1994 BPR Global GT Series

The 1994 BPR International GT Endurance Series was the inaugural season of BPR Global GT Series. It was a series for Grand Touring style cars broken into four classes based on power and manufacturer involvement, using the names GT1 through GT4. It began on 6 March 1994 and ended 13 November 1994 after 8 races, although no championships were held over the course of the season, each race was an independent event.

Schedule

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Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 4 Hours of Paul Ricard   Circuit Paul Ricard 6 March
2 Gran Premio Repsol GT Resistencia   Circuito Permanente Del Jarama 10 April
3 4 Hours of Dijon   Dijon-Prenois 1 May
4 1000 km De Paris   Autodrome de Montlhéry 29 May
5 Campionato Italiano Supercar GT   Autodromo Vallelunga 10 July
6 4 Hours of Spa   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 22 July
7 POKKA Suzuka 1000   Suzuka Circuit 28 August
8 Mobil Lakewood International Race '94   Zhuhai Street Circuit 13 November

Entries

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Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Seikel Motorsport Porsche 968 Turbo RS Porsche 3.0 L Turbo I4 1   John Nielsen 3
  Thomas Bscher 3
  Weiland Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 9   Harald Weiland 6
  Mathias Weiland 6
  Obermaier Racing Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Y 11   Jürgen Lässig 6
  Jürgen von Gartzen 6
12   Otto Altenbach 4, 6
  Friedrich Leinemann 4, 6
  Hunter Racing Team Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 11   Takao Wada 7
  Hiroaki Sano 7
  West Corvette Racing Team Chevrolet Corvette Protofab Chevrolet 6.5 L V8 G 18   Kaoru Hoshino 7
  Hideo Fukuyama 7
  Strandell Ferrari F40 GTE Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8 P 40   Anders Olofsson 2–7
  Luciano Della Noce 2–7
  Tomiko Yoshikawa 7
  Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 P 42
41
  Franz Konrad 2–8
  Bernd Netzeband 2
  Cor Euser 3, 7
  Alex de Lesseps 4
  Helmuth Steinbrecher 4
  Robert Peacock 4
  Frank Schmickler 5
  Antônio Hermann 6–7
  Tiff Needell 8
  JCB Racing Venturi 600 LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 D 43   Jean-Claude Basso 4–5, 7–8
  Henri Pescarolo 4
  Almo Coppelli 5
  Stéphane Ratel 7
  Eric de Doncker 7
  François Migault 8
  Freisinger Motorsport Porsche 911 Bi-Turbo
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6
Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
G 44
45
  Michael Irmgratz 1–4
  Edgar Dören 1–2
  Luigino Pagotto 2, 5
  Wolfgang Kaufmann 3–4
  Jean-Louis Ricci 4
  Gualtiero Giribaldi 5
50   Michael Irmgatz 5–6
  Wolfgang Kaufmann 5, 7–8
  Jean-Louis Ricci 6
  Michel Ligonnet 7
  Syunji Kasuya 8
  Promo Racing Venturi 600 LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 44   Éric Graham 5–8
  François Birbeau 5–8
  Laurent Lécuyer 5–7
  Les Lindley Ford Mustang GTO Ford V8 G 48   Les Lindley 7
  Ken Bupp 7
  Bill Auberlen 7
  Crisal Compétition Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 52   Michel Cottot 7
  Thiérry Guiod 7
  Jérôme Brarda 7
  Agusta Racing Team Ferrari F40 GT Ferrari F120B 3.0 L Turbo V8 3   Fernando Moller 5–6
  Antonio Puig 5
  Santiago Puig 6
Venturi 500 LM
Venturi 600 LM
Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 D 55
31
  Pascal Vermesse 1–2
  Rocky Agusta 1, 4
  James Sheehan 2
  Luigi Taverna 2
  Jean-Claude Basso 3
  Claude Meigemont 3
  Almo Coppelli 4
  Philippe Olczyk 4
  Jean-Paul Libert 6
  Hervé Regout 6
  Olivier Grouillard 7–8
  Christophe Bouchut 7–8
56   Philippe Olczyk 3
  Almo Coppelli 3
  Olivier Grouillard 4–6
  Christophe Bouchut 4–6
Venturi 400 GTR Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 65   Javier Camp 6
  Antonio Puig 6
  Philippe Olczyk 6
  Pilot Jacadi Racing Venturi 600 LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 D
M
56
71
  Michel Neugarten 1–6
  Pascal Witmeur 1
  Michel Ferté 2–7
  Éric Hélary 7
  Ratel Venturi 600 LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 56   Michel Trollé 2
  Pascal Witmeur 2
  BBA Compétition Venturi 600 LM Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 M 57
