# 1996 1000 km of Suzuka

The 1996 1000 km of Suzuka was the seventh round of the 1996 BPR Global GT Series season. It was run at the Suzuka Circuit on 25 August 1996.

## Official results

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Racing GTC Competition | James Weaver Ray Bellm JJ Lehto | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 171 |
| 1 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Racing GTC Competition | James Weaver Ray Bellm JJ Lehto | BMW S70 6.1 L V12 | M | 171 |
| 2 | GT1 | 27 | Ennea Igol | Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce | Ferrari F40 GTE | P | 170 |
| 2 | GT1 | 27 | Ennea Igol | Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce | Ferrari F120B 3.5 L Turbo V8 | P | 170 |
| 3 | GT1 | 3 | Harrods Mach One Racing | Olivier Grouillard Andy Wallace | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 169 |
| 3 | GT1 | 3 | Harrods Mach One Racing | Olivier Grouillard Andy Wallace | BMW S70 6.1 L V12 | G | 169 |
| 4 | GT1 | 1 | West Competition David Price Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 168 |
| 4 | GT1 | 1 | West Competition David Price Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | BMW S70 6.1 L V12 | G | 168 |
| 5 | GT1 | 9 | Franck Muller Watch | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz Ratanakul Prutirat | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 167 |
| 5 | GT1 | 9 | Franck Muller Watch | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz Ratanakul Prutirat | BMW S70 6.1 L V12 | M | 167 |
| 6 | GT1 | 6 | Gulf Racing GTC Competition | Pierre-Henri Raphanel David Brabham Lindsay Owen-Jones | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 167 |
| 6 | GT1 | 6 | Gulf Racing GTC Competition | Pierre-Henri Raphanel David Brabham Lindsay Owen-Jones | BMW S70 6.1 L V12 | M | 167 |
| 7 | GT1 | 28 | Ennea Igol | Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo | Ferrari F40 GTE | P | 167 |
| 7 | GT1 | 28 | Ennea Igol | Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo | Ferrari F120B 3.5 L Turbo V8 | P | 167 |
| 8 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Gerd Ruch Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 164 |
| 8 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Gerd Ruch Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 164 |
| 9 | GT2 | 88 | Konrad Motorsport | Bob Wollek Franz Konrad | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 164 |
| 9 | GT2 | 88 | Konrad Motorsport | Bob Wollek Franz Konrad | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 164 |
| 10 | GT2 | 83 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Hisashi Wada Naohiro Furuya | Marcos LM600 | D | 162 |
| 10 | GT2 | 83 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Hisashi Wada Naohiro Furuya | Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 | D | 162 |
| 11 | GT1 | 32 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache Eric Hélary | Chrysler Viper GTS-R | M | 162 |
| 11 | GT1 | 32 | Viper Team Oreca | Olivier Beretta Philippe Gache Eric Hélary | Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 | M | 162 |
| 12 | GT2 | 55 | Stadler Motorsport | Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Ulli Richter | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 160 |
| 12 | GT2 | 55 | Stadler Motorsport | Lilian Bryner Enzo Calderari Ulli Richter | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 160 |
| 13 | GT2 | 65 | Roock Racing | Tomiko Yoshikawa Guy Martinolle Jean-Claude Lagniez | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 156 |
| 13 | GT2 | 65 | Roock Racing | Tomiko Yoshikawa Guy Martinolle Jean-Claude Lagniez | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 156 |
| 14 | GT2 | 99 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Stéphane Ratel Michel Ligonnet Masahiro Kimoto | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 155 |
| 14 | GT2 | 99 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Stéphane Ratel Michel Ligonnet Masahiro Kimoto | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 155 |
