# 1996 Belgian Procar Championship

The 1996 Belgian Procar Championship Division 1 was won by Jean Francois Hemruolle driving an Audi A4 Quattro for the Belgian Audi Vw Club. The manufacture trophy was won by Audi. The Division 2 was won by Christophe Dechavanne driving an Audi 80 Quattro for the Belgian Audi Vw Club.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Round |
| BMW Fina Bastos Team | BMW 318iS | 10 | Thierry Tassin | All |
| BMW Fina Bastos Team | BMW 318iS | 11 | Marc Duez | All |
| Peugeot Talbot Belgique | Peugeot 406 | 12 | Eric Bachelart | All |
| Belgian VW Audi Club | Audi A4 Quattro | 14 | Jean Francois Hemroulle | All |
| Belgian VW Audi Club | Audi A4 Quattro | 19 | Vincent Vosse | 7-8 |
| Belgian VW Audi Club | Audi 80 Quattro | 22 | Christophe Dechavanne | All |
| Opel Team Belgium | Opel Vectra 16v | 15 | Pierre Alain Thibaut | All |
| Honda Team VZM Mobil 1 | Honda Accord | 16 | Didier de Radigues | All |
| Patrick Herbert | BMW 318iS | 17 | Patrick Herbert* | 3, 7 |
| Nissan Belgium | Nissan Primera eGT | 17 | Eric van de Poele* | 8 |
| Nissan Belgium | Nissan Primera eGT | 18 | Sascha Maassen* | 8 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | BMW 318iS | 20 | Stéphane Cohen | 1-5, 7 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | BMW 318iS | 20 | Michel Plennevaux | 1-7 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | BMW 318iS | 20 | Pascal Witmeur | 6 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | BMW 318iS | 20 | Stéphane Meyers | 7 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | BMW 318iS | 26 | Robert Dierick | 5 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | BMW 318iS | 28 | Robert Dierick | 4 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | Volkswagen Golf GTi | 28 | Bernard Winderickx | 6-8 |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | Peugeot 405 Mi16 | 200 | Stéphane Cohen | 6 |
| Ecurie Toison d'Or | BMW 318iS | 21 | Fréderic Bouvy | 1-4, 6-8 |
| Ecurie Toison d'Or | BMW 318iS | 21 | Luc Pensis | 5 |
| Ecurie Ardennes | BMW 318iS | 23 | Didier Defourny | All |
| Ecurie Pays Noir | BMW 318iS | 24 | Willy Maljean | 1-2, 4–5, 7-8 |
| Ecurie Pays Noir | Opel Vectra 16v | 27 | Giuseppe Sperlinga | 1-4, 7 |
| Ecurie Pays Noir | Opel Vectra 16v | 27 | Serge Dever | 1-4, 7-8 |
| André Carlier | BMW M3 | 25 | André Carlier | 4-7 |
| BTC Racing Team | BMW 318iS | 26 | Philippe Stéveny | 1-4 |
| EBRT | BMW 318iS | 29 | Jean-Pierre van de Wauwer | 4-5 |
| EBRT | BMW 318iS | 29 | Kurt Thiers | 5 |
* not eligible to score championship points *

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Zolder | 21 Apr | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Thierry Tassin | BMW Fina Bastos Team |
| 1 | R2 | Zolder | 21 Apr | | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Belgian VW Audi Club |
| 2 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | 5 May | Thierry Tassin | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Belgian VW Audi Club |
| 2 | R2 | Spa-Francorchamps | 5 May | | Pierre Alain Thibaut | Opel Team Belgium |
| 3 | R1 | Zolder | 26 May | Thierry Tassin | Thierry Tassin | BMW Fina Bastos Team |
| 3 | R2 | Zolder | 26 May | | Thierry Tassin | BMW Fina Bastos Team |
| 4 | R1 | Chimay | 23 Jun | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Belgian VW Audi Club |
| 4 | R2 | Chimay | 23 Jun | | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Belgian VW Audi Club |
| 5 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | 7 Jul | Marc Duez | Didier de Radigues | Honda Team VZM Mobil1 |
| 5 | R2 | Spa-Francorchamps | 7 Jul | | Thierry Tassin | BMW Fina Bastos Team |
| 6 | R1 | Zolder | 31 Aug | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Belgian VW Audi Club |
| 6 | R2 | Zolder | 31 Aug | | Didier de Radigues | Honda Team VZM Mobil 1 |
| 7 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | 10 Sep | Didier de Radigues | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Belgian VW Audi Club |
| 7 | R2 | Spa-Francorchamps | 10 Sep | | Didier de Radigues | Honda Team VZM Mobil 1 |
| 8 | R1 | Spa-Francorchamps | 5 Oct | Eric van de Poele | Vincent Vosse | Belgian VW Audi Club |
| 8 | R2 | Spa-Francorchamps | 5 Oct | | Jean Francois Hemroulle | Belgian VW Audi Club |

## Championship standings

Scoring system
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| Points | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

## Championship results

| Pos | Driver | ZOL | ZOL | SPA | SPA | ZOL | ZOL | CHI | CHI | SPA | SPA | ZOL | ZOL | SPA | SPA | SPA | SPA | Pts |
| 1 | Jean François Hemroulle | (1) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 95 |
| 2 | Didier de Radigués | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 70 |
| 3 | Marc Duez | 5 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | (1) | 4 | 60 |
| 4 | Thierry Tassin | 2 | 5 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 1 | 4 | (3) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 56 |
| 5 | Eric Bachelart | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 45 |
| 6 | Pierre Alain Thibaut | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 35 |
| 7 | Vincent Vosse | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
* Points in the Brackets not awarded due to exclusions

### Manufacturers' Trophy

| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Audi | 98 |
| 2 | BMW | 83 |
| 3 | Honda | 50 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 45 |
| 5 | Opel | 35 |

## Sources

* Touring Car World 96/97 — The official book of Touring car