Race 2<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
April 8, 1996<\/td>Donington Park (GP)<\/td>1st<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
April 21, 1996<\/td>Brands Hatch (Indy)<\/td>1st<\/td>4th<\/td><\/tr>
May 6, 1996<\/td>Thruxton<\/td>1st<\/td>3rd<\/td><\/tr>
May 19, 1996<\/td>Silverstone (International)<\/td>11th<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
May 27, 1996<\/td>Oulton Park (International)<\/td>2nd<\/td>2nd<\/td><\/tr>
June 16, 1996<\/td>Snetterton<\/td>2nd<\/td>DSQ<\/td><\/tr>
June 30, 1996<\/td>Brands Hatch (GP)<\/td>2nd<\/td>8th<\/td><\/tr>
July 13\u201314, 1996<\/td>Silverstone (GP)<\/td>3rd<\/td>2nd<\/td><\/tr>
July 28, 1996<\/td>Knockhill<\/td>1st<\/td>2nd<\/td><\/tr>
August 11, 1996<\/td>Oulton Park (Fosters)<\/td>2nd<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr>
August 26, 1996<\/td>Thruxton<\/td>2nd<\/td>3rd<\/td><\/tr>
September 8, 1996<\/td>Donington Park (GP)<\/td>4th<\/td>3rd<\/td><\/tr>
September 22, 1996<\/td>Brands Hatch (Indy)<\/td>4th<\/td>1st<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Results: Frank Biela, number 45 Audi Sport UK Audi A4 quattro. Chassis attribution follows the Super Touring Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GERMAN AND ITALIAN COMPETITION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The register assigns ST16 to Tamara Vidali\u2019s number 4 STW entry in 1997. After a year out of competition, Guido Lucchetti Cigarini acquired it in 1999 and entered Italian Superturismo and selected German championship races.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EUROPEAN COMPETITION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lucchetti Cigarini continued in the European Super Touring Cup in 2000 and FIA European Super Touring Championship in 2001. A notable result was third place in the opening Monza race on June 11, 2000, driving number 15 for Nath Racing. He finished behind fellow Audi driver Roberto Colciago and Honda\u2019s Peter Kox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DOCUMENTED ENTRIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Series \/ Event<\/th>Driver<\/th>Number<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1996<\/td>BTCC<\/td>Frank Biela<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
1997<\/td>STW<\/td>Tamara Vidali<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
1999<\/td>Italian Superturismo<\/td>Guido Lucchetti Cigarini<\/td>26<\/td><\/tr>
1999<\/td>German Super Touring championship \u2014 Misano<\/td>Guido Lucchetti Cigarini<\/td>29<\/td><\/tr>
2000<\/td>European Super Touring Cup<\/td>Guido Lucchetti Cigarini<\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
2001<\/td>FIA European Super Touring Championship<\/td>Guido Lucchetti Cigarini<\/td>23<\/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 selected Italian outings in 2002, retirement that year and storage in a private collection. Stefan Rupp acquired ST16 in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHOTO GALLERY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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