| 15 | Nat. GT | 31 | Cobra Racing Team | Katsunori Iketani Katsuo Kobayashi Masamitsu Ishihara | Porsche 911 RS | ? | 154 |
| 15 | Nat. GT | 31 | Cobra Racing Team | Katsunori Iketani Katsuo Kobayashi Masamitsu Ishihara | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ? | 154 |
| 16 | Nat. GT | 910 | 910 Racing | Seiichi Sodeyama Kiyoshi Misaki Kouzaburou Takahashi | Porsche 993 Carrera | ? | 154 |
| 16 | Nat. GT | 910 | 910 Racing | Seiichi Sodeyama Kiyoshi Misaki Kouzaburou Takahashi | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ? | 154 |
| 17 | Nat. GT | 12 | Schloss Motorsport | Katsuhiko Okamoto Katsuya Makita | Porsche 993 Cup | ? | 154 |
| 17 | Nat. GT | 12 | Schloss Motorsport | Katsuhiko Okamoto Katsuya Makita | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ? | 154 |
| 18 | GT2 | 51 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Christian Pellieux | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 154 |
| 18 | GT2 | 51 | Proton Competition | Gerold Ried Patrick Vuillaume Christian Pellieux | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 154 |
| 19 | GT2 | 77 | Seikel Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Giuseppe Quargentan Takashi Suzuki | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 153 |
| 19 | GT2 | 77 | Seikel Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Giuseppe Quargentan Takashi Suzuki | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 153 |
| 20 | Nat. GT | 41 | Aiwa Racing Project | Akira Ishikawa Tetsuya Tanaka Hideaki Hagiwara | Porsche 964 Carrera | ? | 153 |
| 20 | Nat. GT | 41 | Aiwa Racing Project | Akira Ishikawa Tetsuya Tanaka Hideaki Hagiwara | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ? | 153 |
| 21 | GT2 | 911 | Keep The Dream Alive Racing Team | Kenji Kawagoe Syunji Kasuya Keith Wong | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 152 |
| 21 | GT2 | 911 | Keep The Dream Alive Racing Team | Kenji Kawagoe Syunji Kasuya Keith Wong | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 152 |
| 22 | GT2 | 96 | Larbre Compétition | Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé Jean-Luc Chéreau | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 152 |
| 22 | GT2 | 96 | Larbre Compétition | Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé Jean-Luc Chéreau | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 152 |
| 23 | Nat. GT | 10 | Southeast Motorsport | Yukihiro Hane Yoshifumi Matsunami Katsuji Shiomi | Porsche 993 Carrera | ? | 151 |
| 23 | Nat. GT | 10 | Southeast Motorsport | Yukihiro Hane Yoshifumi Matsunami Katsuji Shiomi | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ? | 151 |
| 24 | GT1 | 29 | Ennea/Ferrari Club Italia | Max Angelelli Tetsuya Ota | Ferrari F40 GTE | P | 151 |
| 24 | GT1 | 29 | Ennea/Ferrari Club Italia | Max Angelelli Tetsuya Ota | Ferrari F120B 3.5 L Turbo V8 | P | 151 |
| 25 | GT2 | 16 | Prova Motorsport | Tetsuhumi Toda Akio Tomita Eiji Yamada | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 151 |
| 25 | GT2 | 16 | Prova Motorsport | Tetsuhumi Toda Akio Tomita Eiji Yamada | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 151 |
| 26 | GT1 | 5 | Graham | Éric Graham Michel Faraut | Venturi 600LM | D | 150 |
| 26 | GT1 | 5 | Graham | Éric Graham Michel Faraut | Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | D | 150 |
| 27 | Nat. GT | 70 | Ishibashi Yoshimi | Yoshimi Ishibashi Kaoru Hoshino Hiroyuki Nodi | Porsche 911 RS | ? | 148 |
| 27 | Nat. GT | 70 | Ishibashi Yoshimi | Yoshimi Ishibashi Kaoru Hoshino Hiroyuki Nodi | Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 | ? | 148 |
| 28 | GT1 | 188 | Ken Wolf with JLOC Corsa | Takao Wada Hideo Fukuyama Luigi Moccia | Lamborghini Diablo Jota | ? | 144 |
| 28 | GT1 | 188 | Ken Wolf with JLOC Corsa | Takao Wada Hideo Fukuyama Luigi Moccia | Lamborghini 5.5 L V12 | ? | 144 |
| 29 | Nat. GT | 17 | Kageisen Racing Team | Toshihiko Nogami Toshiaki Koshimizu Tomoyuki Hosono | Mazda RX-7 | ? | 140 |
| 29 | Nat. GT | 17 | Kageisen Racing Team | Toshihiko Nogami Toshiaki Koshimizu Tomoyuki Hosono | Mazda 13B 1.3 L 3-Rotor | ? | 140 |
