# 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Le Castellet

The 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Le Castellet was the first race of the 1996 BPR Global GT Series. It was run at the Circuit Paul Ricard on 3 March 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 Motorsport | Ray Bellm James Weaver | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 121 |
| 1 | GT1 | 2 | Gulf Racing GTC Motorsport | Ray Bellm James Weaver | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | M | 121 |
| 2 | GT1 | 27 | Ennea Igol | Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce | Ferrari F40 GTE | P | 121 |
| 2 | GT1 | 27 | Ennea Igol | Anders Olofsson Luciano della Noce | Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8 | P | 121 |
| 3 | GT1 | 28 | Ennea Igol | Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo | Ferrari F40 GTE | P | 121 |
| 3 | GT1 | 28 | Ennea Igol | Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo | Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8 | P | 121 |
| 4 | GT1 | 11 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Bob Wollek | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | M | 119 |
| 4 | GT1 | 11 | Konrad Motorsport | Franz Konrad Bob Wollek | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 119 |
| 5 | GT1 | 49 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Stéphane Grégoire Mike Hezemans | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | G | 117 |
| 5 | GT1 | 49 | Freisinger Motorsport | Wolfgang Kaufmann Stéphane Grégoire Mike Hezemans | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 117 |
| 6 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners Gerd Ruch | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 116 |
| 6 | GT2 | 56 | Roock Racing | Bruno Eichmann Ralf Kelleners Gerd Ruch | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 116 |
| 7 | GT2 | 60 | Oberbayern Motorsport | Jürgen von Gartzen Detlef Hübner | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 116 |
| 7 | GT2 | 60 | Oberbayern Motorsport | Jürgen von Gartzen Detlef Hübner | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 116 |
| 8 | GT2 | 55 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 115 |
| 8 | GT2 | 55 | Stadler Motorsport | Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 115 |
| 9 | GT2 | 96 | Larbre Compétition | Patrice Goueslard Stéphane Ortelli André Ahrlé | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 115 |
| 9 | GT2 | 96 | Larbre Compétition | Patrice Goueslard Stéphane Ortelli André Ahrlé | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 115 |
| 10 | GT1 | 8 | BBA Compétition | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Hans Hugenholtz Marc Sourd | McLaren F1 GTR | D | 115 |
| 10 | GT1 | 8 | BBA Compétition | Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière Hans Hugenholtz Marc Sourd | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | D | 115 |
| 11 | GT2 | 64 | Lanzante Motorsport | Paul Burdell Soames Langton Stanley Dickens | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 114 |
| 11 | GT2 | 64 | Lanzante Motorsport | Paul Burdell Soames Langton Stanley Dickens | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 114 |
| 12 | GT2 | 75 | Agusta Racing Team | Almo Coppelli Sandro Munari Marco Spinelli | Callaway Corvette Supernatural | D | 114 |
| 12 | GT2 | 75 | Agusta Racing Team | Almo Coppelli Sandro Munari Marco Spinelli | Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8 | D | 114 |
| 13 | GT2 | 88 | Konrad Motorsport | André Lara Resende Toni Seiler | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 113 |
| 13 | GT2 | 88 | Konrad Motorsport | André Lara Resende Toni Seiler | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 113 |
| 14 | GT2 | 65 | Roock Racing | François Lafon Lucien Guitteny David Smadja | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 113 |
| 14 | GT2 | 65 | Roock Racing | François Lafon Lucien Guitteny David Smadja | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 113 |
| 15 | GT1 | 9 | Franck Muller Watches Giroix Racing Team | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz Didier Cottaz | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 113 |
| 15 | GT1 | 9 | Franck Muller Watches Giroix Racing Team | Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz Didier Cottaz | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | M | 113 |
| 16 | GT2 | 50 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Charles Margueron | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 111 |
| 16 | GT2 | 50 | Stadler Motorsport | Uwe Sick Charles Margueron | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 111 |
