The 1996 BPR International Endurance GT Series was the third and final 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.
Entrant Car Engine Tyre 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 Gulf Racing/GTC Motorsport Marlboro McLaren Team GTC [ 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 Michel Faraut 1–5, 7, 11 David Velay 1–5 John Greasley Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 7 John Greasley 1, 3 John Morrison 1, 3 BBA Compétition McLaren F1 GTR BMW S70/2 6.1 L V12 D 8 Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière 1–7, 9–10 Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 1–5 Marc Sourd 1 Jean-Paul Libert 2, 7, 9 Javier Camp 3 Vincent Vosse 4 Emmanuel Clérico 6–7, 9 Marcel Tarrès 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 Ratanakul Prutirat 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 Robert Nearn 7 Taki Inoue 7 Karel Dolejší 11 Henri Pescarolo 11 Mark Williamson 11 Chardon des Dunes Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 12 Patrick Vuillaume 2, 4 Christian Pellieux 2 Andy Bovensiepen 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 Karl Augustin Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 16 Karl Augustin 3–6, 8–11 Ernst Gschwender 3–6, 9–11 Alfrid Gramsel 4 Stefan Roitmayer 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 Team Lécuyer Venturi 600SLM Renault PRV 2.8 L Turbo V6 M 20 Laurent Lécuyer 1–3 Philippe Favre 1–3 Christophe Bouchut 1 Emmanuel Clérico 2 Bernard Chauvin 3 Lotus Racing Team Lotus Esprit GT1 Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 M 21 1–10 Jan Lammers 1, 7 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 Geoff Lister [ N 2] Jaguar XJ220 Jaguar JV6 3.5 L Turbo V6 G 23 Geoff Lister 4, 8 Nick Adams 4 Win Percy 8 John Williams 8 Bigazzi Team SRL 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 Ennea/Igol Ferrari F40 GTE Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8 P 27 Anders Olofsson All Luciano Della Noce 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 Ennea/Ferrari Club Italia 29 Piero Nappi 2–6 Mauro Martini 2–3 Luca Drudi 2–3 Max Angelelli 4–7 Helmut König 5 Tetsuya Ota 7 Piquienot/Quattro Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 30 Patrice Pelissier 1–2 Thiérry Guiod 1–2 Guy Martinolle 1 Hartmann Motorsport Ferrari F40 Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8 G 31 Helmut Pfiefer 5, 9 Bernhard Holz 5 Horst Stäbler 5 Thomas Fritsch 9 Superpower Engineering De Tomaso Pantera Ford 5.0 L V8 33 Thorkild Thyrring 5 Phil Andrews 5 Jérôme Policand 5 Scheer Motorsport Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 34 Klaus Scheer 5 Norbert Graf 5 Edgar Dören 5 JTI Motorsport Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 35 Örnulf Wirdheim 6 Koit Veertee 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 RJ Racing Renault Sport Spider V6 Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 P 39 Stéphane Daoudi 10 Marc Sourd 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 Club of Belgium Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 42 Léo Van Sande 9 Eddy Van der Pluym 9 JCB Racing Venturi 600LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 D 43 Jean-Claude Basso 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 Guy Broissiat 1 1 Jean-Pierre Castel 1 Fulvio Ballabio 2–3, 5 Clay Regazzoni 2, 5 Henri Pescarolo 2 Emilio de Villota 3 Hans-Joachim Stuck 5 49 Wolfgang Kaufmann 1–7, 9, 11 1 Stéphane Grégoire 1 Pietro Ferrero 2 Richard Flammang 3 Derek Bell 4 Richard Dean 4 Yukihiro Hane 5 Patrick Vuillaume 5 Jürgen Barth 6 Thierry Boutsen 7 Olivier Grouillard 9 Jean-Pierre Jarier 11 Ken Wolf with JLOC Corsa Lamborghini Diablo Jota Lamborghini 5.5 L V12 188 Takao Wada 7 Hideo Fukuyama 7 7
