1996 French Supertouring Championship Explained

The 1996 French Supertouring Championship was won by Eric Cayrolle driving a BMW 318iS of Eric Cayrolle Team.

Teams and drivers

Team	Car		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	Independent 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
Web site: 1996 Championnat de France de Supertourisme . Super Touring Register . April 2, 2018.
Web site: Championnat de France Supertourism 1996 standings . Championship points standings for the Championnat de France Supertourism 1996 . Driver Database . April 2, 2018.