| 30 | Nat. GT | 101 | NSX Club Of Japan | Hajime Ooshiro Naohiro Furuya Shigekazu Saeki | Honda NSX-R | ? | 137 |
| 30 | Nat. GT | 101 | NSX Club Of Japan | Hajime Ooshiro Naohiro Furuya Shigekazu Saeki | Honda 3.0 L V6 | ? | 137 |
| DNF | GT2 | 74 | Callaway Schweiz | Kurt Huber Hans Hauser Andrea Chiesa | Callaway Corvette LM600 | Y | 140 |
| DNF | GT2 | 74 | Callaway Schweiz | Kurt Huber Hans Hauser Andrea Chiesa | Chevrolet 6.2 L V8 | Y | 140 |
| DNF | GT2 | 64 | Lanzante Motorsport | Andy Pilgrim Claudia Hürtgen Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 112 |
| DNF | GT2 | 64 | Lanzante Motorsport | Andy Pilgrim Claudia Hürtgen Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 112 |
| DNF | GT1 | 49 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 102 |
| DNF | GT1 | 49 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 102 |
| DNF | GT1 | 48 | Team BMB Mini Juke | Yasutaka Hinoi Yukio Okamoto | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | ? | 98 |
| DNF | GT1 | 48 | Team BMB Mini Juke | Yasutaka Hinoi Yukio Okamoto | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 98 |
| DNF | GT2 | 100 | Team Kunimitsu | Kunimitsu Takahashi Keiichi Tsuchiya Ryo Michigami | Honda NSX | Y | 90 |
| DNF | GT2 | 100 | Team Kunimitsu | Kunimitsu Takahashi Keiichi Tsuchiya Ryo Michigami | Honda 3.0 L V6 | Y | 90 |
| DNF | Nat. GT | 33 | Puma Racing Team | Akihiko Nakaya Takahiko Hara | Mitsubishi GTO | ? | 89 |
| DNF | Nat. GT | 33 | Puma Racing Team | Akihiko Nakaya Takahiko Hara | Mitsubishi 3.0 L V6 | ? | 89 |
| DNF | GT1 | 26 | Lister Storm | Tiff Needell Geoff Lees Christophe Bouchut | Lister Storm GTS | M | 82 |
| DNF | GT1 | 26 | Lister Storm | Tiff Needell Geoff Lees Christophe Bouchut | Jaguar 7.0 L V12 | M | 82 |
| DNF | GT2 | 57 | Freisinger Motorsport | Yukihiro Hane Emmanuel Clérico | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 81 |
| DNF | GT2 | 57 | Freisinger Motorsport | Yukihiro Hane Emmanuel Clérico | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 81 |
| DNF | GT1 | 40 | Pilot Racing | Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin | Ferrari F40 LM | M | 62 |
| DNF | GT1 | 40 | Pilot Racing | Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin | Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8 | M | 62 |
| DNF | GT2 | 30 | Team Nicos | Youji Yamada Eiichi Tajima Kazuo Mogi | Porsche 911 GT2 | B | 45 |
| DNF | GT2 | 30 | Team Nicos | Youji Yamada Eiichi Tajima Kazuo Mogi | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | B | 45 |
| DNF | GT1 | 8 | BBA Compétition | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Jean-Paul Libert Emmanuel Clérico | McLaren F1 GTR | D | 28 |
| DNF | GT1 | 8 | BBA Compétition | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Jean-Paul Libert Emmanuel Clérico | BMW S70 6.1 L V12 | D | 28 |
| DNF | GT1 | 11 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Robert Nearn Taki Inoue | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | M | 18 |
| DNF | GT1 | 11 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Robert Nearn Taki Inoue | Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 18 |
| DNF | GT2 | 164 | Nakajima Honda | Takuya Kurosawa Kouji Satou Toranosuke Takagi | Honda NSX | B | 8 |
| DNF | GT2 | 164 | Nakajima Honda | Takuya Kurosawa Kouji Satou Toranosuke Takagi | Honda 3.0 L V6 | B | 8 |
| DNF | GT1 | 46 | Team Menicon SARD | Alain Ferté Mauro Martini Naoki Nagasaka | SARD MC8-R | ? | 6 |
| DNF | GT1 | 46 | Team Menicon SARD | Alain Ferté Mauro Martini Naoki Nagasaka | Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0 L Turbo V8 | ? | 6 |
| DNF | GT1 | 21 | Lotus Racing Team | Alex Portman Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Lotus Esprit GT1 | M | 5 |
| DNF | GT1 | 21 | Lotus Racing Team | Alex Portman Jan Lammers Mike Hezemans | Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8 | M | 5 |
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## Statistics

* Pole Position - #2 Gulf Racing/GTC Competition - 2:02.502
* Fastest Lap - #28 Ennea Igol - 2:03.684