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

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

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)