The Pokka International Suzuka 1000km 1996
BPR Global GT Series round 07, Japan, 24 - 25 August 1996
The Pokka International Suzuka 1000km 1996
Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 August 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 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | McLaren F1 GTR 
John Nielsen
Dr. Thomas Bscher
West Competition | |
| 2 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 012R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | Blue-Orange (GULF) | McLaren F1 GTR 
J.J. Lehto
James Weaver
Ray Bellm
Gulf Racing | GTC |
| 3 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 006R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | Yellow-Dark Green (Harrods) | McLaren F1 GTR 
Olivier Grouillard
Andy Wallace
Harrods Mach One Racing |
| 5 | GT1 | Venturi 600 LM PRV V6/90° 2v SOHC 2.975cc | Venturi 600 LM
Eric Graham
Michel Faraut
Promo Racing Car | |
| 6 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 015R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | Blue-Orange (GULF) | McLaren F1 GTR
David Brabham
Lindsay Owen-Jones
Pierre-Henri Raphanel
Gulf Racing | GTC |
| 8 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 005R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | McLaren F1 GTR
Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière
Emmanuel Clérico
Jean-Paul Libert
BBA Compétition | |
| 9 | GT1 | McLaren F1 GTR chassis 011R • BMW 702 V12/60° 4v DOHC 6.064cc | McLaren F1 GTR 
Jean-Denis Delétraz
Fabien Giroix
Ratanakul Prutirat
Franck Muller Watches | |
| 10 | Nat.GT | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR 3.8 Porsche F6 3.800cc | White | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR 3.8
Yukihiro Hane
Yoshifumi Matsunami
Katsuji Shiomi
Southeast Motorsport |
| 11 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche M64/83 F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Robert Nearn
Takachiho Inoue
Franz Konrad
Konrad Motorsport | |
| 12 | Nat.GT | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera Cup Porsche F6 | Red | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera Cup
Katsuhiko Okamoto
Katsuya Makita
Schloss Motorsport |
| 16 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Tetsuhumi Toda
Akio Tomita
Eiji Yamada
Prova Motorsport | |
| 17 | Nat.GT | Mazda RX-7 Mazda Rotary | White | Mazda RX-7
Toshihiko Nogami
Toshiaki Koshimizu
Tomoyuki Hosono
Tomohiko Nogami
Kageisen Racing |
| 21 | GT1 | Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo Lotus 918 V8 3.506cc Twin-Turbo | Lotus Esprit V8 Turbo 
Jan Lammers
Alex Portman
Mike Hezemans
Lotus Racing Team | |
| 26 | GT1 | Lister Storm GTS chassis 053110 | White-Black | Lister Storm GTS
Christophe Bouchut
Geoff Lees
Tiff Needell
New Castle United Lister |
| 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
Massimiliano Angelelli
Tetsuya Ota
Ennea Igol SRL |
| 30 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Blue-White-Red | Porsche 911 GT2
Youji Yamada
Eiichi Tajima
Kazuo Mogi
Team Nicos |
| 31 | Nat.GT | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera RS Porsche F6 | Black (CALTEX) | Porsche 911 (993) Carrera RS
Katsunori Iketani
Katsuo Kobayashi
Cobra Racing Team |
| 32 | GT1 | Dodge Viper GTS-R Dodge V10/90° 2v OHV 7.986cc | White (Dark Blue stripes) | Dodge Viper GTS-R
Philippe Gache
Eric Hélary
Olivier Beretta
Viper Team Oreca |
| 33 | Nat.GT | Mitsubishi GTO Mitsubishi | Green metallic (PUMA) | Mitsubishi GTO
Akihiko Nakaya
Takahiko Hara
Puma Racing Team |
