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1996 1000 km of Suzuka
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January 2026
1996 1000 km Suzuka 1995 1997
The 1996 1000 km of Suzuka was the seventh round of the 1996 BPR Global GT Series season. It was run at the Suzuka Circuit on 25 August 1996.
Official results
thumb|Layout of the Suzuka Circuit
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 75% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Engine 1 GT1 2 GBR Gulf RacingGBR GTC Competition GBR James WeaverGBR Ray BellmFIN JJ Lehto McLaren F1 GTR Michelin171 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 2 GT1 27 ITA Ennea Igol SWE Anders OlofssonITA Luciano della Noce Ferrari F40 GTE Pirelli170 Ferrari F120B 3.5 L Turbo V8 3 GT1 3 GBR Harrods Mach One RacingFRA Olivier GrouillardGBR Andy Wallace McLaren F1 GTR Goodyear169 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 4 GT1 1 GBR West CompetitionGBR David Price Racing DNK John NielsenDEU Thomas Bscher McLaren F1 GTR Goodyear168 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 5 GT1 9 FRA Franck Muller Watch FRA Fabien GiroixCHE Jean-Denis DélétrazTHA Ratanakul Prutirat McLaren F1 GTR Michelin167 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 6 GT1 6 GBR Gulf RacingGBR GTC Competition FRA Pierre-Henri RaphanelAUS David BrabhamGBR Lindsay Owen-Jones McLaren F1 GTR Michelin167 BMW S70 6.1 L V12 7 GT1 28 ITA Ennea IgolFRA Jean-Marc GounonFRA Éric BernardFRA Paul Belmondo Ferrari F40 GTE Pirelli167 Ferrari F120B 3.5 L Turbo V8 8 GT2 56 DEU Roock Racing DEU Gerd RuchCHE Bruno EichmannDEU Ralf Kelleners Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin164 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 9 GT2 88 AUT Konrad MotorsportFRA Bob WollekAUT Franz Konrad Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin164 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 10 GT2 83 NED Marcos Racing International NED Cor EuserJPN Hisashi WadaJPN Naohiro Furuya Marcos LM600 Dunlop162 Chevrolet 6.0 L V8 11 GT1 32 FRA Viper Team OrecaMON Olivier BerettaFRA Philippe GacheFRA Eric Hélary Chrysler Viper GTS-R Michelin162 Chrysler 356-T6 8.0 L V10 12 GT2 55 SUI Stadler Motorsport SUI Lilian BrynerSUI Enzo CalderariDEU Ulli Richter Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli160 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 13 GT2 65 DEU Roock Racing JPN Tomiko YoshikawaFRA Guy MartinolleFRA Jean-Claude Lagniez Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin156 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 14 GT2 99 SUI Elf Haberthur Racing FRA Stéphane RatelFRA Michel LigonnetJPN Masahiro Kimoto Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli155 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 15 Nat. GT 31JPN Cobra Racing TeamJPN Katsunori IketaniJPN Katsuo KobayashiJPN Masamitsu IshiharaPorsche 911 RS?154Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 16 Nat. GT 910JPN 910 RacingJPN Seiichi SodeyamaJPN Kiyoshi MisakiJPN Kouzaburou TakahashiPorsche 993 Carrera?154Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 17 Nat. GT 12JPN Schloss MotorsportJPN Katsuhiko OkamotoJPN Katsuya Makita Porsche 993 Cup?154Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 18 GT2 51 DEU Proton Competition DEU Gerold RiedFRA Patrick VuillaumeFRA Christian Pellieux Porsche 911 GT2 Pirelli154 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 19GT2 77DEU Seikel MotorsportAUT Manfred JuraszITA Giuseppe QuargentanJPN Takashi SuzukiPorsche 911 GT2Pirelli153Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 20Nat. GT 41JPN Aiwa Racing ProjectJPN Akira IshikawaJPN Tetsuya TanakaJPN Hideaki HagiwaraPorsche 964 Carrera?153Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 21GT2 911JPN Keep The Dream Alive Racing TeamJPN Kenji KawagoeJPN Syunji KasuyaHKG 1959 Keith WongPorsche 911 GT2Dunlop152Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 