1996 BPR 4 Hours of Silverstone

Last updated December 27, 2022

The 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Silverstone was the fourth race of the 1996 BPR Global GT Series. It was run at the Silverstone Circuit on 12 May 1996. The race was also appointed the British Empire Trophy.^[1]

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	3	Harrods Mach One Racing David Price Racing	Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard	McLaren F1 GTR	G	125
1	GT1	3	Harrods Mach One Racing David Price Racing	Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard	BMW S70 6.1L V12	G	125
2	GT1	22	Lotus Racing Team	Jan Lammers Perry McCarthy	Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo	M	125
2	GT1	22	Lotus Racing Team	Jan Lammers Perry McCarthy	Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8	M	125
3	GT1	2	Gulf Racing GTC Motorsport	James Weaver Ray Bellm	McLaren F1 GTR	M	125
3	GT1	2	Gulf Racing GTC Motorsport	James Weaver Ray Bellm	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	125
4	GT1	24	Bigazzi Team SRL BMW Motorsport	Steve Soper Nelson Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR	M	125
4	GT1	24	Bigazzi Team SRL BMW Motorsport	Steve Soper Nelson Piquet	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	125
5	GT1	28	Ennea Igol	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	125
5	GT1	28	Ennea Igol	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo	Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8	P	125
6	GT1	1	West Competition David Price Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR	G	124
6	GT1	1	West Competition David Price Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher	BMW S70 6.1L V12	G	124
7	GT1	27	Ennea Igol	Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	123
7	GT1	27	Ennea Igol	Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce	Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8	P	123
8	GT1	40	Pilot Pen Racing	Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin	Ferrari F40 LM	M	122
8	GT1	40	Pilot Pen Racing	Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin	Ferrari 3.0L Turbo V8	M	122
9	GT1	11	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Franz Konrad	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	M	121
9	GT1	11	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Franz Konrad	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	121
10	GT2	83	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Thomas Erdos	Marcos LM600	D	119
10	GT2	83	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Thomas Erdos	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	D	119
11	GT1	25	Bigazzi Team SRL BMW Motorsport	Jacques Laffite Marc Duez	McLaren F1 GTR	M	118
11	GT1	25	Bigazzi Team SRL BMW Motorsport	Jacques Laffite Marc Duez	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	118
12	GT2	60	Oberbayern Motorsport	Jürgen von Gartzen Patrick Huisman	Porsche 911 GT2	P	118
12	GT2	60	Oberbayern Motorsport	Jürgen von Gartzen Patrick Huisman	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	118
13	GT2	92	New Hardware Parr Motorsport	Stéphane Ortelli Robert Nearn Andy Pilgrim	Porsche 911 GT2	P	118
13	GT2	92	New Hardware Parr Motorsport	Stéphane Ortelli Robert Nearn Andy Pilgrim	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	118
14	GT2	55	Stadler Motorsport	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari	Porsche 911 GT2	P	118
14	GT2	55	Stadler Motorsport	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	118
15	GT2	96	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé Jean-Pierre Malcher	Porsche 911 GT2	P	117
15	GT2	96	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé Jean-Pierre Malcher	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	117
16	GT1	8	BBA Compétition	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Hans Hugenholtz Vincent Vosse	McLaren F1 GTR	D	117
16	GT1	8	BBA Compétition	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Hans Hugenholtz Vincent Vosse	BMW S70 6.1L V12	D	117
17	GT2	64	Lanzante Motorsport	Paul Burdell Soames Langton Stanley Dickens	Porsche 911 GT2	M	116
17	GT2	64	Lanzante Motorsport	Paul Burdell Soames Langton Stanley Dickens	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	116
18	GT2	52	Krauss Rennsporttechnik	Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk	Porsche 911 GT2	P	116