39
  Ferdinand de Lesseps 2–8
  Jacques Tropenat 2–8
  Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière 4
92
30
  Jean-Luc Maury-Laribière 3, 6–8
  Patrick Camus 3
  Hervé Poulain 6–8
  Bernard Chauvin 6
  Jun Harada 7
  Team Arnature Mazda RX-7 GTO Mazda 13J 3.9 L 4-Rotor D 74   Yojiro Terada 7
  Kaoru Iida 7
  Franck Fréon 7
  Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 Turbo S LM-GT Porsche 3.6 L Turbo Flat-6 D
M
86   Jean-Pierre Jarier 1–2, 7–8
  Jesús Pareja 1–2, 7
  Bob Wollek 1, 7–8
  Dominique Dupuy 2
  Jacques Lafitte 8
  Scuderia Pinguini Porsche 944 Turbo Cup Porsche 2.5 L Turbo I4 93   Gilles Vannelet 4
  Flavian Marçais 4
  Jean-François Metz 4
  Marc Pachot 4
Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Chamberlain Engineering Lotus Esprit Sport 300 Lotus Type 910 2.2 L Turbo I4 26
2
  Andreas Fuchs 1, 4, 6
  David Kennedy 1, 4
  Thorkild Thyrring 1, 6
  Jean-Louis Ricci 4
  Klaas Zwart 6
  Tom Langeberg 7
  Masahiro Kimoto 7
29
27
  Stephen Watson 1, 8
  George Fouché 1
  Hilton Cowie 1
  Andrew Topping 8
  Ecurie Biennoise Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 30
33
  Enzo Calderari 1–2
  Lilian Bryner 1–2
  Scuderia Chicco d'Oro
  Haberthur Racing
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 31
51
53
  Olivier Haberthur 1–4, 6–8
  Philippe Olczyk 1–2
  Richard Balandras 3–4, 6–7
  Frédéric Dedours 4, 7
  Christian Haberthur 6, 8
  Laurent Lécuyer 8
59   Peter Zbinden 6
  Uwe Sick 6
  Bristow Motorsport Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 G 34   Ray Bellm 1–6
  Ian Khan 1
  Harry Nuttall 2–6
  Charles Rickett 4–5
  Seikel Motorsport Porsche 968 Turbo RS Porsche 3.0 L Turbo I4 36
58
  Thomas Bscher 4–6
  John Nielsen 4–6
  Lindsay Owen-Jones 4
Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 39
60
  Giuseppe Quargentan 1, 3–6
  Girolamo Capra 1, 3–4, 6
  Philippe Auvray 4, 6
  Toni Merendino 5
  V de V Racing Team Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 37   Eric van de Vyver 1, 3
  Bruno Brignati 1, 3
  Benjamin Roy 3
  Mulsanne Racing RSR Motorsport Porsche 968 Turbo RS Porsche 3.0 L Turbo I4 D 38   Erik Henriksen 1–5
  Justin Bell 1–5
  Bill Farmer 4
  Detlef Hübner 5
  Konrad Motorsport Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 P 40
41
42
  Franz Konrad 1
  Örnulf Wirdheim 1
  Alex de Lesseps 2–3
  Peter Schem 2, 6
  Pierre de Thoisy 3
  Giorgio Rebai 4
  Dirk Layer 4
  Matjaz Tomlje 4
  Bernd Netzeband 6
  Bert Ploeg 7
  Mikael Gustavsson 7
  Alfonso de Orléans-Borbón 7
  Ira Storfer 8
  Franz Prangemeier 8
  Scuderia Pinguini Porsche 944 Turbo Cup Porsche 2.5 L Turbo I4 43
4
  Flavian Marçais 1, 3, 6
  Michel Renavand 1, 3, 6
  Laurent Bleivas 6
  Crisal Compétition Porsche 911 Carrera RS Cup Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6 D 46   Jérôme Brarda 1–3
  Thiérry Guiod 1–3
  Éric Bernard 1
  Larbre Compétition Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 D 47   Jack Leconte 1, 7–8
  Dominique Dupuy 1
  Jürgen Barth 7
  Jean-Luc Chéreau 8
  Touroul Porsche 911 Carrera RSR Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 48
8
  Raymond Touroul 1, 3–5
  Steeve Hiesse 1
  "Granpa" 1
  Dominique Lacaud 3
  Jean-Pierre Tardiff 4
  Jean-Claude Lagniez 4
  Eric van de Vyver 5

Season results

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Rnd Circuit Overall Winning Team Report
Overall Winning Drivers
1 Paul Ricard   No. 86 Larbre Compétition Report
  Bob Wollek
  Jean-Pierre Jarier
  Jesús Pareja
2 Jarama   No. 86 Larbre Compétition Report
  Dominique Dupuy
  Jean-Pierre Jarier
  Jesús Pareja
3 Dijon   No. 74 Pilot Jacadi Racing Report
  Michel Ferté
  Michel Neugarten
4 Montlhéry   No. 43 JCB Racing Report
  Jean-Claude Basso
  Henri Pescarolo
5 Vallelunga   No. 40 Strandell Report
  Anders Olofsson
  Luciano Della Noce
6 Spa-Francorchamps   No. 74 Pilot Jacadi Racing Report
  Michel Ferté
  Michel Neugarten
7 Suzuka   No. 86 Larbre Compétition Report
  Bob Wollek
  Jean-Pierre Jarier
  Jesús Pareja
8 Zhuhai   No. 86 Larbre Compétition Report
  Bob Wollek
  Jean-Pierre Jarier
  Jacques Laffite

References

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