BPR Karcher 4 Hours of Zhuhai 1996
BPR Global GT Series round 11, China, 2 - 3 November 1996
BPR Karcher 4 Hours of Zhuhai 1996
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 November 1996
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.
References
Entries
No. | Class | Car | Colors | Entrants |
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1 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 003R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | White-Red (West) | McLaren F1 GTR |
2 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 012R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | McLaren F1 GTR | |
5 | GT1 | Venturi 600 LM PRV V6 | Venturi 600 LM | |
6 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 015R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | McLaren F1 GTR | |
9 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 011R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | Pink-Black | McLaren F1 GTR |
11 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche M64/83 F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | |
16 | GT1 | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera Cup Porsche F6 | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera Cup | |
27 | GT1 | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGJ34B000090001 • GTE #1, LHD | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE | |
28 | GT1 | 1989 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGX34X000082404 • GTE #02, LHD | Red | 1989 Ferrari F40 GTE |
35 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT1 chassis 002 • Porsche F6 4v DOHC 3.164cc | Porsche 911 GT1 | |
36 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT1 chassis 003 • Porsche F6 4v DOHC 3.164cc | White | Porsche 911 GT1 |
40 | GT1 | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGJ34B000074045 • prototipo, LM #13, LHD | French Blue (PILOT livery, White wheels) | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE DNS |
49 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche M64/83 F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo | |
50 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White-Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2 |
51 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
55 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393067 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc Twin-Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
56 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
57 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
65 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
83 | GT2 | Marcos LM600 chassis 9503 • Chevrolet V8 | Yellow | Marcos LM600 |
88 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White-Yellow-Blue | Porsche 911 GT2 |
89 | GT2 | Marcos LM 600 Chevrolet V8 | Marcos LM 600 | |
95 | GT2 | Dodge Viper RT/10 Dodge V10 8.000cc | Dodge Viper RT/10 | |
96 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393103 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White-Red | Porsche 911 GT2 |
99 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393085 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
106 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393104 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
108 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 | |
109 | GT2 | Porsche 911 (993) Porsche F6 | Yellow-Blue | Porsche 911 (993) |
112 | GT2 | Porsche 911 / 993 Carrera RS Porsche F6 | White-Red (Checkered accents) | Porsche 911 / 993 Carrera RS |
113 | GT2 | Ferrari F355 Ferrari F129B V8/90° 5v DOHC 3.496cc | Red-Yellow | Ferrari F355 |