# 1996 French Supertouring Championship

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

## Teams and drivers

| Team | Car | No. | Drivers | Round | Class |
| Team Snobeck | Opel Vectra | 3 | Gérard Dillman | 1–2 | I |
| Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318i | 4 | Eric Cayrolle | 2–8 | I |
| Pérus Racing | Opel Vectra | 8 | Maurice Pérus | All | I |
| Alexandre Pouchelon | Peugeot 405 | 9 | Alexandre Pouchelon | 1–2, 5–7 | I |
| Bruno Hernandez | Peugeot 405 | 9 | Bruno Hernandez | 4 | I |
| Gilles Chatelain | Peugeot 405 | 9 | Gilles Chatelain | 8 | I |
| Basso Racing | BMW 318iS | 10 | Jean-Claude Basso | 1, 4 | I |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | BMW 318iS | 11 | Robert Dierick | 2 | * |
| Equipe Oreca | BMW 318iS | 12 | Patrick Herbert | 1–2, 4–8 | I |
| Equipe Bandura | Peugeot 405 | 16 | Daniel Bandura | 1–2, 4–8 | I |
| Equipe Bandura | Peugeot 405 | 16 | Michel Bandura | 1–2, 4–8 | I |
| Jean Christian Buisson | Citroën ZX | 19 | Yvan Lebon | 5–6 | I |
| Jean Christian Buisson | Citroën ZX | 19 | Dominique Bellugeon | 6 | I |
| Ecurie Bruxelloise | Volkswagen Golf Gti | 33 | Bernard Winderickx | 2 | * |
| Bruno Hernandez | BMW M3 | 6 | Bruno Hernandez | 5–8 | C |
| Bruno Hernandez | Peugeot 306 | 7 | Bruno Hernandez | 1–3 | C |
| Gilles Chatelain | Peugeot 306 | 7 | Gilles Chatelain | 4 | C |
| Roger Plichet | Renault Laguna | 14 | Roger Plichet | 3–5, 8 | C |
| Alain Delaporte | BMW M3 | 15 | Alain Delaporte | 3–8 | C |
| Franck Matifas | Alfa Romeo 145 | 17 | Franck Matifas | 1 | C |
| Etienne Casubolo | BMW M3 | 17 | Etienne Casubolo | 3–4, 6–8 | C |
| Denis Rousseau | Alfa Romeo 145 | 18 | Denis Rousseau | 1 | C |
| Jean-Pierre Lacoste | Mercedes 190E | 18 | Jean-Pierre Lacoste | 3, 6–8 | C |
| Serge Vendramini | Alfa Romeo 145 | 19 | Serge Vendramini | 1 | C |
| Franck Guibbert | Alfa Romeo 145 | 20 | Franck Guibbert | 1 | C |
| Thierry Guyard | Volkswagen Scirocco | 21 | Thierry Guyard | 2 | C |
| Maurice Roger | Alfa Romeo 145 | 27 | Maurice Roger | 1 | C |
| Icon | Class |
| * | Not eligible to score championship points |
| I | Independent Drivers |
| C | Criterium Class |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team | Winning car |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Nogaro | 8 April | Gérard Dillman | Gérard Dillman | Team Snobeck | Opel Vectra |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Nogaro | 8 April | Gérard Dillman | Gérard Dillman | Team Snobeck | Opel Vectra |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Lédenon | 21 April | Gérard Dillman | Gérard Dillman | Team Snobeck | Opel Vectra |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Lédenon | 21 April | Gérard Dillman | Gérard Dillman | Team Snobeck | Opel Vectra |
| 3 | R1 | Grand Prix de Pau | 26 May | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 4 | R1 | Dijon-Prenois | 9 June | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 4 | R2 | Dijon-Prenois | 9 June | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 5 | R1 | Circuit du Val de Vienne | 23 June | Patrick Herbert | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 5 | R2 | Circuit du Val de Vienne | 23 June | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 6 | R1 | Charade Circuit | 7 July | Maurice Pérus | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 6 | R2 | Charade Circuit | 7 July | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit d'Albi | 1 September | Eric Cayrolle | Maurice Pérus | Pérus Racing | Opel Vectra |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit d'Albi | 1 September | Maurice Pérus | Maurice Pérus | Pérus Racing | Opel Vectra |
| 8 | R1 | Autodrome de Linas-Monthléry | 29 September | Patrick Herbert | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |
| 8 | R2 | Autodrome de Linas-Monthléry | 29 September | Patrick Herbert | Eric Cayrolle | Eric Cayrolle | BMW 318iS |

## Championship standings

Points system :
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | Car | NOG | NOG | LED | LED | PAU | DIJ | DIJ | VAL | VAL | CHA | CHA | ALB | ALB | LIN | LIN | Pts |
| 1 | Eric Cayrolle | BMW | | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 116 |
| 2 | Maurice Pérus | Opel | 2 | 2 | 3 | DNS | 2 | 6 | DNS | 3 | 2 | Ret | DNS | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 79 |
| 3 | Patrick Herbert | BMW | 3 | 3 | DNS | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ret | DNS | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 73 |
| 4 | Gérard Dillman | Opel | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 5 | Michel Bandura | Peugeot | | 4 | | 4 | | | 4 | | 4 | | 2 | | 5 | | 4 | 37 |
| 6 | Alexandre Pouchelon | Peugeot | DNS | | 4 | 5 | | | | 6 | | | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | 33 |
| 7 | Daniel Bandura | Peugeot | 4 | | DNS | | | 4 | | 4 | | 2 | | 4 | | 4 | | 33 |
| 8 | Yvan Lebon | Citroen | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | 16 |
| 9 | Jean Claude Basso | BMW | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 10 | Bruno Hernandez | Peugeot | | | | | | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 11 | Gilles Chatelain | Peugeot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | Dominique Bellugeon | Citroen | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 6 |

### Criterium' Trophy

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Bruno Hernandez | 57 |
| 2 | Etienne Casubolo | 50 |
| 3 | Alain Delaporte | 39 |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Lacoste | 23 |
| 5 | Roger Plichet | 22 |
| 6 | Gilles Chatelain | 18 |
| 7 | Jean-Christian Buisson | 15 |
| 8 | Thierry Guyard | 14 |