1996 BPR Global GT Series

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The 1996 BPR International Endurance GT Series was the third season of BPR Global GT Series. It is a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into two classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, called GT1 and GT2. It began on 3 March 1996 and ended 3 November 1996 after 11 races. After the end of the season, two promotional races were held in Brazil, in the circuits of Curitiba (8 December 1996) and Brasília (16 December 1996).

This was the final season of the BPR series before it came under the control of the FIA to become the FIA GT Championship in 1997. This was also the first year that the classes of competitors were trimmed to just GT1 and GT2.

Schedule[]

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	4 Hours of Le Castellet	Circuit Paul Ricard	3 March
2	4 Hour GT of Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	24 March
3	4 Hours of Jarama	Circuito Permanente Del Jarama	14 April
4	4 Hours of Silverstone (British Empire Trophy)	Silverstone Circuit	12 May
5	4 Hours of Nürburgring	Nürburgring	30 June
6	4 Hours of Anderstorp	Scandinavian Raceway	14 July
7	The Pokka International Suzuka 1000km	Suzuka Circuit	25 August
8	Gulf Oil Global GT Endurance (4 Hours)	Brands Hatch	8 September
9	4 Hours of Spa	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	22 September
10	4 Hours of Nogaro	Circuit Paul Armagnac	6 October
11	4 Hours of Zhuhai	Zhuhai International Circuit	3 November

Entries[]

GT1[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
West Competition	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12	G	1	Thomas Bscher	All
					John Nielsen	1–4, 6–9, 11
					Peter Kox	5, 10
Harrods Mach One Racing				3	Olivier Grouillard	1–8
					Andy Wallace	1–8
[N 1]	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12	M	2	Ray Bellm	All
					James Weaver	All
					JJ Lehto	7, 11
				6	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	All
					Lindsay Owen-Jones	1–10
					David Brabham	7, 11
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1–6
					Altfrid Heger	1–4
					Ralf Kelleners	2, 4–6
Graham	Venturi 600LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	5	Éric Graham	1–5, 7, 11
						1–5, 7, 11
					David Velay	1–5
	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	7		1, 3
						1, 3
	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12	D	8	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière	1–7, 9–10
						1–5
						1
						2, 7, 9
						3
						4
					Emmanuel Clérico	6–7, 9
						10
					Olivier Grouillard	10
Franck Muller Watch	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12	M	9	Fabien Giroix	1–4, 7, 11
					Jean-Denis Délétraz	1–4, 7, 11
					Didier Cottaz	1–4
						7, 11
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	11	Franz Konrad	1–7
					Bob Wollek	1–6
						7
					Taki Inoue	7
						11
					Henri Pescarolo	11
						11
	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		12		2, 4
						2
						2
					Olindo Iacobelli	4
Repsol Kremer	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	14	Christophe Bouchut	2–3, 5, 8
					Tomás Saldaña	2–3, 5, 8
					Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón	2–3
	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	16		3–6, 8–11
						3–6, 9–11
						4
						8
					Johannes Huber	8
					Horst Felbermayr	9–11
Viper Team Oreca	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10	M	17	Philippe Gache	3, 8–10
					Eric Hélary	3, 8–10
				32	Olivier Beretta	7–10
					Philippe Gache	7
					Eric Hélary	7
					Justin Bell	8
					Alain Ferté	9
					Dominique Dupuy	10
	Venturi 600SLM	Renault PRV 2.8 L Turbo V6	M	20		1–3
					Philippe Favre	1–3
					Christophe Bouchut	1
					Emmanuel Clérico	2
						3
Lotus Racing Team	Lotus Esprit GT1	Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8	M	21	Alex Portman	1–10
					Jan Lammers	1, 7
					Mike Hezemans	2–10
				22	Jan Lammers	2–6, 8–10
					Perry McCarthy	2–4
					Chris Goodwin	5–6, 8
					Andy Wallace	9
					Fabien Giroix	10
Hugh Chamberlain [N 2]	Jaguar XJ220	Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6	G	23		4, 8
					Nick Adams	4
					Win Percy	8
						8
	McLaren F1 GTR	BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12	M	24	Steve Soper	4
					Nelson Piquet	4
				25	Jacques Lafitte	4
					Marc Duez	4
Lister Storm	Lister Storm GTS	Jaguar 7.0 L V12	M	26	Tiff Needell	5, 7–9
					Geoff Lees	5, 7–9
					Christophe Bouchut	7
	Ferrari F40 GTE	Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8	P	27	Anders Olofsson	All
						All
					Max Angelelli	9–11
				28	Jean-Marc Gounon	1–7, 9–11
					Éric Bernard	1–7, 9–11
					Paul Belmondo	1–7, 9–11
				29		2–6
					Mauro Martini	2–3
						2–3
					Max Angelelli	4–7
						5
					Tetsuya Ota	7
	Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		30		1–2
						1–2
						1
	Ferrari F40	Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8	G	31		5, 9
						5
						5
						9
	De Tomaso Pantera	Ford 5.0 L V8		33	Thorkild Thyrring	5
					Phil Andrews	5
					Jérôme Policand	5
	Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		34		5
						5
						5
	Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		35		6
						6
Porsche AG	Porsche 911 GT1	Porsche 3.2 L Turbo Flat-6	M	35	Hans-Joachim Stuck	8–9
					Thierry Boutsen	8–9
					Bob Wollek	11
					Yannick Dalmas	11
				36	Emmanuel Collard	11
					Ralf Kelleners	11
	Renault Sport Spider V6	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	P	39		10
						10
Pilot Racing	Ferrari F40 LM	Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8	M	40	Michel Ferté	1, 3–5, 7, 10
					Olivier Thévenin	1, 3–5, 7, 10
	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		42		9
						9
	Venturi 600LM	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6	D	43		1, 3–4, 10
					Henri Pescarolo	1, 3–4, 10
					Jean-Louis Ricci	10
Team Menicon SARD	SARD MC8-R	Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0 L Turbo V8		46	Alain Ferté	7
					Mauro Martini	7
					Naoki Nagasaka	7
Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	47	Jack Leconte	3
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	3
					Jésus Pareja	3
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	48		1
					Michel Mora	1
						1
					Fulvio Ballabio	2–3, 5
					Clay Regazzoni	2, 5
					Henri Pescarolo	2
					Emilio de Villota	3
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	5
				49		1–7, 9, 11
					Mike Hezemans	1
					Stéphane Grégoire	1
						2
						3
					Derek Bell	4
						4
					Yukihiro Hane	5
						5
					Jürgen Barth	6
					Thierry Boutsen	7
					Olivier Grouillard	9
					Jean-Pierre Jarier	11
	Lamborghini Diablo Jota	Lamborghini 5.5 L V12		188	Takao Wada	7
					Hideo Fukuyama	7
					Luigi Moccia	7

