British Empire Trophy 1996
BPR Global GT Series round 04, United Kingdom, 11 - 12 May 1996
British Empire Trophy 1996
Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 003R • BMW S70 6.1L V12 | White-Red | McLaren F1 GTR 
John Nielsen
Dr. Thomas Bscher
West Competition |
| 2 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 012R • BMW S70 6.1L V12 | Dark Blue-Orange | McLaren F1 GTR
James Weaver
Ray Bellm
Gulf Racing | GTC |
| 3 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 006R • BMW S70 6.1L V12 | Yellow-Dark Green (Harrods) | McLaren F1 GTR
Andy Wallace
Olivier Grouillard
Harrods Mach One Racing |
| 4 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393104 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White (Red accents) | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Altfrid Heger
Ralf Kelleners
Roock Racing |
| 5 | GT1 | Venturi 600 LM Renault PRV 3.0L V6 Turbo | Yellow | Venturi 600 LM
Eric Graham
Michael Faraut
David Velay
Eric Graham |
| 6 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 015R • BMW 270 6.1L V12 | Dark Blue-Orange | McLaren F1 GTR
Lindsay Owen-Jones
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Gulf Racing | GTC |
| 8 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 005R • BMW S70 6.1L V12 | Pink-Black | McLaren F1 GTR
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Hans Hugenholtz
Vincent Vosse
BBA Compétition |
| 9 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 011R • BMW 270 6.1L V12 | Orange-Black | McLaren F1 GTR 
Jean-Denis Delétraz
Fabien Giroix
Didier Cottaz
Franck Muller Watches |
| 10 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR | McLaren F1 GTR
David Brabham
Peter Kox
McLaren | |
| 11 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White-Light Blue | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Bob Wollek
Franz Konrad
Konrad Motorsport |
| 12 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Patrick Vuillaume
Philippe De Craene
Chardon des Dunes | |
| 16 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Cetoni Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 Cetoni
Karl Augustin
Alfred Gramsel
Ernst Gschwender
Karl Augustin | |
| 21 | GT1 | Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo Lotus 3.5L V8 Turbo | Black | Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo
Mike Hezemans
Alex Portman
Lotus Racing Team |
| 22 | GT1 | Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo Lotus 3.5L V8 Turbo | Black | Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo
Jan Lammers
Perry McCarthy
Lotus Racing Team |
| 23 | GT1 | Jaguar XJ220 chassis 004 • Jaguar JV6 3.5L V6 Turbo | White (Light Green-Red-Blue accents) | Jaguar XJ220
Geoff Lister
Nick Adams
Chamberlain Engineering |
| 24 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 017R • BMW S70 6.1L V12 | White-Blue-Red (Fina livery) | McLaren F1 GTR
Steve Soper
Nelson Piquet
Bigazzi Team SRL |
| 25 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 016R • BMW S70 6.1L V12 | White-Blue-Red (Fina livery) | McLaren F1 GTR
Jacques Lafitte
Marc Duez
Bigazzi Team SRL |
| 27 | GT1 | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGJ34B000090001 • GTE #1, LHD | Dark Blue-Yellow | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE 
Anders Olofsson
Luciano della Noce
Ennea Igol SRL |
| 28 | GT1 | 1989 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGX34X000082404 • GTE #02, LHD | Dark Blue-Yellow | 1989 Ferrari F40 GTE
Jean-Marc Gounon
Eric Bernard
Paul Belmondo
Ennea Igol SRL |
| 29 | GT1 | 1996 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGJ34B000088779 • GTE #05, LHD | Red | 1996 Ferrari F40 GTE
Piero Nappi
Max Angelelli
Ennea SRL | Ferrari Club Italia |
| 40 | GT1 | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGJ34B000074045 • prototipo, LM #13, LHD | French Blue (PILOT livery, White wheels) | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE
Michel Ferté
Olivier Thévenin
Pilot Aldix Racing |
| 43 | GT1 | Venturi 600 LM Renault PRV 3.0L V6 Turbo | White (Red-Blue accents) | Venturi 600 LM
Jean-Claude Basso
Henri Pescarolo
JCB Racing |
| 49 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Richard Dean
Derek Bell
Freisinger Motorsport |
| 50 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White-Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2
Uwe Sick
Charles Margueron
Renato Mastropietro
Stadler Motorsport |
| 51 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Peter Ertl
Gerold Ried
Proton Competition | |
| 52 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS394071 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Bernhard Müller
Michael Trunk
Krauss Rennsporttechnik | |
| 53 | GT2 | 1995 Ferrari F355 GT chassis 99623 • LHD • Ferrari 3.5L V8 | Red-Yellow | 1995 Ferrari F355 GT
Christian Heinkelé
Tony Ring
Henri-Louis Maunoir
Yellow Racing Team |
| 55 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393067 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White (Red-Green accents) | Porsche 911 GT2