^ Gulf Racing/GTC Motorsport was rebranded as Marlboro McLaren Team GTC for the Zhuhai round only. ^ The No. 22 Jaguar was entered under the name of Hugh Chamberlain for Round 4, then entered under the name of Geoff Lister for Round 8. Entrant Car Engine Tyre Drivers Rounds Prova Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 16 Tetsuhumi Toda 7 Akio Tomita 7 Eiji Yamada 7 Team Nicos Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 B 30 Youji Yamada 7 Eiichi Tajima 7 Kazuo Mogi 7 Stadler Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 50 Uwe Sick 1–6, 8–9, 11 Charles Margueron 1–5 Renato Mastropietro 4, 8, 11 Luigino Pagotto 6, 9 Ruggero Grassi 11 55 Enzo Calderari All Lilian Bryner All Ulli Richter 5, 7, 9, 11 Proton Competition Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 51 Gerold Ried 1–2, 4, 7, 11 Peter Erl 1–2, 4 Patrick Vuillaume 3, 7, 11 Christian Pellieux 3, 7 69 Gerold Ried 3–6, 8–10 Peter Erl 3–6 Andy Bovensiepen 3 Patrick Vuillaume 6, 8–10 Harm Lagaay 9 Krauß Rennsporttechnik Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 52 Bernhard Müller 1–6, 8–10 Michael Trunk 1–6, 8–10 Yellow Racing Ferrari F355 Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 M 53 Christian Heinkélé 1–6, 8 Tony Ring 1–6 Jean Gay 1, 3, 6 Henri-Louis Maunoir 2, 4, 8 François O'Born 5, 8 Bert Ploeg Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 54 Bert Ploeg 1–2 Tom Langeberg 1 François Birbeau 1 Kris Nissen 2 Roock Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 M 56 Gerd Ruch All Bruno Eichmann All Ralf Kelleners 1–3, 7–10 Michel Neugarten 4–6 Stéphane Ortelli 11 65 Jean-Marc Smadja 1, 3–5, 11 François Lafon 1, 3–5 Lucien Guitteny 1, 3–5 Guy Martinolle 2, 7–9, 11 Jean-Claude Lagniez 2, 7–9, 11 Philippe Albera 2 Stefano Buttiero 6, 9–10 Hans Hugenholtz Jr. 6 Tomiko Yoshikawa 7 Andy Pilgrim 8 Claudia Hürtgen 10 Gabriele Marotta 10 106 Jean-Marc Smadja 8–10 François Lafon 8–10 Jean-Pierre Jarier 8, 10 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 9 Andy Pilgrim 11 Claudia Hürtgen 11 Michel Ligonnet 11 Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 57 Michel Quiniou 1, 7 Richard Flammang 1, 7 Michel Ligonnet 1 Manfred Jurasz 3 Marc Schoonbroodt 3 Yukihiro Hane 11 Emmanuel Clérico 11 MC Motorsport Ferrari F355 Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 58 Luca Canni-Ferrari 2 Massimo Monti 2 Raymond Touroul Porsche 911 Cup Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 M 59 Didier Ortion 1–5, 9–10 Raymond Touroul 1–5, 10 Jean-Louis Ricci 2–3, 9 Jean-Claude Lagniez 4 Therry Perrier 5 Jean-Claude Barthe 9 François Jakubowski 10 Oberbayern Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 60 Jürgen von Gartzen 1–4, 8 Detlef Hübner 1–2, 8 Patrick Huisman 3–4, 8 Luca Cattaneo Porsche 911 Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 62 Luca Cattaneo 1–2 Alberto Mondinelli 1–2 Lino Bardelli 1 Roger Racing Porsche 911 Cup Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 P 63 Ruggero Grassi 1–2 