ALFA 156s MAINTAIN RACE LEAD

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Italian sporting car manufacturer Alfa Romeo, which is currently leading this year's prestigious European Touring Car Championship with its Nordauto Team Alfa 156s, maintained its lead in the championship at Silverstone last Sunday, (13 May), with two second places for Fabrizio Giovanardi, and third and fifth places for series leader, Nicola Larini.

After four rounds – in Italy (Monza), Czechoslovakia (Brno), France (Magny Cours) and UK (Silverstone) – Alfa Romeo’s Nicola Larini, (280 pts), still leads the driver's championship ahead of Giovanardi, while Alfa Romeo continues to lead the Manufacturers’ title.

Round Five of the 10-round championship is at Zolder in the Netherlands on 20 May.

Nordauto Alfa Romeo 156 – brief technical specification:

Front-wheel drive
Four cylinders, 1998 cc
310bhp at 8250 rpm
Triple plate carbon clutch
X-TRAC 6-speed transmission
8-piston ventilated disc brake callipers
Driver-adjustable front and rear anti-roll bars
975 kgs

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For further information please contact:

ANGIE VOLUTI Public Relations Manager, Alfa Romeo
or
PETER NEWTON Public Relations Director, Alfa Romeo
Tel: 01753 511 431 Fax: 01753 516 871

e-mail addresses:
angie.voluti@fiat.com /peter.newton@fiat.com

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