GT2[]

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	16		7
						7
					Eiji Yamada	7
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	B	30		7
					Eiichi Tajima	7
						7
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	50		1–6, 8–9, 11
						1–5
					Renato Mastropietro	4, 8, 11
						6, 9
						11
				55		All
					Lilian Bryner	All
						5, 7, 9, 11
Proton Competition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	51		1–2, 4, 7, 11
						1–2, 4
						3, 7, 11
						3, 7
				69		3–6, 8–10
						3–6
						3
						6, 8–10
					Harm Lagaay	9
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	52		1–6, 8–10
						1–6, 8–10
	Ferrari F355	Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8	M	53		1–6, 8
					Tony Ring	1–6
						1, 3, 6
						2, 4, 8
						5, 8
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		54		1–2
						1
						1
					Kris Nissen	2
Roock Racing	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	56		All
						All
					Ralf Kelleners	1–3, 7–10
						4–6
					Stéphane Ortelli	11
				65		1, 3–5, 11
						1, 3–5
						1, 3–5
						2, 7–9, 11
						2, 7–9, 11
						2
					Stefano Buttiero	6, 9–10
						6
						7
					Andy Pilgrim	8
					Claudia Hürtgen	10
					Gabriele Marotta	10
				106		8–10
						8–10
					Jean-Pierre Jarier	8, 10
					Jean-Pierre Jabouille	9
					Andy Pilgrim	11
					Claudia Hürtgen	11
						11
Freisinger Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	57		1, 7
						1, 7
						1
						3
						3
					Yukihiro Hane	11
					Emmanuel Clérico	11
	Ferrari F355	Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8		58		2
					Massimo Monti	2
	Porsche 911 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	M	59		1–5, 9–10
						1–5, 10
					Jean-Louis Ricci	2–3, 9
						4
						5
						9
						10
Oberbayern Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	60		1–4, 8
						1–2, 8
					Patrick Huisman	3–4, 8
	Porsche 911 Cup	Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6		62		1–2
						1–2
						1
	Porsche 911 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	63		1–2
						1
						2
Lanzante Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M D	64		1–10
						1–10
					Stanley Dickens	1–4
					Yannick Dalmas	7
					Mark Hales	10
Steve O'Rourke	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	66	Steve O'Rourke	1–2, 4–6, 8
						1–2, 4–6, 8
					Nick Mason	4
	Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		67		1–2
					Renato Mastropietro	1
						1
						2
						2
		Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		68		1
					Patrick Bornhauser	1
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	70		1–2, 4
						1–2, 4
						1–2, 4
	Lotus Esprit Sport 300	Lotus 2.2 L Turbo I4		71		2
						2
					Guido Daccò	2
	Alpine A610	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		72		1
						1
Charles Morgan	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	Rover 5.0 L V8	D	73		1–6, 8–10
					Charles Morgan	1–6, 9–10
						8–9
						8
Callaway Schweiz	Callaway Corvette LM600	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	Y	74		1–2, 5, 7
						1–2, 5, 7
						2
					Andrea Chiesa	5, 7
Agusta Racing Team	Callaway Corvette LM600	Chevrolet 6.2 L V8	D	75	Almo Coppelli	1–2, 5–6, 8
						1, 5–6
					Sandro Munari	1
					Rocky Agusta	2–3, 5, 8
						2
						3
				76		1–3
					Rocky Agusta	1, 4
						1
					Sandro Munari	2
					Almo Coppelli	3–4
Seikel Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	77		1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–10
						1–2, 4–5, 7
						1
					Peter Seikel	2, 5–6, 8–10
						4, 6
						6, 10
						7
						8
						8
						9
				78		3–4, 8–9
						3–4
						8–9
Jumbo Pão de Açúcar	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	79		3
						3
						3
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	80		3–4