22 GT2 96 FRA Larbre Compétition FRA Patrice GoueslardDEU André AhrléFRA Jean-Luc Chéreau Porsche 911 GT2 Michelin152 Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 23Nat. GT 10JPN Southeast MotorsportJPN Yukihiro HaneJPN Yoshifumi MatsunamiJPN Katsuji ShiomiPorsche 993 Carrera?151Porsche 3.6 L Flat-624GT129ITA Ennea/Ferrari Club ItaliaITA Max AngelelliJPN Tetsuya OtaFerrari F40 GTEPirelli151Ferrari F120B 3.5 L Turbo V8 25GT216JPN Prova MotorsportJPN Tetsuhumi TodaJPN Akio TomitaJPN Eiji YamadaPorsche 911 GT2Dunlop151Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 26 GT1 5 FRA Graham FRA Éric GrahamFRA Michel Faraut Venturi 600LM Dunlop150 Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 27 Nat. GT 70 JPN Ishibashi YoshimiJPN Yoshimi IshibashiJPN Kaoru HoshinoJPN Hiroyuki Nodi Porsche 911 RS ?148 Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 28 GT1 188 JPN Ken Wolf with JLOC CorsaJPN Takao WadaJPN Hideo FukuyamaITA Luigi Moccia Lamborghini Diablo Jota ?144 Lamborghini 5.5 L V12 29Nat. GT17JPN Kageisen Racing TeamJPN Toshihiko NogamiJPN Toshiaki KoshimizuJPN Tomoyuki HosonoMazda RX-7?140Mazda 13B 1.3 L 3-Rotor 30Nat. GT101JPN NSX Club Of JapanJPN Hajime OoshiroJPN Naohiro FuruyaJPN Shigekazu SaekiHonda NSX-R?137Honda C30A 3.0 L V6DNFGT274CHE Callaway SchweizCHE Kurt HuberCHE Hans HauserCHE Andrea ChiesaCallaway Corvette LM600Yokohama140Chevrolet 6.2 L V8DNFGT264GBR Lanzante MotorsportUSA Andy PilgrimDEU Claudia HürtgenFRA Michel LigonnetPorsche 911 GT2Michelin112Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6DNFGT149DEU Freisinger MotorsportDEU Wolfgang KaufmannBEL Thierry BoutsenPorsche 911 GT2 EvoGoodyear102Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6DNFGT148JPN Team BMB Mini JukeJPN Yasutaka HinoiJPN Yukio OkamotoPorsche 911 GT2 Evo?98Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6DNFGT2100JPN Team KunimitsuJPN Kunimitsu TakahashiJPN Keiichi TsuchiyaJPN Ryo MichigamiHonda NSXYokohama90Honda C30A 3.0 L V6DNFNat. GT33JPN Puma Racing TeamJPN Akihiko NakayaJPN Takahiko HaraMitsubishi GTO?89Mitsubishi 6G72 3.0 L V6DNFGT126GBR Lister StormGBR Tiff NeedellGBR Geoff LeesFRA Christophe BouchutLister Storm GTSMichelin82Jaguar 7.0 L V12DNFGT257DEU Freisinger MotorsportJPN Yukihiro HaneFRA Emmanuel CléricoPorsche 911 GT2 EvoGoodyear81Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6DNFGT140FRA Pilot RacingFRA Michel FertéFRA Olivier ThéveninFerrari F40 LMMichelin62Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8DNFGT230JPN Team NicosJPN Youji YamadaJPN Eiichi TajimaJPN Kazuo MogiPorsche 911 GT2Bridgestone45Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6DNFGT18FRA BBA CompétitionFRA Jean-Luc Maury-LaribièreBEL Jean-Paul LibertFRA Emmanuel CléricoMcLaren F1 GTRDunlop28BMW S70 6.1 L V12DNFGT111DEU Konrad MotorsportAUT Franz KonradGBR Robert NearnJPN Taki InouePorsche 911 GT2 EvoMichelin18Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6DNFGT2164JPN Nakajima HondaJPN Takuya KurosawaJPN Kouji SatouJPN Toranosuke TakagiHonda NSXBridgestone8Honda C30A 3.0 L V6DNFGT146JPN Team Menicon SARDFRA Alain FertéITA Mauro MartiniJPN Naoki NagasakaSARD MC8-R?6Toyota 1UZ-FE 4.0 L Turbo V8DNFGT121GBR Lotus Racing TeamGBR Alex PortmanNED Jan LammersNED Mike HezemansLotus Esprit GT1Michelin5Lotus Type-918 3.5 L Turbo V8Source:Suzuka 1000 Kilometres 1996 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars https://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Suzuka-1996-08-25.html 2025-02-19 www.racingsportscars.com1000 km Suzuka http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/bpr/bpr1996.html#7 2025-02-19 www.classicscars.com
Statistics
Pole Position - FIN JJ Lehto (#2 Gulf Racing/GTC Competition) - 2:02.502
Fastest Lap - FRA Jean-Marc Gounon (#28 Ennea Igol) - 2:03.684
References
External links
Race Results
Photo Archive
1996 BPR Global GT Series Anderstorp Brands Hatch
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