# 1996 IMSA GT Championship

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.

## 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.
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Rolex 24 at Daytona | 24 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | February 3 February 4 |
| 2 | Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring | 12 Hours | All | Sebring International Raceway | March 17 |
| 3 | Advance Auto Parts Grand Prix of Atlanta | 40 Minutes | GTS-2 | Road Atlanta | April 21 |
| 3 | Advance Auto Parts Grand Prix of Atlanta | 3 Hours | WSC/GTS-1 | Road Atlanta | April 21 |
| 4 | Exxon Superflo 500 at Texas | 500 Miles | All | Texas World Speedway | May 5 |
| 5 | The Dodge Dealers Grand Prix | 1 Hour | GTS-2 | Lime Rock Park | May 27 |
| 5 | The Dodge Dealers Grand Prix | 1 Hour 45 Minutes | WSC/GTS-1 | Lime Rock Park | May 27 |
| 6 | First Union Six Hours at the Glen | 6 Hours | All | Watkins Glen International | June 9 |
| 7 | Toshiba California Grand Prix | 45 Minutes | GTS-2 | Sears Point Raceway | July 14 |
| 7 | Toshiba California Grand Prix | 3 Hours | WSC/GTS-1 | Sears Point Raceway | July 14 |
| 8 | Chrysler Mosport 500 | 3 Hours | All | Mosport International Raceway | August 25 |
| 9 | Sprint Grand Prix of Dallas | 45 Minutes | GTS-2 | Dallas street circuit | September 1 |
| 9 | Sprint Grand Prix of Dallas | 2 Hours | WSC/GTS-1 | Dallas street circuit | September 1 |
| 10 | Daytona IMSA Finale | 3 Hours | All | Daytona International Speedway | October 6 |

## Season results

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