						3–4
				81		3–4
						3–4
Marcos Racing International	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 6.1 L V8	D	83	Cor Euser	All
					Thomas Erdos	1–6, 8–10
						1
					Ferdinand de Lesseps	6, 8–9
						7
					Naohiro Furuya	7
						11
						11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	84	Renato Mastropietro	2–3, 5, 9
						2–3, 5, 9
					Giovanni Lavaggi	2, 5
						3, 9
	Porsche 911 Cup	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	85		2, 4–6, 8–9
						2, 4–6, 8–9
RWS-Brun Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	87		3–6, 8, 10
					Patrick Huisman	3
						4, 6, 10
						4
						5–6, 8, 10
						5
					Jonathan Baker	8
Konrad Motorsport	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	88		1–3, 5–6
						1, 3–4
						2
						2
					Gualter Salles	4
						4
					Franz Konrad	5, 7–11
						5, 11
					Stéphane Ortelli	6–9
					Bob Wollek	7–10
					Carl Rosenblad	11
				107		8–9
						8
						8
						9
						10
						10
						10
Team Marcos	Marcos LM600	Chevrolet 6.1 L V8	D	89		4, 8, 11
						4, 8
						4, 8
					Phil Andrews	11
						11
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	90		1–2, 4–5, 8–9
						1–2, 4–5, 8–9
						4, 8
	Gillet Vertigo V de V	Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo I4	M	91		3–5, 10
					Philippe Adams	3–4
						5
					Jérôme Policand	10
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	92	Stéphane Ortelli	2–4
						2–4
						3
					Andy Pilgrim	4
						8
						8
						8
				93		2, 4–5, 8–10
						2, 4–5, 8–10
						2, 4–5, 8–10
TVR	TVR Cerbera	TVR Speed Six 4.5 L I6	D	94	Mark Hales	4, 8
					Phil Andrews	4, 8
						4
	Dodge Viper RT/10	Dodge 8.0 L V10	D	95		8–9
						8–9
						8
						11
						11
						11
Larbre Compétition	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	M	96	Patrice Goueslard	1–8, 10–11
					André Ahrlé	1–8, 10–11
					Stéphane Ortelli	1
					Jack Leconte	2, 10
						3
						4
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	7
				97	Pierre Yver	1
					Jack Leconte	1
					Jean-Luc Chéreau	1
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	97 101		4, 8
						4, 8
	Venturi 400GTR	Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6		98		1
						1
						1
	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6	P	98 100		4, 8
					Erik Henriksen	4, 8
						4
						8
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	P	99	Philippe Charriol	1–4, 11
					Ferdinand de Lesseps	1–3, 5–6, 10–11
						1, 4–6
						2, 9–10
					Bruno Ilien	3
					Stéphane Ratel	7
						7, 10
						7
						9
					Loris Kessel	9
						11
Team Kunimitsu	Honda NSX	Honda 3.0 L V6	Y	100	Kunimitsu Takahashi	7
					Keiichi Tsuchiya	7
						7
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		102		5
						5
						5
Repsol Kremer	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	105	Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón	5, 8
					Andrés Vilariño	5
						8
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		108	Philip Ma	11
					Mark Goddard	11
	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		109		11
						11
						11
Jacques Alméras	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		110	Jacques Alméras	10
					Jean-Marie Alméras	10
						10
Chamberlain	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6		111		9
						9
						9
Samson Chan	Porsche 911 Carrera RS	Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6		112	Samson Chan	11
						11
						11
	Ferrari F355 Challenge	Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8		113	Tony Ring	11
						11
						11
Nakajima Honda	Honda NSX	Honda 3.0 L V6	B	164	Takuya Kurosawa	7
						7
					Toranosuke Takagi	7
	Porsche 911 GT2	Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	911		7
					Syunji Kasuya	7
						7