| 17 | GT2 | 54 | Bert Ploeg | Bert Ploeg François Birbeau | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 111 |
| 17 | GT2 | 54 | Bert Ploeg | Bert Ploeg François Birbeau | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 111 |
| 18 | GT2 | 66 | EMKA Racing | Steve O'Rourke Guy Holmes | Porsche 911 GT2 | D | 110 |
| 18 | GT2 | 66 | EMKA Racing | Steve O'Rourke Guy Holmes | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 110 |
| 19 | GT2 | 67 | Simpson Engineering Promosport Italia | Raffaele Sangiuolo Renato Mastropietro Vincenzo Polli | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 109 |
| 19 | GT2 | 67 | Simpson Engineering Promosport Italia | Raffaele Sangiuolo Renato Mastropietro Vincenzo Polli | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 109 |
| 20 | GT1 | 12 | Chardon des Dunes | Patrick Vuillaume Christian Pellieux Philippe De Craene | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | ? | 109 |
| 20 | GT1 | 12 | Chardon des Dunes | Patrick Vuillaume Christian Pellieux Philippe De Craene | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 109 |
| 21 | GT2 | 74 | Callaway Schweiz | Kurt Huber Hans Hauser | Callaway Corvette Supernatural | ? | 109 |
| 21 | GT2 | 74 | Callaway Schweiz | Kurt Huber Hans Hauser | Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8 | ? | 109 |
| 22 | GT2 | 70 | Jean-François Véroux | Jean-François Véroux Jean-Yves Moine Stéphane Leloup | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 109 |
| 22 | GT2 | 70 | Jean-François Véroux | Jean-François Véroux Jean-Yves Moine Stéphane Leloup | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 109 |
| 23 | GT2 | 77 | Seikel Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Giuseppe Quargentan Pascal Dro | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 109 |
| 23 | GT2 | 77 | Seikel Motorsport | Manfred Jurasz Giuseppe Quargentan Pascal Dro | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 109 |
| 24 | GT2 | 90 | Robert Sikkens Racing | Angelo Zadra Maurizio Monforte | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 108 |
| 24 | GT2 | 90 | Robert Sikkens Racing | Angelo Zadra Maurizio Monforte | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 108 |
| 25 | GT2 | 63 | Roger Racing | Ruggero Grassi Mario Passerini | Porsche 993 Supercup | ? | 107 |
| 25 | GT2 | 63 | Roger Racing | Ruggero Grassi Mario Passerini | Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | ? | 107 |
| 26 | GT2 | 59 | Raymond Touroul | Didier Ortion Raymond Touroul | Porsche 911 GT2 | ? | 105 |
| 26 | GT2 | 59 | Raymond Touroul | Didier Ortion Raymond Touroul | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 105 |
| 27 | GT2 | 62 | Leanston Racing | Luca Cattaneo Alberto Mondinelli | Porsche 964 Carrera RS | ? | 101 |
| 27 | GT2 | 62 | Leanston Racing | Luca Cattaneo Alberto Mondinelli | Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 | ? | 101 |
| 28 | GT2 | 73 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan Bill Wykeham | Morgan Plus 8 GTR | D | 99 |
| 28 | GT2 | 73 | Morgan Motor Company | Charles Morgan Bill Wykeham | Rover 5.0L V8 | D | 99 |
| 29 | GT2 | 99 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Ferdinand de Lesseps Philippe Charriol Richard Balandras | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 98 |
| 29 | GT2 | 99 | Elf Haberthur Racing | Ferdinand de Lesseps Philippe Charriol Richard Balandras | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 98 |
| 30 | GT2 | 30 | Quattro Pilotage | Thierry Guiod Patrick Pelissier Guy Martinolle | Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo | ? | 97 |
| 30 | GT2 | 30 | Quattro Pilotage | Thierry Guiod Patrick Pelissier Guy Martinolle | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | ? | 97 |
| 31 DNF | GT1 | 5 | Eric Graham | Eric Graham Michel Faraut David Velay | Venturi 600 LM | D | 89 |
| 31 DNF | GT1 | 5 | Eric Graham | Eric Graham Michel Faraut David Velay | Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 | D | 89 |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 20 | Venturi Team Lécuyer | Christophe Bouchut Laurent Lécuyer Philippe Favre | Venturi 600 SLM | M | 88 |
| 32 DNF | GT1 | 20 | Venturi Team Lécuyer | Christophe Bouchut Laurent Lécuyer Philippe Favre | Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 | M | 88 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Freisinger Motorsport | Michel Quiniou Richard Flammang Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 911 GT2 | G | 85 |
| 33 DNF | GT2 | 57 | Freisinger Motorsport | Michel Quiniou Richard Flammang Michel Ligonnet | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 85 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 53 | Yellow Racing | Christian Heinkelé Jean Gay Tony Ring | Ferrari F355 GT | M | 78 |
