1996 24 Hours of Le Mans

1996 24 Hours of Le Mans
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Index: Races \| Winners

The 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans was the 64th Grand Prix of Endurance, and took place on 15 and 16 June 1996.

Race

The 1996 race was won by a car that was considered by Porsche to not be a factory-backed entry, instead run by Joest Racing. Porsche themselves sent a team to compete in the GT1 class with a new mid-engined Porsche 911 GT1 with the intent of winning the race overall, defeating custom-built Le Mans Prototypes. Joining in the GT1 class were a fleet of customer McLaren F1 GTRs, the defending race winners. However Joest's prototype was born from the shell of a TWR-designed Jaguar XJR-14 racing car, modified to an open top design by Tom Walkinshaw Racing, and fitted with a Porsche 962 engine. The resulting TWR Porsche WSC-95, while not being the fastest car on track, won when the manufacturer-backed teams hit mechanical troubles.

Official results

Le Mans in 1996

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	7	Joest Racing	Davy Jones Alexander Wurz Manuel Reuter	TWR Porsche WSC-95	G	354
1	LMP1	7	Joest Racing	Davy Jones Alexander Wurz Manuel Reuter	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	354
2	GT1	25	Porsche AG	Hans Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen Bob Wollek	Porsche 911 GT1	M	353
2	GT1	25	Porsche AG	Hans Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen Bob Wollek	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	353
3	GT1	26	Porsche AG	Karl Wendlinger Yannick Dalmas Scott Goodyear	Porsche 911 GT1	M	341
3	GT1	26	Porsche AG	Karl Wendlinger Yannick Dalmas Scott Goodyear	Porsche 3.2L Turbo Flat-6	M	341
4	GT1	30	West Competition David Price Racing	John Nielsen Dr. Thomas Bscher Peter Kox	McLaren F1 GTR	G	338
4	GT1	30	West Competition David Price Racing	John Nielsen Dr. Thomas Bscher Peter Kox	BMW S70 6.1L V12	G	338
5	GT1	34	Gulf Racing GTC Racing	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lindsay Owen-Jones David Brabham	McLaren F1 GTR	M	335
5	GT1	34	Gulf Racing GTC Racing	Pierre-Henri Raphanel Lindsay Owen-Jones David Brabham	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	335
6	GT1	29	Harrods Mach One Racing David Price Racing	Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard Derek Bell	McLaren F1 GTR	G	328
6	GT1	29	Harrods Mach One Racing David Price Racing	Andy Wallace Olivier Grouillard Derek Bell	BMW S70 6.1L V12	G	328
7	LMP1	5	La Filière Elf	Henri Pescarolo Franck Lagorce Emmanuel Collard	Courage C36	M	327
7	LMP1	5	La Filière Elf	Henri Pescarolo Franck Lagorce Emmanuel Collard	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	327
8	GT1	39	Team Bigazzi SRL Team BMW Motorsport	Nelson Piquet Johnny Cecotto Danny Sullivan	McLaren F1 GTR	M	324
8	GT1	39	Team Bigazzi SRL Team BMW Motorsport	Nelson Piquet Johnny Cecotto Danny Sullivan	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	324
9	GT1	33	Gulf Racing GTC Racing	Ray Bellm James Weaver JJ Lehto	McLaren F1 GTR	M	323
9	GT1	33	Gulf Racing GTC Racing	Ray Bellm James Weaver JJ Lehto	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	323
10	GT1	48	Canaska Southwind Motorsport	Price Cobb Shawn Hendricks Mark Dismore	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	320
10	GT1	48	Canaska Southwind Motorsport	Price Cobb Shawn Hendricks Mark Dismore	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0L V10	M	320
11	GT1	38	Team Bigazzi SRL Team BMW Motorsport	Jacques Laffite Steve Soper Marc Duez	McLaren F1 GTR	M	318
11	GT1	38	Team Bigazzi SRL Team BMW Motorsport	Jacques Laffite Steve Soper Marc Duez	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	318
12	GT2	79	Roock Racing Team	Guy Martinolle Ralf Kelleners Bruno Eichmann	Porsche 911 GT2	M	317
12	GT2	79	Roock Racing Team	Guy Martinolle Ralf Kelleners Bruno Eichmann	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	317
13	LMP1	4	Courage Compétition	Mario Andretti Jan Lammers Derek Warwick	Courage C36	M	315
13	LMP1	4	Courage Compétition	Mario Andretti Jan Lammers Derek Warwick	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	315
14	GT2	71	New Hardware Racing Parr Motorsport	Bill Farmer Greg Murphy Robert Nearn	Porsche 911 GT2	P	313