Mario Passerini 1 Ermanno Colombo 2 Lanzante Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 M D 64 Soames Langton 1–10 Paul Burdell 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 Guy Holmes 1–2, 4–6, 8 Nick Mason 4 Simpson Engineering Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 67 Raffaele Sangiuolo 1–2 Renato Mastropietro 1 Vincenzo Polli 1 Maurizio Lusuardi 2 Hans-Jörg Hofer 2 Jean-François Metz VBM 4000 GTC Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 68 Jean-François Metz 1 Patrick Bornhauser 1 Jean-François Véroux Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 70 Jean-François Véroux 1–2, 4 Jean-Yves Moine 1–2, 4 Stéphane Leloup 1–2, 4 Lotus Equipe Lotus Esprit Sport 300 Lotus 2.2 L Turbo I4 71 Pascal Dro 2 Jean-Yves Pezant 2 Guido Daccò 2 Legeay Sports Alpine A610 Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 72 Patrick Legeay 1 Benjamin Roy 1 Charles Morgan Morgan Plus 8 GTR Rover 5.0 L V8 D 73 William Wykeham 1–6, 8–10 Charles Morgan 1–6, 9–10 Steve Lawrence 8–9 Joel Wykeham 8 Callaway Schweiz Callaway Corvette LM600 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 Y 74 Kurt Huber 1–2, 5, 7 Hans Hauser 1–2, 5, 7 Seppi Wendlinger 2 Andrea Chiesa 5, 7 Agusta Racing Team Callaway Corvette LM600 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 D 75 1–2, 5–6, 8 Marco Spinelli 1, 5–6 Sandro Munari 1 Rocky Agusta 2–3, 5, 8 Bruno Corradi 2 Philippe Smaniotto 3 76 Marco Spinelli 1–3 Rocky Agusta 1, 4 Patrick Camus 1 Sandro Munari 2 3–4 Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 77 Manfred Jurasz 1–2, 4–5, 7, 9–10 Giuseppe Quargentan 1–2, 4–5, 7 Pascal Dro 1 Peter Seikel 2, 5–6, 8–10 Hermann Bilz 4, 6 Jacques Corbet 6, 10 Takashi Suzuki 7 Karel Dolejší 8 Peter Chambers 8 Fred Rosterg 9 78 Helmut König 3–4, 8–9 Hermann Duller 3–4 Harald Becker 8–9 Jumbo Pão de Açúcar Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 79 Manuel Mello-Breyner 3 Thomaz Mello-Breyner 3 Pedro Mello-Breyner 3 Porsche Club of Belgium Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 80 Thierry van Dalen 3–4 Léo Sande 3–4 81 Eddy Van der Pluym 3–4 Guy Grammet 3–4 Marcos Racing International Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 D 83 Cor Euser All Thomas Erdos 1–6, 8–10 Gérard Bacle 1 Ferdinand de Lesseps 6, 8–9 Hisashi Wada 7 Naohiro Furuya 7 Hans Tepas 11 Chandra Alim 11 Promosport Italia Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 84 Renato Mastropietro 2–3, 5, 9 Vincenzo Polli 2–3, 5, 9 Giovanni Lavaggi 2, 5 Andrea Barenghi 3, 9 Gian Luigi Locatelli Porsche 911 Cup Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 P 85 Gian Luigi Locatelli 2, 4–6, 8–9 Leonardo Maddalena 2, 4–6, 8–9 RWS-Brun Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 87 Raffaele Sangiuolo 3–6, 8, 10 Patrick Huisman 3 Hans-Jörg Hofer 4, 6, 10 Harald Becker 4 Gottfried Rampl 5–6, 8, 10 Michel Ligonnet 5 Jonathan Baker 8 Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 M 88 Toni Seiler 1–3, 5–6 André Lara-Resende 1, 3–4 Michel Ligonnet 2 Helmut König 2 Gualter Salles 4 Roberto Aranha 4 Franz Konrad 5, 7–11 Wido Rössler 5, 11 Stéphane Ortelli 6–9 Bob Wollek 7–10 Carl Rosenblad 11 107 Toni Seiler 8–9 Robert Nearn 8 Bert Ploeg 8 Wido Rössler 9 André Lara-Resende 10 Roberto Aranha 10 Karel Dolejší 10 Team Marcos Marcos LM600 Chevrolet 6.1 L V8 D 89 Robert Schirle 4, 8, 11 David Warnock 