18	GT2	52	Krauss Rennsporttechnik	Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	116
19	GT2	78	Seikel Motorsport	Hermann Duller Helmut König	Porsche 911 GT2	P	115
19	GT2	78	Seikel Motorsport	Hermann Duller Helmut König	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	115
20	GT2	87	RWS Brun Motorsport	Raffaele Sangiuolo Hans-Jörg Hofer Harald Becker	Porsche 911 GT2	P	115
20	GT2	87	RWS Brun Motorsport	Raffaele Sangiuolo Hans-Jörg Hofer Harald Becker	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	115
21	GT2	76	Agusta Racing Team	Rocky Agusta Almo Coppelli	Callaway Corvette LM-GT	D	115
21	GT2	76	Agusta Racing Team	Rocky Agusta Almo Coppelli	Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8	D	115
22	GT1	43	JCB Racing Raymond Touroul	Jean-Claude Basso Henri Pescarolo	Venturi 600 LM	D	114
22	GT1	43	JCB Racing Raymond Touroul	Jean-Claude Basso Henri Pescarolo	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D	114
23	GT2	90	Robert Sikkens Racing	Angelo Zadra Maurizio Monforte Luca Drudi	Porsche 911 GT2	G	114
23	GT2	90	Robert Sikkens Racing	Angelo Zadra Maurizio Monforte Luca Drudi	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	114
24	GT2	50	Stadler Motorsport	Uwe Sick Charles Margueron Renato Mastropietro	Porsche 911 GT2	P	114
24	GT2	50	Stadler Motorsport	Uwe Sick Charles Margueron Renato Mastropietro	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	114
25	GT1	16	Karl Augustin	Karl Augustin Alfred Gramsel Ernest Gschwender	Porsche 911 GT2 Cetoni	G	113
25	GT1	16	Karl Augustin	Karl Augustin Alfred Gramsel Ernest Gschwender	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	113
26	GT2	80	M2 Team Porsche Club Belgium	Thierry van Dalen Leo van Sande	Porsche 911 GT2	P	113
26	GT2	80	M2 Team Porsche Club Belgium	Thierry van Dalen Leo van Sande	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	113
27	GT2	66	EMKA Racing	Steve O'Rourke Guy Holmes Nick Mason	Porsche 911 GT2	D	111
27	GT2	66	EMKA Racing	Steve O'Rourke Guy Holmes Nick Mason	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	111
28	GT2	99	Elf Haberthur Racing	Philippe Charriol Richard Balandras	Porsche 911 GT2	P	111
28	GT2	99	Elf Haberthur Racing	Philippe Charriol Richard Balandras	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	111
29	GT1	5	Eric Graham	Eric Graham Michel Faraut David Velay	Venturi 600 LM	D	110
29	GT1	5	Eric Graham	Eric Graham Michel Faraut David Velay	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	D	110
30	GT2	85	Gianluigi Locatelli	Gianluigi Locatelli Leonardo Maddalena	Porsche 993 Supercup	?	109
30	GT2	85	Gianluigi Locatelli	Gianluigi Locatelli Leonardo Maddalena	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	?	109
31	GT2	53	Yellow Racing	Christian Heinkelé Tony Ring Henri-Louis Maunoir	Ferrari F355 GT	M	108
31	GT2	53	Yellow Racing	Christian Heinkelé Tony Ring Henri-Louis Maunoir	Ferrari 3.5L V8	M	108
32	GT2	51	Proton Competition	Peter Erl Gerold Ried	Porsche 911 GT2	P	106
32	GT2	51	Proton Competition	Peter Erl Gerold Ried	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	106
33	GT1	12	Chardon des Dunes	Patrick Vuillaume Philippe De Craene	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	?	102
33	GT1	12	Chardon des Dunes	Patrick Vuillaume Philippe De Craene	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	102
34	GT2	98	Jérôme Brarda	Jérôme Brarda Erik Henriksen	Porsche 911 GT2	?	102
34	GT2	98	Jérôme Brarda	Jérôme Brarda Erik Henriksen	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	102
35	GT2	89	Team Marcos Cirtek Motorsport	Dave Warnock Robert Schirle Andy Purvis	Marcos LM600	D	98
35	GT2	89	Team Marcos Cirtek Motorsport	Dave Warnock Robert Schirle Andy Purvis	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	D	98
36	GT1	29	Ferrari Club Italia Ennea SRL	Piero Nappi Max Angelelli	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	95
36	GT1	29	Ferrari Club Italia Ennea SRL	Piero Nappi Max Angelelli	Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8	P	95
37	GT2	94	TVR Engineering Ltd	Mark Hales Phil Andrews Dave Loudoun	TVR Cerbera GT	D	86
37	GT2	94	TVR Engineering Ltd	Mark Hales Phil Andrews Dave Loudoun	TVR Speed Six 4.5L I6	D	86
38 DNF	GT2	70	Jean-François Véroux	Jean-François Véroux Jean-Yves Moine Stéphane Leloup	Porsche 911 GT2	?	109