| 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 | Nat.GT | Porsche 964A Carrera RS Porsche F6 | Yellow-Blue | Porsche 964A Carrera RS
Akira Ishikawa
Tetsuya Tanaka
Hideaki Hagiwara
Aiwa Racing Project |
| 46 | GT1 | SARD MC8-R Toyota SARD V8 3.968cc Turbo | SARD MC8-R
Alain Ferté
Mauro Martini
Naoki Nagasaka
Team Menicon SARD | |
| 48 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche M64/83 F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Yasutaka Hinoi
Yukio Okamoto
Team BMB Mini Juke | |
| 49 | GT1 | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo Porsche M64/83 F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc | Porsche 911 GT2 Evo
Wolfgang Kaufmann
Thierry Boutsen
Freisinger Motorsport | |
| 51 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White-Dark Blue | Porsche 911 GT2
Patrick Vuillaume
Christian Pellieux
Gerold Ried
Proton Competition |
| 55 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393067 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC 3.600cc | Porsche 911 GT2
Lilian Bryner
Enzo Calderari
Ulrich Richter
Stadler Motorsport | |
| 56 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Bruno Eichmann
Ralf Kelleners
Gerd Ruch
Roock Racing | |
| 57 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Michel Quiniou
Richard Flammang
Freisinger Motorsport | |
| 64 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2 
Paul Burdell
Soames Langton
Yannick Dalmas
Lanzante Motorsport | |
| 65 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Tomiko Yoshikawa
Guy Martinolle
Jean-Claude Lagniez
Roock Racing | |
| 70 | Nat.GT | Porsche 911 RS Porsche F6 | Purple metallic | Porsche 911 RS
Yoshimi Ishibashi
Kaoru Hoshino
Hiroyuki Noji
Ishibashi Yoshimi |
| 74 | GT2 | Callaway Corvette Chevrolet V8/90° 2v OHV 6.200cc | Callaway Corvette
Kurt Huber
Hans Hauser
Andrea Chiesa
Callaway Competition | |
| 77 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393086 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Takashi Suzuki
Manfred Jurasz
Giuseppe Quargentan
Seikel Motorsport | |
| 83 | GT2 | Marcos LM600 chassis 9503 • Chevrolet V8 | Yellow | Marcos LM600
Cor Euser
Hisashi Wada
Naohiro Furuya
Marcos Racing International |
| 88 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Stéphane Ortelli
Bob Wollek
Franz Konrad
Konrad Motorsport | |
| 96 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393103 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | White-Red | Porsche 911 GT2
André Ahrlé
Patrice Goueslard
Jean-Luc Chéreau
Larbre Compétition |
| 99 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 chassis WP0ZZZ99ZTS393085 • Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Stéphane Ratel
Michel Ligonnet
Masahiro Kimoto
ELF | Haberthur Racing | |
| 100 | GT2 | Honda NSX Honda V6 | Honda NSX
Kunimitsu Takahashi
Keiichi Tsuchiya
Ryo Michigami
Team Kunimitsu | |
| 101 | Nat.GT | Honda NSX-R Honda V6 | Black-Red | Honda NSX-R
Hajime Ooshiro
Masayoshi Furuya
Shigekazu Saeki
NSX Club Of Japan |
| 164 | GT2 | Honda NSX Honda V6 | White | Honda NSX
Takuya Kurosawa
Kouji Satou
Toranouske Takagi
Nakajima Planning |
| 188 | GT1 | Lamborghini Diablo Jota Lamborghini V12 | White-Blue-Red (Valvoline) | Lamborghini Diablo Jota
Takao Wada
Hideo Fukuyama
Luigi Moccia
Ken Wolf With JLOC Corsa |
| 910 | Nat.GT | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR Porsche F6 | White-Dark Blue | Porsche 993 Carrera RSR
Seiichi Sodeyama
Kiyoshi Misaki
Kouzaburou Takahashi
910 Racing |
| 911 | GT2 | Porsche 911 GT2 Porsche F6 2v DOHC Turbo | Porsche 911 GT2
Kenji Kawagoe
Syunji Kasuya
Keith Wong
Keep The Dream Alive Racing Team |