1996 IMSA GT Championship

Last updated

The 1996 Exxon World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series seasons were the 26th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It consisted of open-cockpit prototypes referred to as World Sports Car (WSC) and Grand Tourer-style racing cars divided into GTS-1 and GTS-2 classes. It began February 3, 1996, and ended October 6, 1996, after ten rounds.

Contents

Schedule

Most races on the schedule had WSC and GTS-1 classes running together, while the GTS-2 class ran separate races, sometimes with different lengths. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time for the whole race.

RndRaceLengthClassCircuitDate
1 Rolex 24 at Daytona 24 HoursAll Daytona International Speedway February 3
February 4
2 Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring 12 HoursAll Sebring International Raceway March 17
3 Advance Auto Parts Grand Prix of Atlanta 40 MinutesGTS-2 Road Atlanta April 21
3 HoursWSC/GTS-1
4 Exxon Superflo 500 at Texas500 MilesAll Texas World Speedway May 5
5The Dodge Dealers Grand Prix 1 HourGTS-2 Lime Rock Park May 27
1 Hour 45 MinutesWSC/GTS-1
6 First Union Six Hours at the Glen 6 HoursAll Watkins Glen International June 9
7 Toshiba California Grand Prix 45 MinutesGTS-2 Sears Point Raceway July 14
3 HoursWSC/GTS-1
8 Chrysler Mosport 500 3 HoursAll Mosport International Raceway August 25
9 Sprint Grand Prix of Dallas45 MinutesGTS-2 Dallas street circuitSeptember 1
2 HoursWSC/GTS-1
10 Daytona IMSA Finale 3 HoursAll Daytona International Speedway October 6

Season results

RndCircuitWSC Winning TeamGTS-1 Winning TeamGTS-2 Winning TeamResults
WSC Winning DriversGTS-1 Winning DriversGTS-2 Winning Drivers
1 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #4 Doyle Racing Flag of the United States.svg #5 Brix Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg #55 Stadler Motorsports Results
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor 		Flag of the United States.svg Rob Morgan
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Morgan
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Pezza
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Gooding
Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr 		Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Enzo Calderari
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lilian Bryner
Flag of Germany.svg Ulli Richter
2 Sebring Flag of the United States.svg #4 Doyle Racing Flag of the United States.svg #74 Champion Porsche Flag of the United States.svg #99 Schumacher Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van der Poele 		Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bill Adam		 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Schumacher
Flag of the United States.svg Will Pace
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Pilgrim
3 Road Atlanta Flag of Italy.svg #30 Momo Corse Flag of the United States.svg #1 Brix Racing Flag of Ecuador.svg #93 Ecuador Mobil 1 Racing Results
Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Moretti
Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis 		Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Brassfield		 Flag of Ecuador.svg Henry Taleb
4 Texas Flag of the United States.svg #4 Doyle Racing Flag of the United States.svg #1 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #99 Schumacher Racing Results
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Pace
Flag of South Africa.svg Wayne Taylor 		Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Brassfield		 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Schumacher
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Pilgrim
5 Lime Rock Flag of Italy.svg #30 Momo Corse Flag of the United States.svg #1 Brix Racing Flag of Ecuador.svg #93 Ecuador Mobil 1 Racing Results
Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Moretti
Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis 		Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of Ecuador.svg Henry Taleb
6 Watkins Glen Flag of Italy.svg #30 Momo Corse Flag of the United States.svg #5 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #26 Alex Job Racing Results
Flag of Italy.svg Gianpiero Moretti
Flag of Italy.svg Max Papis 		Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Brassfield
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Cunningham
Flag of the United States.svg Brian DeVries		 Flag of the United States.svg Hurley Haywood
Flag of the United States.svg Charles Slater
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Hessert
7 Sears Point Flag of the United States.svg #4 Doyle Racing Flag of the United States.svg #5 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #07 PTG Results
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp
Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor 		Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr
Flag of the United States.svg Darin Brassfield		 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer
8 Mosport Flag of the United States.svg #20 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #1 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #06 PTG Results
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Jr. 		Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of the United States.svg Boris Said
Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer
9 Dallas Flag of the United States.svg #20 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #5 Brix Racing Flag of the United States.svg #07 PTG Results
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger Flag of the United States.svg Irv Hoerr Flag of the United States.svg Pete Halsmer
10 Daytona Flag of the United States.svg #20 Dyson Racing Flag of the United States.svg #91 Rock Valley Flag of the United States.svg #06 PTG Results
Flag of the United States.svg Butch Leitzinger
Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Jr. 		Flag of the United States.svg Stu Hayner
Flag of the United States.svg Roger Schramm		 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Javier Quiros


Motorsport stub.svg

This Auto racing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.