Season results[]

Rnd	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Results
		GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers
1	Paul Ricard	#2 Gulf Racing GTC	#56 Roock Racing	Results
		Ray Bellm James Weaver	Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners Gerd Ruch
2	Monza	#1 West Racing	#56 Roock Racing	Results
		Thomas Bscher John Nielsen	Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners Gerd Ruch
3	Jarama	#2 Gulf Racing GTC	#83 Marcos Racing Intl.	Results
		Ray Bellm James Weaver	Cor Euser Thomas Erdos
4	Silverstone	#3 Harrods Mach One Racing	#83 Marcos Racing Intl.	Results
		Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard	Cor Euser Thomas Erdos
5	Nürburgring	#1 West Racing	#56 Roock Racing	Results
		Thomas Bscher Peter Kox	Bruno Eichmann Gerd Ruch Michel Neugarten
6	Anderstorp	#27 Ennea SRL Igol	#56 Roock Racing	Results
		Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce	Bruno Eichmann Gerd Ruch Michel Neugarten
7	Suzuka	#2 Gulf Racing GTC	#56 Roock Racing
		Ray Bellm James Weaver JJ Lehto	Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners Gerd Ruch
8	Brands Hatch	#35 Porsche AG	#88 Konrad Motorsport	Results
		Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen	Franz Konrad Bob Wollek Stéphane Ortelli
9	Spa-Francorchamps	#35 Porsche AG	#56 Roock Racing	Results
		Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen	Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners Gerd Ruch
10	Nogaro	#2 Gulf Racing GTC	#88 Konrad Motorsport
		Ray Bellm James Weaver	Franz Konrad Bob Wollek
11	Zhuhai	#36 Porsche AG	#83 Marcos Racing Intl.
		Ralf Kelleners Emmanuel Collard	Cor Euser Hans Tepas Chandra Alim

Non-Championship events[]

Following the conclusion of the season in November, two exhibition races were held in Brazil for BPR competitors.

Date	Event	Circuit	GT1 Winning Team	GT2 Winning Team	Results
			GT1 Winning Drivers	GT2 Winning Drivers
8 December	2 Hours Curitiba	Curitiba	#01 BMW Motorsport	#96 Larbre Compétition
			Nelson Piquet Johnny Cecotto	Patrice Goueslard Christophe Bouchut
16 December	2 Hours of Brasília	Brasília	#01 BMW Motorsport	#106 Roock Racing
			Nelson Piquet Johnny Cecotto	Michel Ligonnet Andy Pilgrim

References[]

External links[]

• 1996 BPR Global GT Series season