38 DNF	GT2	70	Jean-François Véroux	Jean-François Véroux Jean-Yves Moine Stéphane Leloup	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	109
39 DNF	GT2	81	M2 Team Porsche Club Belgium	Eddy van der Pluym Guy Grammet	Porsche 911 GT2	P	108
39 DNF	GT2	81	M2 Team Porsche Club Belgium	Eddy van der Pluym Guy Grammet	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	108
40 DNF	GT2	88	Konrad Motorsport	André Lara Resende Gualter Salles Roberto Aranha	Porsche 911 GT2	M	108
40 DNF	GT2	88	Konrad Motorsport	André Lara Resende Gualter Salles Roberto Aranha	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	108
41 DNF	GT1	4	Larbre Compétition	Jean-Pierre Jarier Altfrid Heger Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	P	103
41 DNF	GT1	4	Larbre Compétition	Jean-Pierre Jarier Altfrid Heger Ralf Kelleners	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	103
42 DNF	GT2	65	Roock Racing	François Lafon Lucien Guitteny Jean-Marc Smadja	Porsche 911 GT2	M	96
42 DNF	GT2	65	Roock Racing	François Lafon Lucien Guitteny Jean-Marc Smadja	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	96
43 DNF	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Manfred Jurasz Giuseppe Quargentan Hermann Bilz	Porsche 911 GT2	P	94
43 DNF	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Manfred Jurasz Giuseppe Quargentan Hermann Bilz	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	94
44 DNF	GT2	56	Roock Racing	Bruno Eichmann Gerd Ruch Michel Neugarten	Porsche 911 GT2	M	77
44 DNF	GT2	56	Roock Racing	Bruno Eichmann Gerd Ruch Michel Neugarten	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	77
45 DNF	GT1	23	Chamberlain Engineering	Geoff Lister Nick Adams	Jaguar XJ220	G	72
45 DNF	GT1	23	Chamberlain Engineering	Geoff Lister Nick Adams	Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6	G	72
46 DNF	GT1	6	Gulf Racing GTC Motorsport	Lindsay Owen-Jones Pierre-Henri Raphanel	McLaren F1 GTR	M	71
46 DNF	GT1	6	Gulf Racing GTC Motorsport	Lindsay Owen-Jones Pierre-Henri Raphanel	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	71
47 DNF	GT1	49	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Richard Dean Derek Bell	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	G	61
47 DNF	GT1	49	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Richard Dean Derek Bell	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	61
48 DNF	GT2	97	G-Force Racing	John Greasley John Morrison	Porsche 911 GT2	?	47
48 DNF	GT2	97	G-Force Racing	John Greasley John Morrison	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	47
49 DNF	GT1	9	Franck Muller Watches Giroix Racing Team	Jean-Denis Délétraz Fabien Giroix Didier Cottaz	McLaren F1 GTR	M	45
49 DNF	GT1	9	Franck Muller Watches Giroix Racing Team	Jean-Denis Délétraz Fabien Giroix Didier Cottaz	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	45
50 DNF	GT2	59	Raymond Touroul	Raymond Touroul Didier Ortion Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 911 GT2	?	37
50 DNF	GT2	59	Raymond Touroul	Raymond Touroul Didier Ortion Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	37
51 DNF	GT2	93	New Hardware Parr Motorsport	Hugh Price John Robinson Peter Owen	Porsche 911 GT2	P	28
51 DNF	GT2	93	New Hardware Parr Motorsport	Hugh Price John Robinson Peter Owen	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	28
52 DNF	GT2	91	V de V Racing Team	Eric van de Vyver Philippe Adams	Gillet Vertigo	M	15
52 DNF	GT2	91	V de V Racing Team	Eric van de Vyver Philippe Adams	Ford Cosworth YB 2.0L Turbo I4	M	15
53 DNF	GT1	21	Lotus Racing Team	Mike Hezemans Alex Portman	Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo	M	15
53 DNF	GT1	21	Lotus Racing Team	Mike Hezemans Alex Portman	Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8	M	15
54 DNF	GT2	73	Morgan Motor Company	Charles Morgan William Wykeham	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	D	1
54 DNF	GT2	73	Morgan Motor Company	Charles Morgan William Wykeham	Rover V8 5.0L V8	D	1

Statistics

Pole Position - #24 Bigazzi Team SRL - 1:47.044
Fastest Lap - #28 Ennea Igol - 1:49.780

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References

↑ "Kodak British Empire Trophy Silverstone". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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[1] "Kodak British Empire Trophy Silverstone". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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