{"id":11046,"date":"1996-09-15T04:37:00","date_gmt":"1996-09-15T04:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/?p=11046"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:44:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:44:42","slug":"audi-a4-quattro-super-touring-st23-1996","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/1996\/09\/15\/audi-a4-quattro-super-touring-st23-1996\/","title":{"rendered":"Audi A4 quattro Super Touring (ST23, 1996)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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MODEL DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\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>
Chassis Number:<\/strong> ST23<\/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> Campionato Italiano Superturismo<\/a>
Championships:<\/strong> Contributed to Dindo Capello\u2019s 1996 Italian Superturismo title<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Audi A4 quattro Super Touring chassis ST23 served as a spare for Audi Sport Italia\u2019s 1996 Italian Superturismo campaign. Its documented race appearance came at Varano on September 15, when Rinaldo \u201cDindo\u201d Capello drove it in place of his regular chassis, ST18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entered as number 1, ST23 finished third in both races. Those results contributed to Capello\u2019s championship-winning season, making the spare car part of Audi\u2019s Italian title campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VARANO: TWO PODIUM FINISHES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Varano hosted the penultimate meeting of the 1996 championship. Capello finished behind BMW teammates Johnny Cecotto and Emanuele Naspetti in both races, with Cecotto winning the first and Naspetti the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capello subsequently returned to ST18 for the Vallelunga finale, where second- and third-place finishes secured the drivers\u2019 championship. His final counted total was 250 points, ahead of Cecotto on 244 and Naspetti on 242.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ITALIAN SUPERTURISMO RACE RESULTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>Circuit<\/th>Race 1<\/th>Race 2<\/th><\/tr>
September 15, 1996<\/td>Varano<\/td>3rd<\/td>3rd<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Results: Rinaldo Capello, number 1 Audi Sport Italia Audi A4 quattro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOCUMENTED ENTRIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/th>Series \/ Event<\/th>Team<\/th>Driver<\/th>Number<\/th><\/tr>
1996<\/td>Italian Superturismo \u2014 Varano<\/td>Audi Sport Italia<\/td>Rinaldo Capello<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Chassis attribution follows the Super Touring Register.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LATER HISTORY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The cited register lists no subsequent competition entries, ownership history or present location for ST23. Its current-status field is blank, and no explanation is provided for the Varano chassis substitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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