| 34 DNF | GT2 | 53 | Yellow Racing | Christian Heinkelé Jean Gay Tony Ring | Ferrari F131 3.5L V8 | M | 78 |
| 35 DNF | GT1 | 21 | Lotus Racing Team | Jan Lammers Alexander Portman | Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo | M | 72 |
| 35 DNF | GT1 | 21 | Lotus Racing Team | Jan Lammers Alexander Portman | Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8 | M | 72 |
| 36 DNF | GT2 | 76 | Agusta Racing Team | Riccardo Agusta Patrick Camus Marco Spinelli | Callaway Corvette Supernatural | D | 71 |
| 36 DNF | GT2 | 76 | Agusta Racing Team | Riccardo Agusta Patrick Camus Marco Spinelli | Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8 | D | 71 |
| 37 DNF | GT2 | 52 | Krauss Rennsporttechnik | Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | 66 |
| 37 DNF | GT2 | 52 | Krauss Rennsporttechnik | Bernhard Müller Michael Trunk | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 66 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 98 | Michel Cottot | Michel Cottot Philippe Smaniotto Jean-Claude Barthe | Venturi 400 GTR | ? | 64 |
| 38 DNF | GT2 | 98 | Michel Cottot | Michel Cottot Philippe Smaniotto Jean-Claude Barthe | Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 | ? | 64 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 48 | Freisinger Motorsport | Guy Broissiat Michel Mora Jean-Pierre Castel | 911 Bi-Turbo | G | 47 |
| 39 DNF | GT1 | 48 | Freisinger Motorsport | Guy Broissiat Michel Mora Jean-Pierre Castel | Porsche 3.8L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 47 |
| 40 DNF | GT1 | 7 | G-Force Racing | John Greasley John Morrison | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | P | 45 |
| 40 DNF | GT1 | 7 | G-Force Racing | John Greasley John Morrison | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | 45 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 1 | West Competition David Price Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 41 |
| 41 DNF | GT1 | 1 | West Competition David Price Racing | John Nielsen Thomas Bscher | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | G | 41 |
| 42 DNF | GT1 | 6 | Gulf Racing GTC Competition | Lindsay Owen-Jones Pierre-Henri Raphanel | McLaren F1 GTR | M | 31 |
| 42 DNF | GT1 | 6 | Gulf Racing GTC Competition | Lindsay Owen-Jones Pierre-Henri Raphanel | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | M | 31 |
| 43 DNF | GT1 | 3 | Harrods Mach One Racing David Price Racing | Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard | McLaren F1 GTR | G | 24 |
| 43 DNF | GT1 | 3 | Harrods Mach One Racing David Price Racing | Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard | BMW S70 6.1L V12 | G | 24 |
| 44 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Roock Racing | Jean-Pierre Jarier Altfrid Heger | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | M | 24 |
| 44 DNF | GT1 | 4 | Roock Racing | Jean-Pierre Jarier Altfrid Heger | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 24 |
| 45 DNF | GT1 | 40 | Pilot Pen Racing | Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin | Ferrari F40 LM | M | 15 |
| 45 DNF | GT1 | 40 | Pilot Pen Racing | Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin | Ferrari 3.0L Turbo V8 | M | 15 |
| 46 DNF | GT2 | 97 | Larbre Compétition | Jean-Luc Chéreau Jack Leconte Pierre Yver | Porsche 911 GT2 | M | 13 |
| 46 DNF | GT2 | 97 | Larbre Compétition | Jean-Luc Chéreau Jack Leconte Pierre Yver | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 13 |
| 47 DNF | GT2 | 72 | Legeay Sports | Benjamin Roy Patrick Legeay | Alpine A610 | ? | 11 |
| 47 DNF | GT2 | 72 | Legeay Sports | Benjamin Roy Patrick Legeay | Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 | ? | 11 |
| 48 DNF | GT2 | 83 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Thomas Erdos Gérard Bacle | Marcos LM600 | D | 9 |
| 48 DNF | GT2 | 83 | Marcos Racing International | Cor Euser Thomas Erdos Gérard Bacle | Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | D | 9 |
| DNS | GT1 | 43 | JCB Racing Raymond Touroul | Jean-Claude Basso Henri Pescarolo | Venturi 600 SLM | D | - |
| DNS | GT1 | 43 | JCB Racing Raymond Touroul | Jean-Claude Basso Henri Pescarolo | Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 | D | - |
| DNS | GT2 | 51 | Proton Competition | Peter Erl Gerold Ried | Porsche 911 GT2 | P | - |
| DNS | GT2 | 51 | Proton Competition | Peter Erl Gerold Ried | Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6 | P | - |
| DNS | GT2 | 68 | VBM | Jean-François Metz Patrick Bornhauser | VBM 4000 GTC | ? | - |
| DNS | GT2 | 68 | VBM | Jean-François Metz Patrick Bornhauser | Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6 | ? | - |

## Statistics

* Pole Position - #2 Gulf Racing - 1:53.915
* Fastest Lap - #27 Ennea Igol - 1:52.653