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
| 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 | .svg.png) 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
GT1
| 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 | |||||
| .svg.png) 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 | |||||
| .svg.png) 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 | |||||
| .svg.png) Philippe Olczyk | 4 | |||||
| .svg.png) Jean-Paul Libert | 6 | |||||
| .svg.png) Hervé Regout | 6 | |||||
|  Olivier Grouillard | 7–8 | |||||
|  Christophe Bouchut | 7–8 | |||||
| 56 | .svg.png) 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 | |||||
| .svg.png) Philippe Olczyk | 6 | |||||
|  Pilot Jacadi Racing | Venturi 600 LM | Renault PRV 3.0 L Turbo V6 | D M | 56 71 | .svg.png) Michel Neugarten | 1–6 | 
| .svg.png) 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 | |
| .svg.png) 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 | 
GT3
| 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 | .svg.png) Stephen Watson | 1, 8 | ||||
| .svg.png) George Fouché | 1 | |||||
| .svg.png) Hilton Cowie | 1 | |||||
| .svg.png) Andrew Topping | 8 | |||||
| .svg.png) Ecurie Biennoise | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 30 33 | .svg.png) Enzo Calderari | 1–2 | |
| .svg.png) Lilian Bryner | 1–2 | |||||
| .svg.png) Scuderia Chicco d'Oro .svg.png) Haberthur Racing | Porsche 911 Carrera RSR | Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6 | 31 51 53 | .svg.png) Olivier Haberthur | 1–4, 6–8 | |
| .svg.png) Philippe Olczyk | 1–2 | |||||
|  Richard Balandras | 3–4, 6–7 | |||||
|  Frédéric Dedours | 4, 7 | |||||
| .svg.png) Christian Haberthur | 6, 8 | |||||
| .svg.png) Laurent Lécuyer | 8 | |||||
| 59 | .svg.png) Peter Zbinden | 6 | ||||
| .svg.png) 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 | |||||
| .svg.png) 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
| 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 .svg.png) 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 .svg.png) 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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