1996 BPR 4 Hours of Silverstone

The 1996 BPR 4 Hours of Silverstone was the fourth race of the 1996 BPR Global GT Series. It was run at the Silverstone Circuit on 12 May 1996. The race was also appointed the British Empire Trophy.[1]

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (1996)

Official results

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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
Engine
1 GT1 3   Harrods Mach One Racing
  David Price Racing
  Andy Wallace
  Olivier Grouillard
McLaren F1 GTR G 125
BMW S70 6.1L V12
2 GT1 22   Lotus Racing Team   Jan Lammers
  Perry McCarthy
Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo M 125
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
3 GT1 2   Gulf Racing
  GTC Motorsport
  James Weaver
  Ray Bellm
McLaren F1 GTR M 125
BMW S70 6.1L V12
4 GT1 24   Bigazzi Team SRL
  BMW Motorsport
  Steve Soper
  Nelson Piquet
McLaren F1 GTR M 125
BMW S70 6.1L V12
5 GT1 28   Ennea Igol   Jean-Marc Gounon
  Éric Bernard
  Paul Belmondo
Ferrari F40 GTE P 125
Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8
6 GT1 1   West Competition
  David Price Racing
  John Nielsen
  Thomas Bscher
McLaren F1 GTR G 124
BMW S70 6.1L V12
7 GT1 27   Ennea Igol   Anders Olofsson
  Luciano della Noce
Ferrari F40 GTE P 123
Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8
8 GT1 40   Pilot Pen Racing   Michel Ferté
  Olivier Thévenin
Ferrari F40 LM M 122
Ferrari 3.0L Turbo V8
9 GT1 11   Konrad Motorsport   Bob Wollek
  Franz Konrad
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo M 121
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
10 GT2 83   Marcos Racing International   Cor Euser
  Thomas Erdos
Marcos LM600 D 119
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
11 GT1 25   Bigazzi Team SRL
  BMW Motorsport
  Jacques Laffite
  Marc Duez
McLaren F1 GTR M 118
BMW S70 6.1L V12
12 GT2 60   Oberbayern Motorsport   Jürgen von Gartzen
  Patrick Huisman
Porsche 911 GT2 P 118
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
13 GT2 92   New Hardware Parr Motorsport   Stéphane Ortelli
  Robert Nearn
  Andy Pilgrim
Porsche 911 GT2 P 118
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
14 GT2 55   Stadler Motorsport   Lilian Bryner
  Enzo Calderari
Porsche 911 GT2 P 118
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
15 GT2 96   Larbre Compétition   Patrice Goueslard
  André Ahrlé
  Jean-Pierre Malcher
Porsche 911 GT2 P 117
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
16 GT1 8   BBA Compétition   Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
  Hans Hugenholtz
  Vincent Vosse
McLaren F1 GTR D 117
BMW S70 6.1L V12
17 GT2 64   Lanzante Motorsport   Paul Burdell
  Soames Langton
  Stanley Dickens
Porsche 911 GT2 M 116
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
18 GT2 52   Krauss Rennsporttechnik   Bernhard Müller
  Michael Trunk
Porsche 911 GT2 P 116
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
19 GT2 78   Seikel Motorsport   Hermann Duller
  Helmut König
Porsche 911 GT2 P 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
20 GT2 87   RWS Brun Motorsport   Raffaele Sangiuolo
  Hans-Jörg Hofer
  Harald Becker
Porsche 911 GT2 P 115
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
21 GT2 76   Agusta Racing Team   Rocky Agusta
  Almo Coppelli
Callaway Corvette LM-GT D 115
Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8
22 GT1 43   JCB Racing
  Raymond Touroul
  Jean-Claude Basso
  Henri Pescarolo
Venturi 600 LM D 114
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
23 GT2 90   Robert Sikkens Racing   Angelo Zadra
  Maurizio Monforte
  Luca Drudi
Porsche 911 GT2 G 114
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
24 GT2 50   Stadler Motorsport   Uwe Sick
  Charles Margueron
  Renato Mastropietro
Porsche 911 GT2 P 114
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
25 GT1 16   Karl Augustin   Karl Augustin
  Alfred Gramsel
  Ernest Gschwender
Porsche 911 GT2 Cetoni G 113
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
26 GT2 80   M2 Team
  Porsche Club Belgium
  Thierry van Dalen
  Leo van Sande
Porsche 911 GT2 P 113
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
27 GT2 66   EMKA Racing   Steve O'Rourke
  Guy Holmes
  Nick Mason
Porsche 911 GT2 D 111
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
28 GT2 99   Elf Haberthur Racing   Philippe Charriol
  Richard Balandras
Porsche 911 GT2 P 111
