1996 French Supertouring Championship

The 1996 French Supertouring Championship was won by Eric Cayrolle driving a BMW 318iS of Eric Cayrolle Team.

Teams and drivers

Team Car No. Drivers Round Class
Team Snobeck Opel Vectra 3 Gérard Dillman 1–2 I
Eric Cayrolle BMW 318i 4 Eric Cayrolle 2–8 I
Pérus Racing Opel Vectra 8 Maurice Pérus All I
Alexandre Pouchelon Peugeot 405 9 Alexandre Pouchelon 1–2, 5–7 I
Bruno Hernandez Bruno Hernandez 4 I
Gilles Chatelain Gilles Chatelain 8 I
Basso Racing BMW 318iS 10 Jean-Claude Basso 1, 4 I
Ecurie Bruxelloise BMW 318iS 11 Robert Dierick 2 *
Equipe Oreca BMW 318iS 12 Patrick Herbert 1–2, 4–8 I
Equipe Bandura Peugeot 405 16 Daniel Bandura 1–2, 4–8 I
Michel Bandura 1–2, 4–8 I
Jean Christian Buisson Citroën ZX 19 Yvan Lebon 5–6 I
Dominique Bellugeon 6 I
Ecurie Bruxelloise Volkswagen Golf Gti 33 Bernard Winderickx 2 *
Bruno Hernandez BMW M3 6 Bruno Hernandez 5–8 C
Peugeot 306 7 1–3 C
Gilles Chatelain Gilles Chatelain 4 C
Roger Plichet Renault Laguna 14 Roger Plichet 3–5, 8 C
Alain Delaporte BMW M3 15 Alain Delaporte 3–8 C
Franck Matifas Alfa Romeo 145 17 Franck Matifas 1 C
Etienne Casubolo BMW M3 Etienne Casubolo 3–4, 6–8 C
Denis Rousseau Alfa Romeo 145 18 Denis Rousseau 1 C
Jean-Pierre Lacoste Mercedes 190E Jean-Pierre Lacoste 3, 6–8 C
Serge Vendramini Alfa Romeo 145 19 Serge Vendramini 1 C
Franck Guibbert Alfa Romeo 145 20 Franck Guibbert 1 C
Thierry Guyard Volkswagen Scirocco 21 Thierry Guyard 2 C
Maurice Roger Alfa Romeo 145 27 Maurice Roger 1 C
Icon Class
* Not eligible to score championship points
I Independent Drivers
C Criterium Class

Race calendar and results

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Winning driver Winning team Winning car
1 R1 Circuit de Nogaro 8 April Gérard Dillman Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
R2 Gérard Dillman Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
2 R1 Circuit de Lédenon 21 April Gérard Dillman Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
R2 Gérard Dillman Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra
3 R1 Grand Prix de Pau 26 May Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
4 R1 Dijon-Prenois 9 June Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
5 R1 Circuit du Val de Vienne 23 June Patrick Herbert Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
6 R1 Charade Circuit 7 July Maurice Pérus Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
7 R1 Circuit d'Albi 1 September Eric Cayrolle Maurice Pérus Pérus Racing Opel Vectra
R2 Maurice Pérus Maurice Pérus Pérus Racing Opel Vectra
8 R1 Autodrome de Linas-Monthléry 29 September Patrick Herbert Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
R2 Patrick Herbert Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS

Championship standings

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th 
10 8 6 5 4 6 2 1

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver Car NOG
LED
PAU
DIJ
VAL
CHA
ALB
LIN
Pts
1 Eric Cayrolle BMW 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 116
2 Maurice Pérus Opel 2 2 3 DNS 2 6 DNS 3 2 Ret DNS 1 1 3 3 79
3 Patrick Herbert BMW 3 3 DNS 2 2 2 2 5 Ret DNS 5 4 2 2 73
4 Gérard Dillman Opel 1 1 1 1 40
5 Michel Bandura Peugeot 4 4 4 4 2 5 4 37
6 Alexandre Pouchelon Peugeot DNS 4 5 6 4 2 2 33
7 Daniel Bandura Peugeot 4 DNS 4 4 2 4 4 33
8 Yvan Lebon Citroen 5 3 3 16
9 Jean Claude Basso BMW 3 2 6 3 Ret Ret 4 7 16
10 Bruno Hernandez Peugeot 3 3 12
11 Gilles Chatelain Peugeot 5 5 8
12 Dominique Bellugeon Citroen 3 6

Criterium' Trophy

Pos Driver Points
1 Bruno Hernandez 57
2 Etienne Casubolo 50
3 Alain Delaporte 39
4 Jean-Pierre Lacoste 23
5 Roger Plichet 22
6 Gilles Chatelain 18
7 Jean-Christian Buisson 15
8 Thierry Guyard 14

References

Sources

  • Touring Car World 96/97 — The official book of Touring car
  • "1996 Championnat de France de Supertourisme". Super Touring Register. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  • Championship points standings for the Championnat de France Supertourism 1996. "Championnat de France Supertourism 1996 standings". Driver Database. Retrieved April 2, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)