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 edit

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
Equipe Bandura	Peugeot 405	16	Michel Bandura	1–2, 4–8	I
Jean Christian Buisson	Citroën ZX	19	Yvan Lebon	5–6	I
Jean Christian Buisson	Citroën ZX	19	Dominique Bellugeon	6	I
Ecurie Bruxelloise	Volkswagen Golf Gti	33	Bernard Winderickx	2	*
Bruno Hernandez	BMW M3	6	Bruno Hernandez	5–8	C
Bruno Hernandez	Peugeot 306	7	Bruno Hernandez	1–3	C
Gilles Chatelain	Peugeot 306	7	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	17	Etienne Casubolo	3–4, 6–8	C
Denis Rousseau	Alfa Romeo 145	18	Denis Rousseau	1	C
Jean-Pierre Lacoste	Mercedes 190E	18	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	Indipendents Drivers
C	Criterium Class

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
1	R2	Circuit de Nogaro	8 April	Gérard Dillman	Gérard Dillman	Team Snobeck	Opel Vectra
2	R1	Circuit de Lédenon	21 April	Gérard Dillman	Gérard Dillman	Team Snobeck	Opel Vectra
2	R2	Circuit de Lédenon	21 April	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
4	R2	Dijon-Prenois	9 June	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
5	R2	Circuit du Val de Vienne	23 June	Eric Cayrolle	Eric Cayrolle	Eric Cayrolle	BMW 318iS
6	R1	Charade Circuit	7 July	Maurice Pérus	Eric Cayrolle	Eric Cayrolle	BMW 318iS
6	R2	Charade Circuit	7 July	Eric Cayrolle	Eric Cayrolle	Eric Cayrolle	BMW 318iS
7	R1	Circuit d'Albi	1 September	Eric Cayrolle	Maurice Pérus	Pérus Racing	Opel Vectra
7	R2	Circuit d'Albi	1 September	Maurice Pérus	Maurice Pérus	Pérus Racing	Opel Vectra
8	R1	Autodrome de Linas-Monthléry	29 September	Patrick Herbert	Eric Cayrolle	Eric Cayrolle	BMW 318iS
8	R2	Autodrome de Linas-Monthléry	29 September	Patrick Herbert	Eric Cayrolle	Eric Cayrolle	BMW 318iS

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

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

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)