Lilian Bryner
Enzo Calderari
Stadler Motorsport |
| 56 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Red | Porsche 911 GT2
Bruno Eichmann
Gerd Ruch
Michel Neugarten
Roock Racing |
| 59 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Yellow-Black | Porsche 911 GT2
Raymond Touroul
Didier Ortion
Jean-Claude Lagniez
Raymond Touroul |
| 60 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Black | Porsche 911 GT2
Jürgen von Gartzen
Patrick Huisman
Oberbayern Motorsport |
| 64 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Dark Blue-White-Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2 
Paul Burdell
Soames Langton
Stanley Dickens
Lanzante Motorsport |
| 65 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Black | Porsche 911 GT2
François Lafon
Lucien Guitteny
Jean-Marc Smadja
Roock Racing |
| 66 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393100 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Red-White (Gold accent) | Porsche 911 GT2
Steve O'Rourke
Guy Holmes
Nick Mason
EMKA Racing |
| 69 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393076 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Yellow-Blue | Porsche 911 GT2
Peter Ertl
Gerold Ried
Proton Competition |
| 70 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393091 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White-Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2
Jean-François Véroux
Jean-Yves Moine
Stéphane Leloup
Jean-François Véroux |
| 73 | GT2 | Morgan Plus 8 GTR Rover 5.0L V8 | Blue | Morgan Plus 8 GTR
Charles Morgan
William Wykeham
Morgan Motor Company |
| 76 | GT2 | Callaway Corvette LM600 Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8 | White-Red | Callaway Corvette LM600
Rocky Agusta
Almo Coppelli
Agusta Racing Team |
| 77 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393086 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Black | Porsche 911 GT2
Manfred Jurasz
Giuseppe Quargentan
Hermann Bilz
Seikel Motorsport |
| 78 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White-Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2
Hermann Duller
Helmut König
Seikel Motorsport |
| 80 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Thierry van Dalen
Léo van Sande
M2 Team | Porsche Club Belgium | |
| 81 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Dark Blue-Red | Porsche 911 GT2
Eddy van der Pluym
Guy Grammet
M2 Team | Porsche Club Belgium |
| 83 | GT2 | Marcos LM600 chassis 9503 • Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | Yellow | Marcos LM600
Cor Euser
Thomas Erdos
Marcos Racing International |
| 85 | GT2 | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera Cup Porsche 3.8L F6 | White | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera Cup
Gianluigi Locatelli
Leonardo Maddalena
Gianluigi Locatelli |
| 87 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393082 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Yellow-Red | Porsche 911 GT2
Raffaele Sangiuolo
Hans-Jörg Hofer
Harald Becker
RWS Brun Motorsport |
| 88 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White-Light Green | Porsche 911 GT2
André Lara-Resende
Gualter Salles
Roberto Aranha
Konrad Motorsport |
| 89 | GT2 | Marcos LM 600 Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | Yellow (Dark Blue accents) | Marcos LM 600
Dave Warnock
Rob Schirle
Andy Purvis
Team Marcos |
| 90 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White-Yellow-Blue | Porsche 911 GT2
Angelo Zadra
Maurizio Monforte
Luca Drudi
Robert Sikkens Racing |
| 91 | GT2 | Gillet Vertigo Ford Cosworth YB 2.0L L4 Turbo | Yellow (Black accents) | Gillet Vertigo
Eric van de Vyver
Philippe Adams
V de V Racing Team |
| 92 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393075 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Red-White (Yellow accents) | Porsche 911 GT2
Stéphane Ortelli
Robert Nearn
Andy Pilgrim
Parr Motorsport |
| 93 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99XTS393108 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Hugh Price
John Robinson
Peter Owen
Parr Motorsport | |
| 94 | GT2 | TVR Cerbera GT TVR Speed Six 4.5L L6 | Purple | TVR Cerbera GT
Mark Hales
Phil Andrews
Dave Loudoun
TVR Engineering Ltd |
| 96 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393103 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White-Red | Porsche 911 GT2
Patrice Goueslard
André Ahrlé
Jean-Pierre Malcher
Larbre Compétition |
| 97 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Dark Blue (Yellow accents) | Porsche 911 GT2
John Greasley
John Morrison
G-Force Racing |
| 98 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | White | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Jérôme Brarda
Erik Henriksen
Thiérry Guiod
Jérôme Brarda |
| 99 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393085 • Porsche 3.6L F6 Turbo | Red (White accents) | Porsche 911 GT2
Philippe Charriol
Richard Balandras
ELF | Haberthur Racing |