4, 8 Andy Purvis 4, 8 Phil Andrews 11 Adam Topping 11 Robert Sikkens Racing Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 90 Angelo Zadra 1–2, 4–5, 8–9 Maurizio Monforte 1–2, 4–5, 8–9 Luca Drudi 4, 8 V de V Racing Team Gillet Vertigo V de V Ford Cosworth 2.0 L Turbo I4 M 91 Eric van de Vyver 3–5, 10 Philippe Adams 3–4 Erick Rumpler 5 Jérôme Policand 10 Parr Motorsport/New Hardware Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 92 Stéphane Ortelli 2–4 Robert Nearn 2–4 Bill Farmer 3 Andy Pilgrim 4 Steffano Buttiero 8 Michel Ligonnet 8 David Saunders 8 93 Peter Owen 2, 4–5, 8–10 Hugh Price 2, 4–5, 8–10 John Robinson 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 Dave Loudoun 4 European Luigi Racing Dodge Viper RT/10 Dodge 8.0 L V10 D 95 Philippe Smaniotto 8–9 José Close 8–9 Wolfgang Haugg 8 Manuel Monteiro 11 Michel Arnaud 11 Mohammed Al Sakkaf 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 Michel Neugarten 3 Jean-Pierre Malcher 4 Jean-Luc Chéreau 7 97 Pierre Yver 1 Jack Leconte 1 Jean-Luc Chéreau 1 John Greasley Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 97 John Greasley 4, 8 John Morrison 4, 8 Michel Cottot Venturi 400GTR Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 98 Michel Cottot 1 Philippe Smaniotto 1 Jean-Claude Barthe 1 Jérôme Brarda Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 P 98 Jérôme Brarda 4, 8 Erik Henriksen 4, 8 Thiérry Guiod 4 Gérard Paillet 8 Elf Haberthur Racing 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 Richard Balandras 1, 4–6 Michel Neugarten 2, 9–10 Bruno Ilien 3 Stéphane Ratel 7 Michel Ligonnet 7, 10 Masahiro Kimoto 7 Frédéric Bouvy 9 Loris Kessel 9 Georges Ong 11 Team Kunimitsu Honda NSX Honda 3.0 L V6 Y 100 Kunimitsu Takahashi 7 Keiichi Tsuchiya 7 Ryo Michigami 7 Excelsior Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 102 Albert Vanierschot 5 Paul Kumpen 5 Franco La Rosa 5 Repsol Kremer Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 G 105 Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón 5, 8 Andrés Vilariño 5 Joaquin Folch 8 Dentro Team Megaspeed 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 Alex Li 11 Brian Whillock 11 Michael Pickup 11 Jacques Alméras Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 110 Jacques Alméras 10 Jean-Marie Alméras 10 Roland Bervillé 10 Chamberlain Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 111 Gérard MacQuillan 9 Geoff Lister 9 John Greasley 9 Samson Chan Porsche 911 Carrera RS Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 112 Samson Chan 11 Keith Wong 11 Eric Chan 11 Corona Team Ferrari F355 Challenge Ferrari F129B 3.5 L V8 113 Tony Ring 11 Peter Worm 11 Ian Ross Geekie 11 Nakajima Honda Honda NSX Honda 3.0 L V6 B 164 Takuya Kurosawa 7 Kouji Satou 7 Toranosuke Takagi 7 Keep The Dream Alive Racing Team Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D 911 Kenji Kawagoe 7 Syunji Kasuya 7 Keith Wong 7
Non-Championship events [ edit ] Following the conclusion of the season in November, two exhibition races were held in Brazil for BPR competitors.
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4 Hours of Le Castellet 
4 Hour GT of Monza 
4 Hours of Jarama 
4 Hours of Silverstone (British Empire Trophy) 
4 Hours of Nürburgring 
4 Hours of Anderstorp 
The Pokka International Suzuka 1000km 
4 Hours of Spa 
4 Hours of Zhuhai 
Nelson Piquet
Johnny Cecotto 
Andy Pilgrim