4 Hours of Paul Ricard 1994
BPR Global GT Series round 01, France, 6 March 1994
4 Hours of Paul Ricard 1994
Sunday 6 March 1994
BPR Global GT Series
The BPR Global GT Series, named after its founders last names) was created to replace the World Sportscar Championship that folded in 1992. Patrick Peter (organiser of among others Tour Auto, Le Mans Classic, etc.), Jürgen Barth (organiser of single make Porsche championship) and Stéphane Ratel (the organiser of a single make Venturi championship) joined forces and launched an 8 race season in 1994 that included visits to Japan and China.
Popular already in this first season, the obvious Porsche and Venturi entries were joined by a Ferrari F40 Competition conversion, Lotus Esprits and Callaway Corvettes.
By 1995 and 1996 the starting grids of the travelling championship featured genuine Ferrari F40 GTE cars, the famed McLaren F1 GTR, a racing Jaguar XJ220 and eventually the Porsche 911 GT1’s.
The BPR Global GT Series effectively continued from 1997 onwards as the FIA GT Championship.
Entries and Results
Entries
| No. | Class | Car | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Porsche F6 Twin-Turbo |
Edgar Dören
Michael Irmgratz
Freisinger Motorsport
|
| 55 | GT1 |
Venturi 500 LM
PRV V6 |
Pascal Vermesse
Rocky Agusta
Agusta Racing Team
|
| 56 | GT1 |
Venturi 500 LM
PRV V6 |
Michel Neugarten
Pascal Witmeur
Jacadi Racing
|
| 86 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo LM GT
Porsche F6 Twin-Turbo |
Bob Wollek
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Jesús Pareja
Larbre Compétition
|
| 26 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Lotus L4 4v DOHC Turbo |
Thorkild Thyrring
Andreas Fuchs
David Kennedy
Chamberlain Engineering
|
| 29 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Lotus L4 4v DOHC Turbo |
George Fouché
Stephen Watson
Hilton Cowie
Chamberlain Engineering
|
| 30 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner
Écurie Biennoise
|
| 31 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
Philippe Olczyk
Olivier Haberthur
Scuderia Chico d'Oro
|
| 34 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Porsche F6 |
Ian Khan
Ray Bellm
Bristow Motorsport
|
| 37 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Porsche F6 |
Bruno Briganti
Eric van de Vyver
Bruno Briganti
|
| 38 | GT3 |
Porsche 968 Turbo RS
chassis WP0ZZZ96ZPS896062 • Porsche F6 Turbo |
Erik Henriksen
Justin Bell
Erik Henriksen
|
| 39 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
Giuseppe Quargentan
Girolamo Capra
Seikel Motorsport
|
| 40 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
Franz Konrad
Örnulf Wirdheim
Konrad Motorsport
|
| 43 | GT3 | Porsche 944 Turbo Cup |
Flavien Marcais
Michel Renavand
Scuderia Pinguini
|
| 46 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Porsche F6 |
Jérôme Brarda
Thiérry Guiod
Eric Bernard
Crisal Compétition
|
| 47 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
Domnique Dupuy
Jack Leconte
Larbre Compétition
|
| 48 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Porsche F6 |
Raymond Touroul
Steeve Hiesse
Raymond Touroul
|
| 33 | GT4 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
Arnold Mattschull
Alexander Mattschull
Mühlbauer Motorsport
|
| 1 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Robert Peacock
Franz Hunkeler
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 2 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Jean-Louis Sirera
Eric De Doncker
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 3 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Patrick Bels
Cyril Delalagade
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 4 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Philippe Albera
Jean-Michel Miloé
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 6 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Eric Graham
Alain Darroux
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 7 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Edouard Chaufour
Norbert Fradin
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 9 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Alex de Lesseps
Philippe Charriol
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 10 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Matthieu Hamelle
Thomas Hamelle
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 13 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
David Grebler
Fernando Moller
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 16 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Patrick Camus
Pascal Witmeur
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 19 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Michel Puren
Frédéric Puren
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 23 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Billi Matti
Onofrio Russo
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 25 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Hervé Poulain
Olivier Grouillard
Michel Krine
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 32 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
François Birbeau
Christophe Bouchut
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 35 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Philippe D'Agostino
Roland Poynard
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 58 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Philippe Mazué
Jean-Marc Thévenot
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 64 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Michel Faraut
Gilbert Itzickson
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 65 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Antonio Puig
Javier Camp
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 67 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Raymond Lestrade
