1996 BPR 4 Hours of Le Castellet

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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

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

Statistics

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

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1996 BPR 4 Hours of Le Castellet

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