1996 BPR 4 Hours of Spa

Last updated July 29, 2023

The 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Spa was the ninth round of the 1996 BPR Global GT Series season. It was run at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 22 September 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	35	Porsche AG	Thierry Boutsen Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 911 GT1	M	100
1	GT1	35	Porsche AG	Thierry Boutsen Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	100
2	GT1	2	Gulf Racing GTC Competition	James Weaver Ray Bellm	McLaren F1 GTR	M	99
2	GT1	2	Gulf Racing GTC Competition	James Weaver Ray Bellm	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	99
3	GT1	1	West Competition David Price Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR	M	98
3	GT1	1	West Competition David Price Racing	John Nielsen Thomas Bscher	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	98
4	GT1	27	Ennea Igol	Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce Max Angelelli	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	98
4	GT1	27	Ennea Igol	Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce Max Angelelli	Ferrari F120B 3.5L Turbo V8	P	98
5	GT1	22	Lotus Racing Team	Jan Lammers Andy Wallace	Lotus Esprit V8	M	98
5	GT1	22	Lotus Racing Team	Jan Lammers Andy Wallace	Lotus Type-918 3.5L Turbo V8	M	98
6	GT1	28	Ennea Igol	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	96
6	GT1	28	Ennea Igol	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo	Ferrari F120B 3.5L Turbo V8	P	96
7	GT2	27	Roock Racing	Ralf Kelleners Bruno Eichmann Gerd Ruch	Porsche 911 GT2	M	96
7	GT2	27	Roock Racing	Ralf Kelleners Bruno Eichmann Gerd Ruch	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	96
8	GT2	83	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Ferdinand de Lesseps Thomas Erdos	Marcos LM600	D	95
8	GT2	83	Marcos Racing International	Cor Euser Ferdinand de Lesseps Thomas Erdos	Chevrolet 6.0L V8	D	95
9	GT1	17	Viper Team Oreca	Philippe Gache Éric Hélary	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	93
9	GT1	17	Viper Team Oreca	Philippe Gache Éric Hélary	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	93
10	GT2	65	Roock Racing	Stefano Buttiero Guy Martinolle Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 911 GT2	M	93
10	GT2	65	Roock Racing	Stefano Buttiero Guy Martinolle Jean-Claude Lagniez	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	93
11	GT2	107	Konrad Motorsport	Toni Seiler Wido Rössler	Porsche 911 GT2	M	93
11	GT2	107	Konrad Motorsport	Toni Seiler Wido Rössler	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	93
12	GT2	99	Elf Haberthur Racing	Frédéric Bouvy Loris Kessel Michel Neugarten	Porsche 911 GT2	P	93
12	GT2	99	Elf Haberthur Racing	Frédéric Bouvy Loris Kessel Michel Neugarten	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	93
13	GT2	55	Stadler Motorsport	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Ulli Richter	Porsche 911 GT2	P	92
13	GT2	55	Stadler Motorsport	Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Ulli Richter	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	92
14	GT2	90	Angelo Zadra	Angelo Zadra Maurizio Monforte	Porsche 911 GT2	G	91
14	GT2	90	Angelo Zadra	Angelo Zadra Maurizio Monforte	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	91
15	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Manfred Jurasz Peter Seikel Fred Rosterg	Porsche 911 GT2	P	91
15	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Manfred Jurasz Peter Seikel Fred Rosterg	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	91
16	GT2	84	Promosport Italia	Renato Mastropietro Vincenzo Polli Andrea Barenghi	Porsche 911 GT2	P	91
16	GT2	84	Promosport Italia	Renato Mastropietro Vincenzo Polli Andrea Barenghi	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	91
17	GT1	16	Karl Augustin	Karl Augustin Ernst Gschwender Horst Felbermayr	Porsche 911 Carrera Cup	P	90
17	GT1	16	Karl Augustin	Karl Augustin Ernst Gschwender Horst Felbermayr	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	90
18	GT2	93	Parr Motorsport New Hardware	Hugh Price John Robinson Peter Owen	Porsche 911 GT2	P	90
18	GT2	93	Parr Motorsport New Hardware	Hugh Price John Robinson Peter Owen	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	90
19	GT2	52	Krauß Rennsporttechnik	Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk	Porsche 911 GT2	P	89
19	GT2	52	Krauß Rennsporttechnik	Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	89
