4 Hours of Spa 1994
BPR Global GT Series round 06, Belgium, 22 July 1994
4 Hours of Spa 1994
Friday 22 July 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 |
---|---|---|---|
3 | GT1 |
1989 Ferrari F40 GT
chassis ZFFGJ34B000079922 • Ferrari GTE V8 3.0L Turbo |
|
9 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
|
11 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo
Porsche F6 Turbo |
|
12 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo S LM
Porsche F6 Turbo |
|
30 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
PRV V6 2.975cc Twin-Turbo |
|
39 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
PRV V6 2.975cc Twin-Turbo |
|
40 | GT1 |
1995 Ferrari F40 GTE
chassis ZFFGJ34B000090001 • GTE #1 • Ferrari F120B 3.5L 90º V8 Turbo |
|
41 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Porsche F6 Twin-Turbo |
|
44 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
PRV V6 2.975cc Twin-Turbo |
|
50 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Porsche F6 Twin-Turbo |
|
56 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
PRV V6 2.975cc Twin-Turbo |
|
65 | GT1 |
Venturi 400 GTR
PRV V6 |
|
71 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
PRV V6 2.975cc Twin-Turbo |
|
46 | GT2 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Porsche F6 |
|
1 | GT3 |
1994 Ferrari 348 GT Competizione LM
chassis 98997 • Ferrari F119 V8 4v DOHC 3.405cc |
|
2 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Lotus L4 4v DOHC Turbo |
|
4 | GT3 |
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
Porsche Turbo |
|
22 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
|
31 | GT3 |
Venturi 600 LM
PRV V6 2.975cc Twin-Turbo |
|
34 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Porsche F6 |
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42 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
|
51 | GT3 |
Callaway Corvette
chassis 001 • Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV 6.227cc |
|
52 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Turbo
Porsche F6 Turbo |
|
53 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
|
54 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
|
57 | GT3 |
1994 Ferrari 348 GT Competizione LM
chassis ZFFUA35B000097553 • Ferrari F119 V8 4v DOHC 3.405cc |
|
58 | GT3 |
Porsche 968 Turbo RS
chassis WP0ZZZ96ZNS820065 • Porsche L4 4v SOHC |
|
59 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
|
60 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7
Porsche F6 3.800cc |
|
68 | GT3 |
Venturi 400 GTR
PRV V6 |
|
21 | GT4 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Porsche F6 |
|
qualify Results
Position | No. | Class | Car | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 71 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Michel Ferté • Michel Neugarten • Team Pilot | Jacadi |
2m24.240s
174.060 KPH |
2 | 40 | GT1 |
1995 Ferrari F40 GTE
Anders Olofsson • Luciano della Noce • Strandell | Team Ennea |
2m25.550s |
3 | 56 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Olivier Grouillard • Christophe Bouchut • Agusta Racing Team |
2m28.840s |
4 | 41 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Franz Konrad • Antônio Hermann • Konrad Motorsport |
2m29.310s |
5 | 39 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Jacques Tropenat • Ferdinand De Lesseps • BBA Compétition |
2m29.710s |
6 | 51 | GT3 |
Callaway Corvette
Boris Said • Helmut Reis • Callaway Sport Inc. |
2m29.840s |
7 | 31 | GT3 |
Venturi 600 LM
Jean-Paul Libert • Hervé Regout • Agusta Racing Team |
2m30.400s |
8 | 12 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo S LM
Otto Altenbach • Friedrich Leinemann • Obermaier Racing GmbH |
2m31.760s |