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
29 GT1 5   Eric Graham   Eric Graham
  Michel Faraut
  David Velay
Venturi 600 LM D 110
Renault PRV 3.0L Turbo V6
30 GT2 85   Gianluigi Locatelli   Gianluigi Locatelli
  Leonardo Maddalena
Porsche 993 Supercup ? 109
Porsche 3.8L Flat-6
31 GT2 53   Yellow Racing   Christian Heinkelé
  Tony Ring
  Henri-Louis Maunoir
Ferrari F355 GT M 108
Ferrari 3.5L V8
32 GT2 51   Proton Competition   Peter Erl
  Gerold Ried
Porsche 911 GT2 P 106
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
33 GT1 12   Chardon des Dunes   Patrick Vuillaume
  Philippe De Craene
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo ? 102
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
34 GT2 98   Jérôme Brarda   Jérôme Brarda
  Erik Henriksen
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 102
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
35 GT2 89   Team Marcos
  Cirtek Motorsport
  Dave Warnock
  Robert Schirle
  Andy Purvis
Marcos LM600 D 98
Chevrolet 6.0L V8
36 GT1 29   Ferrari Club Italia
  Ennea SRL
  Piero Nappi
  Max Angelelli
Ferrari F40 GTE P 95
Ferrari 3.5L Turbo V8
37 GT2 94   TVR Engineering Ltd   Mark Hales
  Phil Andrews
  Dave Loudoun
TVR Cerbera GT D 86
TVR Speed Six 4.5L I6
38
DNF
GT2 70   Jean-François Véroux   Jean-François Véroux
  Jean-Yves Moine
  Stéphane Leloup
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 109
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
39
DNF
GT2 81   M2 Team
  Porsche Club Belgium
  Eddy van der Pluym
  Guy Grammet
Porsche 911 GT2 P 108
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
40
DNF
GT2 88   Konrad Motorsport   André Lara Resende
  Gualter Salles
  Roberto Aranha
Porsche 911 GT2 M 108
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
41
DNF
GT1 4   Larbre Compétition   Jean-Pierre Jarier
  Altfrid Heger
  Ralf Kelleners
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo P 103
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
42
DNF
GT2 65   Roock Racing   François Lafon
  Lucien Guitteny
  Jean-Marc Smadja
Porsche 911 GT2 M 96
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
43
DNF
GT2 77   Seikel Motorsport   Manfred Jurasz
  Giuseppe Quargentan
  Hermann Bilz
Porsche 911 GT2 P 94
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
44
DNF
GT2 56   Roock Racing   Bruno Eichmann
  Gerd Ruch
  Michel Neugarten
Porsche 911 GT2 M 77
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
45
DNF
GT1 23   Chamberlain Engineering   Geoff Lister
  Nick Adams
Jaguar XJ220 G 72
Jaguar JV6 3.5L Turbo V6
46
DNF
GT1 6   Gulf Racing
  GTC Motorsport
  Lindsay Owen-Jones
  Pierre-Henri Raphanel
McLaren F1 GTR M 71
BMW S70 6.1L V12
47
DNF
GT1 49   Freisinger Motorsport   Wolfgang Kaufmann
  Richard Dean
  Derek Bell
Porsche 911 GT2 Evo G 61
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
48
DNF
GT2 97   G-Force Racing   John Greasley
  John Morrison
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 47
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
49
DNF
GT1 9   Franck Muller Watches
  Giroix Racing Team
  Jean-Denis Délétraz
  Fabien Giroix
  Didier Cottaz
McLaren F1 GTR M 45
BMW S70 6.1L V12
50
DNF
GT2 59   Raymond Touroul   Raymond Touroul
  Didier Ortion
  Jean-Claude Lagniez
Porsche 911 GT2 ? 37
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
51
DNF
GT2 93   New Hardware Parr Motorsport   Hugh Price
  John Robinson
  Peter Owen
Porsche 911 GT2 P 28
Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6
52
DNF
GT2 91   V de V Racing Team   Eric van de Vyver
  Philippe Adams
Gillet Vertigo M 15
Ford Cosworth YB 2.0L Turbo I4
53
DNF
GT1 21   Lotus Racing Team   Mike Hezemans
  Alex Portman
Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo M 15
Lotus 3.5L Turbo V8
54
DNF
GT2 73   Morgan Motor Company   Charles Morgan
  William Wykeham
Morgan Plus 8 GTR D 1
Rover V8 5.0L V8

Statistics

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  • Pole Position - #24 Bigazzi Team SRL - 1:47.044
  • Fastest Lap - #28 Ennea Igol - 1:49.780

References

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  1. ^ "Kodak British Empire Trophy Silverstone". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
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BPR Global GT Series
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1996 BPR 4 Hours of Jarama
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1996 BPR 4 Hours of Nürburgring