20	GT1	32	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Alain Ferté	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	98
20	GT1	32	Viper Team Oreca	Olivier Beretta Alain Ferté	Chrysler 8.0L V10	M	98
21	GT1	8	BBA Compétition	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Hans Hugenholtz Jean-Paul Libert	McLaren F1 GTR	D	88
21	GT1	8	BBA Compétition	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Hans Hugenholtz Jean-Paul Libert	BMW S70 6.1L V12	D	88
22	GT2	111	Chamberlain	Geoff Lister John Greasley Gerard MacQuillan	Porsche 911 GT2	?	87
22	GT2	111	Chamberlain	Geoff Lister John Greasley Gerard MacQuillan	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	87
23	GT2	85	Gian Luigi Locatelli	Gian Luigi Locatelli Leonardo Maddalena	Porsche 993 Carerra Cup	P	87
23	GT2	85	Gian Luigi Locatelli	Gian Luigi Locatelli Leonardo Maddalena	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	P	87
24	GT1	42	Porsche Club of Belgium	Eddy van der Pluym Leo van Sande	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	P	87
24	GT1	42	Porsche Club of Belgium	Eddy van der Pluym Leo van Sande	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	87
25	GT2	73	Charles Morgan	Charles Morgan William Wykeham Steve Lawrence	Morgan Plus 8 GTR	D	87
25	GT2	73	Charles Morgan	Charles Morgan William Wykeham Steve Lawrence	Rover 5.0L V8	D	87
26	GT1	31	Hartmann Motorsport	Helmut Pfeifer Thomas Fritsch	Ferrari F40	?	84
26	GT1	31	Hartmann Motorsport	Helmut Pfeifer Thomas Fritsch	Ferrari 3.0L Turbo V8	?	84
27 DNF	GT1	6	Gulf Racing GTC Competition	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lindsay Owen-Jones	McLaren F1 GTR	M	86
27 DNF	GT1	6	Gulf Racing GTC Competition	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lindsay Owen-Jones	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	86
28 DNF	GT1	49	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Olivier Grouillard	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	G	85
28 DNF	GT1	49	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Olivier Grouillard	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	G	85
29 DNF	GT2	88	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Stéphane Ortelli Franz Konrad	Porsche 911 GT2	M	69
29 DNF	GT2	88	Konrad Motorsport	Bob Wollek Stéphane Ortelli Franz Konrad	Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6	M	69
30 DNF	GT2	95	European Luigi Racing	José Close Philippe Smaniotto	Dodge Viper RT/10	D	34
30 DNF	GT2	95	European Luigi Racing	José Close Philippe Smaniotto	Dodge 8.0L V10	D	34
31 DNF	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Patrick Vuillaume Harm Lagaay Gerold Ried	Porsche 911 GT2	P	31
31 DNF	GT2	69	Proton Competition	Patrick Vuillaume Harm Lagaay Gerold Ried	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	31
32 DNF	GT2	50	Stadler Motorsport	Uwe Sick Luigino Pagotto	Porsche 911 GT2	P	30
32 DNF	GT2	50	Stadler Motorsport	Uwe Sick Luigino Pagotto	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	30
33 DNF	GT1	21	Lotus Racing Team	Mike Hezemans Alex Portman	Lotus Esprit V8	M	24
33 DNF	GT1	21	Lotus Racing Team	Mike Hezemans Alex Portman	Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8	M	24
34 DNF	GT2	59	Raymond Touroul	Didier Ortion Jean-Claude Barthe Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 993 Carrera Cup	M	20
34 DNF	GT2	59	Raymond Touroul	Didier Ortion Jean-Claude Barthe Jean-Louis Ricci	Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	M	20
35 DNF	GT1	26	Lister Storm	Geoff Lees Tiff Needell	Lister Storm GTS	M	19
35 DNF	GT1	26	Lister Storm	Geoff Lees Tiff Needell	Jaguar 7.0L V12	M	19
36 DNF	GT2	78	Procar Racing Service GmbH	Helmut König Harald Becker	Porsche 911 GT2	?	10
36 DNF	GT2	78	Procar Racing Service GmbH	Helmut König Harald Becker	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	?	10
DNS	GT2	106	Roock Racing	Jean-Pierre Jabouille François Lafon Jean-Marc Smadja	Porsche 911 GT2	M	-
DNS	GT2	106	Roock Racing	Jean-Pierre Jabouille François Lafon Jean-Marc Smadja	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	-
DSQ	GT2	64	Lanzante Motorsport	Soames Langton Paul Burdell	Porsche 911 GT2	M	94
DSQ	GT2	64	Lanzante Motorsport	Soames Langton Paul Burdell	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	94

Statistics

Pole Position - #35 Porsche AG - 2:13.857
Fastest Lap - #35 Porsche AG - 2:16.978

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Previous race: Brands Hatch	1996 season	Next race: Nogaro

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1996 BPR 4 Hours of Spa

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