1996 French Supertouring Championship

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The 1996 French Supertouring Championship was won by Eric Cayrolle driving a BMW 318iS of Eric Cayrolle Team.

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Teams and drivers

TeamCarNo.DriversRoundClass
Flag of France.svg Team Snobeck Opel Vectra 3 Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman 1–2I
Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle BMW 318i 4 Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle 2–8I
Flag of France.svg Pérus Racing Opel Vectra 8 Flag of France.svg Maurice Pérus AllI
Flag of France.svg Alexandre Pouchelon Peugeot 405 9 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Pouchelon 1–2, 5–7I
Flag of France.svg Bruno Hernandez Flag of France.svg Bruno Hernandez 4I
Flag of France.svg Gilles Chatelain Flag of France.svg Gilles Chatelain 8I
Flag of France.svg Basso Racing BMW 318iS 10 Flag of France.svg Jean-Claude Basso 1, 4I
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ecurie Bruxelloise BMW 318iS 11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Robert Dierick 2*
Flag of France.svg Equipe Oreca BMW 318iS 12 Flag of France.svg Patrick Herbert 1–2, 4–8I
Flag of France.svg Equipe Bandura Peugeot 405 16 Flag of France.svg Daniel Bandura 1–2, 4–8I
Flag of France.svg Michel Bandura 1–2, 4–8I
Flag of France.svg Jean Christian Buisson Citroën ZX 19 Flag of France.svg Yvan Lebon 5–6I
Flag of France.svg Dominique Bellugeon 6I
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ecurie Bruxelloise Volkswagen Golf Gti 33 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bernard Winderickx 2*
Flag of France.svg Bruno Hernandez BMW M3 6 Flag of France.svg Bruno Hernandez 5–8C
Peugeot 306 71–3C
Flag of France.svg Gilles Chatelain Flag of France.svg Gilles Chatelain 4C
Flag of France.svg Roger Plichet Renault Laguna 14 Flag of France.svg Roger Plichet 3–5, 8C
Flag of France.svg Alain Delaporte BMW M3 15 Flag of France.svg Alain Delaporte 3–8C
Flag of France.svg Franck Matifas Alfa Romeo 145 17 Flag of France.svg Franck Matifas 1C
Flag of France.svg Etienne Casubolo BMW M3 Flag of France.svg Etienne Casubolo 3–4, 6–8C
Flag of France.svg Denis Rousseau Alfa Romeo 145 18 Flag of France.svg Denis Rousseau 1C
Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Lacoste Mercedes 190E Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Lacoste 3, 6–8C
Flag of France.svg Serge Vendramini Alfa Romeo 145 19 Flag of France.svg Serge Vendramini 1C
Flag of France.svg Franck Guibbert Alfa Romeo 145 20 Flag of France.svg Franck Guibbert 1C
Flag of France.svg Thierry Guyard Volkswagen Scirocco 21 Flag of France.svg Thierry Guyard 2C
Flag of France.svg Maurice Roger Alfa Romeo 145 27 Flag of France.svg Maurice Roger 1C
IconClass
*Not eligible to score championship points
IIndependent Drivers
CCriterium Class

Race calendar and results

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionWinning driverWinning teamWinning car
1R1 Circuit de Nogaro 8 April Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
R2 Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
2R1 Circuit de Lédenon 21 April Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
R2 Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
3R1 Grand Prix de Pau 26 May Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
4R1 Dijon-Prenois 9 June Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
5R1 Circuit du Val de Vienne 23 June Flag of France.svg Patrick Herbert Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
6R1 Charade Circuit 7 July Flag of France.svg Maurice Pérus Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
7R1 Circuit d'Albi 1 September Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Flag of France.svg Maurice Pérus Pérus Racing Opel Vectra
R2 Flag of France.svg Maurice Pérus Flag of France.svg Maurice Pérus Pérus Racing Opel Vectra
8R1 Autodrome de Linas-Monthléry 29 September Flag of France.svg Patrick Herbert Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Flag of France.svg Patrick Herbert Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS

Championship standings

Points system
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th 
108654621

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverCar NOG
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LED
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PAU
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DIJ
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VAL
Flag of France.svg
CHA
Flag of France.svg
ALB
Flag of France.svg
LIN
Flag of France.svg
Pts
1 Flag of France.svg Eric Cayrolle BMW 2311111113311116
2 Flag of France.svg Maurice Pérus Opel 223DNS26DNS32RetDNS113379
3 Flag of France.svg Patrick Herbert BMW 33DNS22225RetDNS542273
4 Flag of France.svg Gérard Dillman Opel 111140
5 Flag of France.svg Michel Bandura Peugeot 444425437
6 Flag of France.svg Alexandre Pouchelon Peugeot DNS45642233
7 Flag of France.svg Daniel Bandura Peugeot 4DNS4424433
8 Flag of Monaco.svg Yvan Lebon Citroen 53316
9 Flag of France.svg Jean Claude Basso BMW 3263RetRet4716
10 Flag of France.svg Bruno Hernandez Peugeot 3312
11 Flag of France.svg Gilles Chatelain Peugeot 558
12 Flag of France.svg Dominique Bellugeon Citroen 36

Criterium' Trophy

PosDriverPoints
1Bruno Hernandez57
2Etienne Casubolo50
3Alain Delaporte39
4Jean-Pierre Lacoste23
5Roger Plichet22
6Gilles Chatelain18
7Jean-Christian Buisson15
8Thierry Guyard14

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