1996 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge

August 2023 1996 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge 1995 1997 The 1996 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season was the seventh running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. It was the final season before a thirteen-year-long rivalry in touring car between BMW, Mazda, and Acura. This was ended in 2010 with the adoption of a new touring car class, moving the older touring cars to a new "GTS" group. It was also the final combined class year until 2010. This was also the final season with more than two classes until 2010. It was the first season with more than three classes since 1992. Eagle got its final wins after being a major competitor in the series since the beginning. The brand was discontinued only a few years later. Also getting its final wins was the Oldsmobile brand, having also been competitive for several years. A notable entry was the Mosler Intruder, a supercar which was never seen again after 1996. All but the final two races had S1, S2, T1, and T2 groups (S for sport and T for touring). For the races at Reno and Sears Point, a "GTA" group was added. Results Round Circuit Winning driver (S1) Winning Driver (S2) Winning Driver (T1) Winning Driver (T2) Winning Driver (GTA) Winning Vehicle (S1) Winning Vehicle (S2) Winning Vehicle (T1) Winning Vehicle (T2) Winning Vehicle (GTA)1St. PetersburgDid not participate ItalyAlmo Coppelli Did not participate USAlain Chebeir Did not participateDid not participate Callaway Corvette Did not participate BMW 325is Did not participate2PhoenixDid not participate USWilly Lewis Did not participate USCharlie Downes Did not participateDid not participate Eagle Talon Did not participate BMW M3 Did not participate3MosportDid not participate USKermit Upton III ItalyAldo Coppelli USCharlie Downes Did not participateDid not participate BMW M3 Callaway Corvette BMW M3 Did not participate4Lime RockDid not participate US Boris Said III ItalyAldo Coppelli US Paul Booher Did not participateDid not participate Callaway Corvette Ford Mustang Saturn SC Did not participate5MinneapolisDid not participate USGreg Theiss USShane Lewis USChuck Hemmingson Did not participateDid not participate Eagle Talon Mosler Intruder Oldsmobile Achieva Did not participate6TexasDid not participate USGreg Theiss Did not participate USMichael Galati Did not participateDid not participate Eagle Talon Did not participate Honda Prelude Did not participate7Tros-RivieresDid not participate USLou Gigliotti USShane Lewis Did not participate Did not participateDid not participate Saleen Mustang Mosler Intruder Did not participate Did not participate8Watkins GlenUSMartin Snow USLou Gigliotti USSteve Saleen USPeter Schwartzott Did not participatePorsche 911 GT2 Saleen Mustang Saleen Mustang Honda Prelude Did not participate9RenoUKAndy Pilgrim USPeter Cunningham USRob Rizzo USMichael Galati USVic RicePorsche 911 GT2 Acura NSX Saleen Mustang Honda Prelude Pontiac Grand Prix10Sears PointUSMelanie Snow USPeter Cunningham USShane Lewis USPaul Booher USVic RiceMosler Intruder Acura NSX Mosler Intruder Saturn SC Pontiac Grand Prix 1996 SCCA World Challenge results http://scca.cdn.racersites.com/prod/Documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/1996-SCCA-WorldChallenge.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130524224759/http://scca.cdn.racersites.com/prod/Documents/Pro%20Racing/Archives/1996-SCCA-WorldChallenge.pdf 2013-05-24 2015-02-23 References Category:GT World Challenge America SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge