Empire Trophy 1995
BPR Global GT Series round 10, United Kingdom, 17 September 1995
Empire Trophy 1995
Sunday 17 September 1995
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 002R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | Dark Blue metallic (Silver stripe, Orange accents) | McLaren F1 GTR 
Maurizio Sandro Sala
Ray Bellm
Gulf Racing | GTC |
| 2 | GT3 | Callaway Corvette Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV 6.200cc | Callaway Corvette 
Carl Rosenblad
Almo Coppelli
Agusta Racing Team | |
| 4 | GT3 | Callaway Corvette Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV 6.200cc | Red-Silver | Callaway Corvette
Eugène O'Brien
Seppi Wendlinger
Jeffrey Pattinson
Agusta Racing Team |
| 6 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC | White-Dark Blue | Porsche 911 GT2
Wido Rössler
Paul Burdell
Soames Langton
Lanzante Motorsport |
| 8 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 003R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | White-Red | McLaren F1 GTR 
John Nielsen
Dr. Thomas Bscher
West Competition |
| 9 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 006R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | Yellow-Dark Green (Harrods) | McLaren F1 GTR
Andy Wallace
Olivier Grouillard
Mach One Racing |
| 10 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Blue-Red-Orange-White | Porsche 911 GT2 
Tomas Saldaña
Prince Alfonso de Orleans Bourbon
Repsol Kremer Racing |
| 11 | GT3 | 1995 Ferrari F355 GT chassis 99623 • LHD • Ferrari F129B V8/90° 5v DOHC 3.496cc | 1995 Ferrari F355 GT
Christian Heinkelé
François O'Born
Yellow Racing Team | |
| 16 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 008R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | McLaren F1 GTR
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Lindsay Owen-Jones
Gulf Racing | GTC | |
| 20 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Twin-Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
André Ahrlé
Bob Wollek
Konrad Motorsport | |
| 21 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo 
Franz Konrad
Toni Seiler
André Lara-Resende
Konrad Motorsport |
| 23 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White-Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2
Peter Zbinden
Uwe Sick
ELF | Haberthur Racing |
| 30 | GT1 | Porsche 911 LM GT Porsche F6 Twin-Turbo | Yellow | Porsche 911 LM GT
Örnulf Wirdheim
Koit Veertee
Obermaier Racing GmbH |
| 31 | GT4 | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo Porsche F6 | Green | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Turbo
Hermann Bilz
Manfred Jurasz
Jonathan Baker
Seikel Motorsport |
| 33 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Charles Margueron
Giuseppe Quargentan
Raffaele Sangiuolo
Seikel Motorsport | |
| 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 |
| 41 | GT1 | 1989 Ferrari F40 CSAI-GT chassis ZFFGJ34B000079922 • LHD | 1989 Ferrari F40 CSAI-GT
Paul Belmondo
Santiago Puig
Fernando Moller
Pilot Aldix Racing | |
| 45 | GT3 | Lotus Esprit Sport 300 Lotus L4 4v DOHC Turbo | Yellow (Red rims) | Lotus Esprit Sport 300
Alex Portman
Alessandro Zanardi
Lotus GT Team |
| 46 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Dark Blue (Yellow accents) | Porsche 911 GT2
John Morrison
John Greasley
G-Force Racing |
| 53 | GT3 | Marcos LM600 Chevrolet V8 | Dark Blue-Silver | Marcos LM600
Thomas Erdos
Chris Hodgetts
Marcos Racing |
| 55 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393067 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc Twin-Turbo | Black-Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2
Lilian Bryner
Enzo Calderari
Stadler Motorsport |
| 59 | GT4 | Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup Porsche F6 | White | Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Cup 
Philippe de Craene
Didier Delente
Didier de Puysseleyr
Bernt Racing |
| 60 | GT1 | 1989 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGX34X000082404 • GTE #02, LHD | Red-Green | 1989 Ferrari F40 GTE
Anders Olofsson
Luciano della Noce
Ferrari Club Italia |
| 61 | GT1 | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE chassis ZFFGJ34B000090001 • GTE #1, LHD | Red-Green | 1995 Ferrari F40 GTE
Fabio Mancini
Massimo Monti
Gary Ayles
Ferrari Club Italia |
| 63 | GT2 | Morgan Plus 8 GTR Rover | Blue | Morgan Plus 8 GTR
Charles Morgan
William Wykeham
Morgan Motor Company |
| 64 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393091 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White | Porsche 911 GT2
Jean-Yves Moine
Stéphane Leloup
Jean-François Véroux
Apogée Competition |
| 76 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393100 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White-Yellow-Green-Blue-Red | Porsche 911 GT2
Steve O'Rourke
Guy Holmes
EMKA Racing |
| 78 | GT3 | TVR Cerbera TVR L6 4.500cc | Silver-Brown | TVR Cerbera
Mark Hales
John Kent
Nick Whale
TVR Engineering Ltd. |
| 79 | GT4 | Porsche 911 Carrera Cup Porsche F6 | White | Porsche 911 Carrera Cup
Gerold Ried
Christian Pellieux
Patrick Vuillaume
Bernt Racing |
| 80 | GT1 | Jaguar XJ220 Jaguar JV6 3.498cc Turbo | Black | Jaguar XJ220
Peter Hardman
Nick Adams
Chamberlain Engineering |
| 82 | GT3 | Marcos LM600 Chevrolet V8 | Yellow | Marcos LM600 
Cor Euser
Robert Schirle
Marcos Racing International |
| 83 | GT3 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Yellow | Porsche 911 GT2
Hans Hugenholtz
Gérard MacQuillan
Jonathan Baker
Simpson Engineering |