1996 BPR 4 Hours of Le Castellet

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Layout of the Circuit Paul Ricard long circuit (1970-2001)

The 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Le Castellet was the first race of the 1996 BPR Global GT Series. It was run at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 3 March 1996.

Official results[edit]

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 GT1 2 United Kingdom Gulf Racing
United Kingdom GTC Motorsport
United Kingdom Ray Bellm
United Kingdom James Weaver
McLaren F1 GTR M 121
BMW S70 6.1L V12
2 GT1 27 Italy Ennea Igol Sweden Anders Olofsson
Italy Luciano della Noce
Ferrari F40 GTE P 121
Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8
3 GT1 28 Italy Ennea Igol France Jean-Marc Gounon
France Éric Bernard
France Paul Belmondo
Ferrari F40 GTE P 121
Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8
4 GT1 11 Germany Konrad Motorsport Austria Franz Konrad
France Bob Wollek
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo M 119
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
5 GT1 49 Germany Freisinger Motorsport Germany Wolfgang Kaufmann
France Stéphane Grégoire
Netherlands Mike Hezemans
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo G 117
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
6 GT2 56 Germany Roock Racing Switzerland Bruno Eichmann
Germany Ralf Kelleners
Germany Gerd Ruch
Porsche 911 GT2 M 116
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
7 GT2 60 Germany Oberbayern Motorsport Germany Jürgen von Gartzen
Germany Detlef Hübner
Porsche 911 GT2 P 116
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
8 GT2 55 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Enzo Calderari
Switzerland Lilian Bryner
Porsche 911 GT2 P 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
9 GT2 96 France Larbre Compétition France Patrice Goueslard
France Stéphane Ortelli
Germany André Ahrlé
Porsche 911 GT2 M 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
10 GT1 8 France BBA Compétition France Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Netherlands Hans Hugenholtz
France Marc Sourd
McLaren F1 GTR D 115
BMW S70 6.1L V12
11 GT2 64 United Kingdom Lanzante Motorsport United States Paul Burdell
United Kingdom Soames Langton
Sweden Stanley Dickens
Porsche 911 GT2 M 114
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
12 GT2 75 United Kingdom Agusta Racing Team Italy Almo Coppelli
Italy Sandro Munari
Italy Marco Spinelli
Callaway Corvette Supernatural D 114
Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8
13 GT2 88 Germany Konrad Motorsport Brazil André Lara Resende
Switzerland Toni Seiler
Porsche 911 GT2 M 113
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
14 GT2 65 Germany Roock Racing France François Lafon
France Lucien Guitteny
France David Smadja
Porsche 911 GT2 M 113
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT1 9 France Franck Muller Watches
France Giroix Racing Team
France Fabien Giroix
Switzerland Jean-Denis Délétraz
France Didier Cottaz
McLaren F1 GTR M 113
BMW S70 6.1L V12
16 GT2 50 Switzerland Stadler Motorsport Switzerland Uwe Sick
Switzerland Charles Margueron
Porsche 911 GT2 P 111
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
17 GT2 54 Netherlands Bert Ploeg Netherlands Bert Ploeg
France François Birbeau
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 111
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT2 66 United Kingdom EMKA Racing United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke
United Kingdom Guy Holmes
Porsche 911 GT2 D 110
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 67 United Kingdom Simpson Engineering
Italy Promosport Italia
Italy Raffaele Sangiuolo
Italy Renato Mastropietro
Italy Vincenzo Polli
Porsche 911 GT2 P 109
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT1 12 France Chardon des Dunes France Patrick Vuillaume
France Christian Pellieux
Belgium Philippe De Craene
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo ? 109
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 74 Switzerland Callaway Schweiz Switzerland Kurt Huber
Switzerland Hans Hauser
Callaway Corvette Supernatural ? 109
Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8
22 GT2 70 France Jean-François Véroux France Jean-François Véroux
France Jean-Yves Moine
France Stéphane Leloup
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 109
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
23 GT2 77 Germany Seikel Motorsport Austria Manfred Jurasz
Italy Giuseppe Quargentan
France Pascal Dro
Porsche 911 GT2 P 109
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24 GT2 90 Italy Robert Sikkens Racing Italy Angelo Zadra
Italy Maurizio Monforte
Porsche 911 GT2 G 108
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25 GT2 63 Italy Roger Racing Italy Ruggero Grassi
France Mario Passerini
Porsche 993 Supercup ? 107