14	GT2	71	New Hardware Racing Parr Motorsport	Bill Farmer Greg Murphy Robert Nearn	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	313
15	GT1	23	NISMO	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Masahiro Hasemi Toshio Suzuki	Nissan Skyline GT-R LM	B	307
15	GT1	23	NISMO	Kazuyoshi Hoshino Masahiro Hasemi Toshio Suzuki	Nissan 2.8L Turbo I6	B	307
16	GT2	75	Team Kunimitsu Honda	Kunimitsu Takahashi Keiichi Tsuchiya Akira Iida	Honda NSX	Y	305
16	GT2	75	Team Kunimitsu Honda	Kunimitsu Takahashi Keiichi Tsuchiya Akira Iida	Honda 3.0L V6	Y	305
17	GT2	83	New Hardware Racing Parr Motorsport	Stéphane Ortelli Andy Pilgrim Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 911 GT2	P	299
17	GT2	83	New Hardware Racing Parr Motorsport	Stéphane Ortelli Andy Pilgrim Andrew Bagnall	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	299
18	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Guy Fuster Manfred Jurasz Takaji Suzuki	Porsche 911 GT2	P	297
18	GT2	77	Seikel Motorsport	Guy Fuster Manfred Jurasz Takaji Suzuki	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	P	297
19	GT1	28	Newcastle United Lister	Geoff Lees Tiff Needell Anthony Reid	Lister Storm GTS	M	295
19	GT1	28	Newcastle United Lister	Geoff Lees Tiff Needell Anthony Reid	Jaguar 7.0L V12	M	295
20	GT2	82	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé Patrick Bourdais	Porsche 911 GT2	M	284
20	GT2	82	Larbre Compétition	Patrice Goueslard André Ahrlé Patrick Bourdais	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	284
21	GT1	50	Viper Team Oreca	Philippe Gache Éric Hélary Olivier Beretta	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	283
21	GT1	50	Viper Team Oreca	Philippe Gache Éric Hélary Olivier Beretta	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0L V10	M	283
22	GT1	27	Chéreau Sports Larbre Compétition	Jean-Luc Chéreau Pierre Yver Jack Leconte	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	M	279
22	GT1	27	Chéreau Sports Larbre Compétition	Jean-Luc Chéreau Pierre Yver Jack Leconte	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	279
23	GT1	49	Canaska Southwind Motorsport	Alain Cudini Victor Sifton John Morton	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	269
23	GT1	49	Canaska Southwind Motorsport	Alain Cudini Victor Sifton John Morton	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0L V10	M	269
24	GT1	46	Team Menicon SARD Co. Ltd.	Alain Ferté Mauro Martini Pascal Fabre	SARD MC8-R	D	256
24	GT1	46	Team Menicon SARD Co. Ltd.	Alain Ferté Mauro Martini Pascal Fabre	Toyota 4.0L Turbo V8	D	256
25	LMP2	20	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Yojiro Terada Jim Downing Franck Fréon	Kudzu DLM	G	251
25	LMP2	20	Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd.	Yojiro Terada Jim Downing Franck Fréon	Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	G	251
26 DNF	LMP1	8	Joest Racing	Michele Alboreto Pierluigi Martini Didier Theys	TWR Porsche WSC-95	G	300
26 DNF	LMP1	8	Joest Racing	Michele Alboreto Pierluigi Martini Didier Theys	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	300
27 DNF	LMP2	14	Welter Racing SARL	Patrick Gonin Pierre Petit Marc Rostan	WR LM96	M	221
27 DNF	LMP2	14	Welter Racing SARL	Patrick Gonin Pierre Petit Marc Rostan	Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4	M	221
28 DNF	LMP1	3	Courage Compétition	Didier Cottaz Philippe Alliot Jérôme Policand	Courage C36	M	215
28 DNF	LMP1	3	Courage Compétition	Didier Cottaz Philippe Alliot Jérôme Policand	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	M	215
29 DNF	GT1	22	NISMO	Aguri Suzuki Masahiko Kageyama Masahiko Kondo	Nissan Skyline GT-R LM	B	209
29 DNF	GT1	22	NISMO	Aguri Suzuki Masahiko Kageyama Masahiko Kondo	Nissan 2.8L Turbo I6	B	209
30 DNF	WSC	17	Racing For Belgium Team Scandia	Eric van de Poele Marc Goossens Éric Bachelart	Ferrari 333 SP	P	208
30 DNF	WSC	17	Racing For Belgium Team Scandia	Eric van de Poele Marc Goossens Éric Bachelart	Ferrari F310E 4.0L V12	P	208
31 DNF	GT1	57	Team SARD Toyota Co. Ltd.	Masanori Sekiya Hidetoshi Mitsusada Masami Kageyama	Toyota Supra LM	D	205
31 DNF	GT1	57	Team SARD Toyota Co. Ltd.	Masanori Sekiya Hidetoshi Mitsusada Masami Kageyama	Toyota 3S-GTE 2.1L Turbo I4	D	205