9 | 11 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo
Jürgen Lässig • Jürgen von Gartzen • Obermaier Racing GmbH |
2m32.880s |
10 | 50 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Michael Irmgratz • Jean-Louis Ricci • Freisinger Motorsport |
2m33.060s |
11 | 2 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Andreas Fuchs • Klaas Zwart • Thorkild Thyrring • Chamberlain Engineering |
2m33.600s |
12 | 54 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Lilian Bryner • Enzo Calderari • Stadler Motorsport |
2m34.280s |
13 | 22 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Pietro Ferrero • Carlo Rossi • Pietro Ferrero |
2m34.820s |
14 | 1 | GT3 |
1994 Ferrari 348 GT Competizione LM
Fabio Mancini • Massimo Monti • Ferrari Club Italia |
2m35.420s |
15 | 58 | GT3 |
Porsche 968 Turbo RS
John Nielsen • Thomas Bscher • Seikel Motorsport |
2m35.890s |
16 | 34 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Ray Bellm • Harry Nuttall • Bristow Motorsport |
2m35.970s |
17 | 52 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Turbo
Guy Broissiat • Philippe Meunier • Jean-Pierre Jarier • Guy Broissiat |
2m36.430s |
18 | 57 | GT3 |
1994 Ferrari 348 GT Competizione LM
Alfonso de Orleans • Tomas Saldaña • Ferrari Club España |
2m38.350s |
19 | 53 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Olivier Haberthur • Richard Balandras • Christian Haberthur • Scuderia Chico d'Oro |
2m38.390s |
20 | 44 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
François Birbeau • Eric Graham • Laurent Lécuyer • Eric Graham |
2m39.090s |
21 | 42 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Peter Schem • Bernd Netzeband • Konrad Motorsport |
2m40.200s |
22 | 59 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Peter Zbinden • Uwe Sick • Scuderia Chico d'Oro |
2m40.350s |
23 | 30 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière • Bernhard Chauvin • Hervé Poulain • BBA Compétition |
2m40.750s |
24 | 3 | GT1 |
1989 Ferrari F40 GT
Santiago Puig • Fernando Moller • Agusta Racing Team |
2m41.000s |
25 | 21 | GT4 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Eric Bachelart • Grégorie de Mévius • Ardennes |
2m43.000s |
26 | 68 | GT3 |
Venturi 400 GTR
Rocky Agusta • Michel Faraut • James Sheehan • Agusta Racing Team |
2m45.210s |
27 | 9 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Harald Weiland • Mathias Weiland • Weiland |
2m45.360s |
28 | 4 | GT3 |
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
Flavien Marcais • Michel Renavand • Laurent Bleivas • Scuderia Pinquini |
2m46.350s |
29 | 65 | GT1 |
Venturi 400 GTR
Javier Camp • Antonio Puig • Philippe Olczyk • Agusta Racing Team |
2m46.500s |
30 | 60 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7
Girolama Capra • Giuseppe Quargentan • Philippe Auvray • Seikel Motorsport |
2m49.230s |
31 | 46 | GT2 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Dominique Lacaud • Patrick Boidron • Patrick van Heurck • Crisal Compétition |
2m52.230s |
race Results
Position | No. | Class | Car | Time | Laps | Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 71 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Michel Ferté • Michel Neugarten • Team Pilot | Jacadi |
4h01m02.450s
152.765 KPH |
88 laps | 613.712 kms |
2 | 40 | GT1 |
1995 Ferrari F40 GTE
Anders Olofsson • Luciano della Noce • Strandell | Team Ennea |
4h01m15.020s | 88 laps | |
3 | 51 | GT3 |
Callaway Corvette
Boris Said • Helmut Reis • Callaway Sport Inc. |
+ 1 lap | 87 laps | |
4 | 39 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Jacques Tropenat • Ferdinand De Lesseps • BBA Compétition |
+ 2 laps | 86 laps | |
5 | 1 | GT3 |
1994 Ferrari 348 GT Competizione LM