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
26 GT2 59 France Raymond Touroul France Didier Ortion
France Raymond Touroul
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 105
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT2 62 Italy Leanston Racing Italy Luca Cattaneo
Italy Alberto Mondinelli
Porsche 964 Carrera RS ? 101
Porsche 3.6L Flat-6
28 GT2 73 United Kingdom Morgan Motor Company United Kingdom Charles Morgan
United Kingdom Bill Wykeham
Morgan Plus 8 GTR D 99
Rover 5.0L V8
29 GT2 99 Switzerland Elf Haberthur Racing France Ferdinand de Lesseps
France Philippe Charriol
France Richard Balandras
Porsche 911 GT2 P 98
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
30 GT2 30 France Quattro Pilotage France Thierry Guiod
France Patrick Pelissier
France Guy Martinolle
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo ? 97
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
31
DNF
GT1 5 France Eric Graham France Eric Graham
France Michel Faraut
France David Velay
Venturi 600 LM D 89
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
32
DNF
GT1 20 France Venturi Team Lécuyer France Christophe Bouchut
France Laurent Lécuyer
Switzerland Philippe Favre
Venturi 600 SLM M 88
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
33
DNF
GT2 57 Germany Freisinger Motorsport France Michel Quiniou
France Richard Flammang
France Michel Ligonnet
Porsche 911 GT2 G 85
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
34
DNF
GT2 53 Switzerland Yellow Racing France Christian Heinkelé
Switzerland Jean Gay
Sweden Tony Ring
Ferrari F355 GT M 78
Ferrari F131 3.5L V8
35
DNF
GT1 21 United Kingdom Lotus Racing Team Netherlands Jan Lammers
United Kingdom Alexander Portman
Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo M 72
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
36
DNF
GT2 76 United Kingdom Agusta Racing Team Italy Riccardo Agusta
France Patrick Camus
Italy Marco Spinelli
Callaway Corvette Supernatural D 71
Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8
37
DNF
GT2 52 Germany Krauss Rennsporttechnik Germany Bernhard Müller
Germany Michael Trunk
Porsche 911 GT2 P 66
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
38
DNF
GT2 98 France Michel Cottot France Michel Cottot
France Philippe Smaniotto
France Jean-Claude Barthe
Venturi 400 GTR ? 64
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
39
DNF
GT1 48 Germany Freisinger Motorsport France Guy Broissiat
France Michel Mora
France Jean-Pierre Castel
911 Bi-Turbo G 47
Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6
40
DNF
GT1 7 United Kingdom G-Force Racing United Kingdom John Greasley
United Kingdom John Morrison
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo P 45
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
41
DNF
GT1 1 United Kingdom West Competition
United Kingdom David Price Racing
Denmark John Nielsen
Germany Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR G 41
BMW S70 6.1L V12
42
DNF
GT1 6 United Kingdom Gulf Racing
United Kingdom GTC Competition
United Kingdom Lindsay Owen-Jones
France Pierre-Henri Raphanel
McLaren F1 GTR M 31
BMW S70 6.1L V12
43
DNF
GT1 3 United Kingdom Harrods Mach One Racing
United Kingdom David Price Racing
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
France Olivier Grouillard
McLaren F1 GTR G 24
BMW S70 6.1L V12
44
DNF
GT1 4 Germany Roock Racing France Jean-Pierre Jarier
Germany Altfrid Heger
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo M 24
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
45
DNF
GT1 40 France Pilot Pen Racing France Michel Ferté
France Olivier Thévenin
Ferrari F40 LM M 15
Ferrari 3.0L Turbo V8
46
DNF
GT2 97 France Larbre Compétition France Jean-Luc Chéreau
France Jack Leconte
France Pierre Yver
Porsche 911 GT2 M 13
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
47
DNF
GT2 72 France Legeay Sports France Benjamin Roy
France Patrick Legeay
Alpine A610 ? 11
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
48
DNF
GT2 83 Netherlands Marcos Racing International Netherlands Cor Euser
Brazil Thomas Erdos
France Gérard Bacle
Marcos LM600 D 9
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
DNS GT1 43 France JCB Racing
France Raymond Touroul
France Jean-Claude Basso
France Henri Pescarolo
Venturi 600 SLM D -
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
DNS GT2 51 Germany Proton Competition Germany Peter Erl
Germany Gerold Ried
Porsche 911 GT2 P -
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
DNS GT2 68 France VBM France Jean-François Metz
France Patrick Bornhauser
VBM 4000 GTC ? -
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6

Statistics[edit]

  • Pole Position - #2 Gulf Racing - 1:53.915
  • Fastest Lap - #27 Ennea Igol - 1:52.653

External links[edit]


BPR Global GT Series
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1996 season Next race:
1996 BPR 4 Hours of Monza