32 DNF	LMP2	15	Welter Racing SARL	William David Sébastien Enjolras Arnaud Trévisiol	WR LM96	M	162
32 DNF	LMP2	15	Welter Racing SARL	William David Sébastien Enjolras Arnaud Trévisiol	Peugeot 2.0L Turbo I4	M	162
33 DNF	WSC	19	Riley & Scott Cars Inc.	Wayne Taylor Scott Sharp Jim Pace	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	157
33 DNF	WSC	19	Riley & Scott Cars Inc.	Wayne Taylor Scott Sharp Jim Pace	Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L V8	P	157
34 DNF	GT1	53	Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing Giroix Racing Team	Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz Maurizio Sandro Sala	McLaren F1 GTR	M	146
34 DNF	GT1	53	Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing Giroix Racing Team	Fabien Giroix Jean-Denis Délétraz Maurizio Sandro Sala	BMW S70 6.1L V12	M	146
35 DNF	GT1	59	Ennea SRL Ferrari Club Italia	Robert Donovan Piero Nappi Tetsuya Ota	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	129
35 DNF	GT1	59	Ennea SRL Ferrari Club Italia	Robert Donovan Piero Nappi Tetsuya Ota	Ferrari F120B 3.5L Turbo V8	P	129
36 DNF	GT2	74	Agusta Racing Team, Ltd.	Rocky Agusta Almo Copelli Patrick Camus	Callaway Corvette	D	114
36 DNF	GT2	74	Agusta Racing Team, Ltd.	Rocky Agusta Almo Copelli Patrick Camus	Chevrolet LT1 6.2L V8	D	114
37 DNF	LMP1	1	Kremer Racing	Christophe Bouchut Jürgen Lässig Harri Toivonen	Kremer K8 Spyder	G	110
37 DNF	LMP1	1	Kremer Racing	Christophe Bouchut Jürgen Lässig Harri Toivonen	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	110
38 DNF	GT1	37	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Antonio Herrmann de Azevedo Wido Rössler	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	M	107
38 DNF	GT1	37	Konrad Motorsport	Franz Konrad Antonio Herrmann de Azevedo Wido Rössler	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	107
39 DNF	GT1	44	Ennea SRL Igol	Luciano Della Noce Anders Olofsson Carl Rosenblad	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	98
39 DNF	GT1	44	Ennea SRL Igol	Luciano Della Noce Anders Olofsson Carl Rosenblad	Ferrari F120B 3.5L Turbo V8	P	98
40 DNF	GT1	51	Viper Team Oreca	Dominique Dupuy Perry McCarthy Justin Bell	Chrysler Viper GTS-R	M	96
40 DNF	GT1	51	Viper Team Oreca	Dominique Dupuy Perry McCarthy Justin Bell	Chrysler 356-T6 8.0L V10	M	96
41 DNF	GT1	55	Roock Racing Team	Jean-Pierre Jarier Jesús Pareja Dominic Chappell	Porsche 911 GT2 Evo	M	93
41 DNF	GT1	55	Roock Racing Team	Jean-Pierre Jarier Jesús Pareja Dominic Chappell	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	M	93
42 DNF	GT1	56	Pilot Pen Racing	Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin Nicolas Leboissetier	Ferrari F40 LM	?	93
42 DNF	GT1	56	Pilot Pen Racing	Michel Ferté Olivier Thévenin Nicolas Leboissetier	Ferrari F120B 3.5L Turbo V8	?	93
43 DNF	LMP1	2	Kremer Racing	Steve Fossett George Fouché Stanley Dickens	Kremer K8 Spyder	G	58
43 DNF	LMP1	2	Kremer Racing	Steve Fossett George Fouché Stanley Dickens	Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6	G	58
44 DNF	GT2	73	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Toni Seiler Bruno Ilien	Porsche 911 GT2	D	46
44 DNF	GT2	73	Elf Haberthur Racing	Michel Neugarten Toni Seiler Bruno Ilien	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	46
45 DNF	GT2	81	Team Marcos	Cor Euser Thomas Erdos Pascal Dro	Marcos Mantara LM600	D	40
45 DNF	GT2	81	Team Marcos	Cor Euser Thomas Erdos Pascal Dro	Chevrolet 6.1L V8	D	40
46 DNF	GT1	45	Ennea SRL Igol	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo	Ferrari F40 GTE	P	40
46 DNF	GT1	45	Ennea SRL Igol	Jean-Marc Gounon Éric Bernard Paul Belmondo	Ferrari F120B 3.5L Turbo V8	P	40
47 DNF	GT2	70	EMKA Productions	Steve O'Rourke Guy Holmes Soames Langston	Porsche 911 GT2	D	32
47 DNF	GT2	70	EMKA Productions	Steve O'Rourke Guy Holmes Soames Langston	Porsche 3.6L Turbo Flat-6	D	32
48 DNF	WSC	18	Rocketsports Inc.	Andy Evans Yvan Muller Fermín Velez	Ferrari 333 SP	P	31
48 DNF	WSC	18	Rocketsports Inc.	Andy Evans Yvan Muller Fermín Velez	Ferrari F130E 4.0L V12	P	31

Statistics

Pole Position - #8 Joest Racing - 3:46.682
Fastest Lap - #17 Racing For Belgium / Team Scandia - 3:46.958
Distance - 4814.4 km
Average Speed - 200.6 km/h
Highest Trap Speed — Courage C36 - 332 km/h (race)

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