Patrick Ginella
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 70 | GT5 | Venturi 400 Trophy |
Laurent Lécuyer
Jean-Pierre Balmer
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 71 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
PRV V6 |
Ferdinand De Lesseps
David Sonnensher
Club Venturi Racing
|
| 73 | GT5 | Venturi 400 Trophy |
Guillermo Fierro-Eléta
Iniacia Oyarbide
Club Venturi Racing
|
qualify Results
| Position | No. | Class | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo LM GT
Bob Wollek • Jean-Pierre Jarier • Jesús Pareja • Larbre Compétition |
2m01.640s |
| 2 | 56 | GT1 |
Venturi 500 LM
Michel Neugarten • Pascal Witmeur • Jacadi Racing |
2m04.860s |
| 3 | 47 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Domnique Dupuy • Jack Leconte • Larbre Compétition |
2m05.650s |
| 4 | 44 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Edgar Dören • Michael Irmgratz • Freisinger Motorsport |
2m05.720s |
| 5 | 29 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
George Fouché • Stephen Watson • Hilton Cowie • Chamberlain Engineering |
2m06.030s |
| 6 | 30 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Enzo Calderari • Lilian Bryner • Écurie Biennoise |
2m06.160s |
| 7 | 26 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Thorkild Thyrring • Andreas Fuchs • David Kennedy • Chamberlain Engineering |
2m07.440s |
| 8 | 34 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Ian Khan • Ray Bellm • Bristow Motorsport |
2m07.730s |
| 9 | 40 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Franz Konrad • Örnulf Wirdheim • Konrad Motorsport |
2m07.740s |
| 10 | 31 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Philippe Olczyk • Olivier Haberthur • Scuderia Chico d'Oro |
2m07.980s |
| 11 | 55 | GT1 |
Venturi 500 LM
Pascal Vermesse • Rocky Agusta • Agusta Racing Team |
2m09.910s |
| 12 | 32 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
François Birbeau • Christophe Bouchut • Club Venturi Racing |
2m10.270s |
| 13 | 4 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Philippe Albera • Jean-Michel Miloé • Club Venturi Racing |
2m10.780s |
| 14 | 33 | GT4 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Arnold Mattschull • Alexander Mattschull • Mühlbauer Motorsport |
2m10.880s |
| 15 | 38 | GT3 |
Porsche 968 Turbo RS
Erik Henriksen • Justin Bell • Erik Henriksen |
2m11.370s |
| 16 | 25 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Hervé Poulain • Olivier Grouillard • Michel Krine • Club Venturi Racing |
2m11.490s |
| 17 | 23 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Billi Matti • Onofrio Russo • Club Venturi Racing |
2m11.850s |
| 18 | 2 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Jean-Louis Sirera • Eric De Doncker • Club Venturi Racing |
2m11.910s |
| 19 | 46 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Jérôme Brarda • Thiérry Guiod • Eric Bernard • Crisal Compétition |
2m12.050s |
| 20 | 35 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Philippe D'Agostino • Roland Poynard • Club Venturi Racing |
2m12.440s |
| 21 | 64 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Michel Faraut • Gilbert Itzickson • Club Venturi Racing |
2m12.500s |
| 22 | 71 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Ferdinand De Lesseps • David Sonnensher • Club Venturi Racing |
2m13.110s |
| 23 | 7 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Edouard Chaufour • Norbert Fradin • Club Venturi Racing |
2m13.270s |
| 24 | 6 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Eric Graham • Alain Darroux • Club Venturi Racing |
2m13.370s |
| 25 | 65 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Antonio Puig • Javier Camp • Club Venturi Racing |
2m13.380s |
| 26 | 1 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Robert Peacock • Franz Hunkeler • Club Venturi Racing |
2m13.480s |
| 27 | 10 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Matthieu Hamelle • Thomas Hamelle • Club Venturi Racing |
2m13.550s |
| 28 | 58 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Philippe Mazué • Jean-Marc Thévenot • Club Venturi Racing |
2m13.570s |
| 29 | 70 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Laurent Lécuyer • Jean-Pierre Balmer • Club Venturi Racing |
2m14.460s |
| 30 | 19 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Michel Puren • Frédéric Puren • Club Venturi Racing |
2m14.611s |
| 31 | 73 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Guillermo Fierro-Eléta • Iniacia Oyarbide • Club Venturi Racing |
2m15.180s |
| 32 | 16 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière • Patrick Camus • Pascal Witmeur • Club Venturi Racing |
2m15.400s |
| 33 | 43 | GT3 |
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
Flavien Marcais • Michel Renavand • Scuderia Pinguini |
2m15.540s |
| 34 | 3 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Patrick Bels • Cyril Delalagade • Club Venturi Racing |
2m15.740s |
| 35 | 13 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
David Grebler • Fernando Moller • Club Venturi Racing |
2m16.010s |
| 36 | 9 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Alex de Lesseps • Philippe Charriol • Club Venturi Racing |
2m16.490s |
| 37 | 39 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Giuseppe Quargentan • Girolamo Capra • Seikel Motorsport |
2m16.940s |
| 38 | 67 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Raymond Lestrade • Patrick Ginella • Club Venturi Racing |
2m19.110s |
| 39 | 48 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Raymond Touroul • Steeve Hiesse • Raymond Touroul |
2m20.880s |
| 40 | 37 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Bruno Briganti • Eric van de Vyver • Bruno Briganti |
2m44.760s |
race Results
| Position | No. | Class | Car | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 86 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo LM GT