Fabio Mancini • Massimo Monti • Ferrari Club Italia |
+ 2 laps | 86 laps | |
6 | 34 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Ray Bellm • Harry Nuttall • Bristow Motorsport |
+ 2 laps | 86 laps | |
7 | 54 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Lilian Bryner • Enzo Calderari • Stadler Motorsport |
+ 3 laps | 85 laps | |
8 | 22 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Pietro Ferrero • Carlo Rossi • Pietro Ferrero |
+ 3 laps | 85 laps | |
9 | 57 | GT3 |
1994 Ferrari 348 GT Competizione LM
Alfonso de Orleans • Tomas Saldaña • Ferrari Club España |
+ 5 laps | 83 laps | |
10 | 2 | GT3 |
Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Andreas Fuchs • Klaas Zwart • Thorkild Thyrring • Chamberlain Engineering |
+ 6 laps | 82 laps | |
11 | 42 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Peter Schem • Bernd Netzeband • Konrad Motorsport |
+ 7 laps | 81 laps | |
12 | 21 | GT4 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Eric Bachelart • Grégorie de Mévius • Ardennes |
+ 7 laps | 81 laps | |
13 | 52 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Turbo
Guy Broissiat • Philippe Meunier • Jean-Pierre Jarier • Guy Broissiat |
+ 7 laps | 81 laps | |
14 | 44 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
François Birbeau • Eric Graham • Laurent Lécuyer • Eric Graham |
+ 8 laps | 80 laps | |
15 | 53 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Olivier Haberthur • Richard Balandras • Christian Haberthur • Scuderia Chico d'Oro |
+ 9 laps | 79 laps | |
16 | 60 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera 2.7
Girolama Capra • Giuseppe Quargentan • Philippe Auvray • Seikel Motorsport |
+ 10 laps | 78 laps | |
17 | 68 | GT3 |
Venturi 400 GTR
Rocky Agusta • Michel Faraut • James Sheehan • Agusta Racing Team |
+ 11 laps | 77 laps | |
18 | 46 | GT2 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup
Dominique Lacaud • Patrick Boidron • Patrick van Heurck • Crisal Compétition |
+ 14 laps | 74 laps | |
19 | 41 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Franz Konrad • Antônio Hermann • Konrad Motorsport |
DNF | 73 laps | Gearbox |
20 | 50 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Michael Irmgratz • Jean-Louis Ricci • Freisinger Motorsport |
+ 15 laps | 73 laps | |
21 | 59 | GT3 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Peter Zbinden • Uwe Sick • Scuderia Chico d'Oro |
DNF | 72 laps | Accident |
22 | 4 | GT3 |
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup
Flavien Marcais • Michel Renavand • Laurent Bleivas • Scuderia Pinquini |
+ 15 laps | 70 laps | |
23 | 30 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière • Bernhard Chauvin • Hervé Poulain • BBA Compétition |
+ 19 laps | 66 laps | |
24 | 56 | GT1 |
Venturi 600 LM
Olivier Grouillard • Christophe Bouchut • Agusta Racing Team |
DNF | 55 laps | |
25 | 11 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo
Jürgen Lässig • Jürgen von Gartzen • Obermaier Racing GmbH |
DNF | 44 laps | Fan belt |
26 | 58 | GT3 |
Porsche 968 Turbo RS
John Nielsen • Thomas Bscher • Seikel Motorsport |
DNF | 40 laps | Accident |
27 | 3 | GT1 |
1989 Ferrari F40 GT
Santiago Puig • Fernando Moller • Agusta Racing Team |
DNF | 29 laps | |
28 | 65 | GT1 |
Venturi 400 GTR
Javier Camp • Antonio Puig • Philippe Olczyk • Agusta Racing Team |
DNF | 24 laps | |
29 | 9 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR 3.8
Harald Weiland • Mathias Weiland • Weiland |
DNF | 19 laps | Gearbox |
30 | 12 | GT1 |
Porsche 911 Turbo S LM
Otto Altenbach • Friedrich Leinemann • Obermaier Racing GmbH |
DNF | 18 laps | Gearbox |
31 | 31 | GT3 |
Venturi 600 LM
Jean-Paul Libert • Hervé Regout • Agusta Racing Team |
DNF | 16 laps |