Bob Wollek • Jean-Pierre Jarier • Jesús Pareja • Larbre Compétition |
4h01m33.140s | 114 laps |
| 2 | 44 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Edgar Dören • Michael Irmgratz • Freisinger Motorsport |
+ 2 laps | 112 laps |
| 3 | 47 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Domnique Dupuy • Jack Leconte • Larbre Compétition |
+ 3 laps | 111 laps |
| 4 | 40 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Franz Konrad • Örnulf Wirdheim • Konrad Motorsport |
+ 5 laps | 109 laps |
| 5 | 30 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Enzo Calderari • Lilian Bryner • Écurie Biennoise |
+ 5 laps | 109 laps |
| 6 | 56 | GT1 |
Venturi 500 LM
Michel Neugarten • Pascal Witmeur • Jacadi Racing |
+ 5 laps | 109 laps |
| 7 | 31 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Philippe Olczyk • Olivier Haberthur • Scuderia Chico d'Oro |
+ 5 laps | 109 laps |
| 8 | 29 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
George Fouché • Stephen Watson • Hilton Cowie • Chamberlain Engineering |
DNF | 107 laps |
| 9 | 33 | GT4 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Arnold Mattschull • Alexander Mattschull • Mühlbauer Motorsport |
+ 7 laps | 107 laps |
| 10 | 55 | GT1 |
Venturi 500 LM
Pascal Vermesse • Rocky Agusta • Agusta Racing Team |
+ 9 laps | 105 laps |
| 11 | 34 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Ian Khan • Ray Bellm • Bristow Motorsport |
+ 12 laps | 102 laps |
| 12 | 46 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Jérôme Brarda • Thiérry Guiod • Eric Bernard • Crisal Compétition |
+ 12 laps | 102 laps |
| 13 | 2 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Jean-Louis Sirera • Eric De Doncker • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 13 laps | 101 laps |
| 14 | 32 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
François Birbeau • Christophe Bouchut • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 13 laps | 101 laps |
| 15 | 64 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Michel Faraut • Gilbert Itzickson • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 13 laps | 101 laps |
| 16 | 25 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Hervé Poulain • Olivier Grouillard • Michel Krine • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 14 laps | 100 laps |
| 17 | 70 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Laurent Lécuyer • Jean-Pierre Balmer • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 15 laps | 99 laps |
| 18 | 23 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Billi Matti • Onofrio Russo • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 15 laps | 99 laps |
| 19 | 43 | GT3 |
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
Flavien Marcais • Michel Renavand • Scuderia Pinguini |
+ 15 laps | 99 laps |
| 20 | 10 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Matthieu Hamelle • Thomas Hamelle • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 15 laps | 99 laps |
| 21 | 65 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Antonio Puig • Javier Camp • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 16 laps | 98 laps |
| 22 | 4 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Philippe Albera • Jean-Michel Miloé • Club Venturi Racing |
DNF | 97 laps |
| 23 | 6 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Eric Graham • Alain Darroux • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 17 laps | 97 laps |
| 24 | 16 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière • Patrick Camus • Pascal Witmeur • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 17 laps | 97 laps |
| 25 | 1 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Robert Peacock • Franz Hunkeler • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 18 laps | 96 laps |
| 26 | 13 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
David Grebler • Fernando Moller • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 19 laps | 95 laps |
| 27 | 67 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Raymond Lestrade • Patrick Ginella • Club Venturi Racing |
+ 24 laps | 90 laps |
| 28 | 73 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Guillermo Fierro-Eléta • Iniacia Oyarbide • Club Venturi Racing |
DNF | 89 laps |
| 29 | 38 | GT3 |
Porsche 968 Turbo RS
Erik Henriksen • Justin Bell • Erik Henriksen |
DNF | 77 laps |
| 30 | 58 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Philippe Mazué • Jean-Marc Thévenot • Club Venturi Racing |
DNF | 63 laps |
| 31 | 35 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Philippe D'Agostino • Roland Poynard • Club Venturi Racing |
DNF | 59 laps |
| 32 | 48 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Raymond Touroul • Steeve Hiesse • Raymond Touroul |
DNF | 44 laps |
| 33 | 26 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Thorkild Thyrring • Andreas Fuchs • David Kennedy • Chamberlain Engineering |
DNF | 41 laps |
| 34 | 71 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Ferdinand De Lesseps • David Sonnensher • Club Venturi Racing |
DNF | 18 laps |
| 35 | 37 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Bruno Briganti • Eric van de Vyver • Bruno Briganti |
DNF | 16 laps |
| 36 | 19 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Michel Puren • Frédéric Puren • Club Venturi Racing |
DNF | 13 laps |
| 37 | 39 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Giuseppe Quargentan • Girolamo Capra • Seikel Motorsport |
DNF | 12 laps |
| 38 | 3 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Patrick Bels • Cyril Delalagade • Club Venturi Racing |
DNF | 8 laps |
| 39 | 7 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Edouard Chaufour • Norbert Fradin • Club Venturi Racing |
DNS | |
| 40 | 9 | GT5 |
Venturi 400 Trophy
Alex de Lesseps • Philippe Charriol • Club Venturi Racing |
DNS |