1996 IMSA GT Championship explained

The 1996 Exxon World Sports Car Championship and Supreme GT Series seasons were the 26th season of the IMSA GT Championship. It consisted of open-cockpit prototypes referred to as World Sports Car (WSC) and Grand Tourer-style racing cars divided into GTS-1 and GTS-2 classes. It began February 3, 1996, and ended October 6, 1996, after ten rounds.

Schedule

Most races on the schedule had WSC and GTS-1 classes running together, while the GTS-2 class ran separate races, sometimes with different lengths. Races marked with All had all classes on track at the same time for the whole race.

RndRaceLengthClassCircuitDate
1Rolex 24 at Daytona24 HoursAllDaytona International SpeedwayFebruary 3
February 4
2Exxon Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring12 HoursAllSebring International RacewayMarch 17
3Advance Auto Parts Grand Prix of Atlanta40 MinutesGTS-2Road AtlantaApril 21
3 HoursWSC/GTS-1
4Exxon Superflo 500 at Texas500 MilesAllTexas World SpeedwayMay 5
5The Dodge Dealers Grand Prix1 HourGTS-2Lime Rock ParkMay 27
1 Hour 45 MinutesWSC/GTS-1
6First Union Six Hours at the Glen6 HoursAllWatkins Glen InternationalJune 9
7Toshiba California Grand Prix45 MinutesGTS-2Sears Point RacewayJuly 14
3 HoursWSC/GTS-1
8Chrysler Mosport 5003 HoursAllMosport International RacewayAugust 25
9Sprint Grand Prix of Dallas45 MinutesGTS-2Dallas street circuitSeptember 1
2 HoursWSC/GTS-1
10Daytona IMSA Finale3 HoursAllDaytona International SpeedwayOctober 6

Season results

RndCircuitWSC Winning TeamGTS-1 Winning TeamGTS-2 Winning TeamResults
WSC Winning DriversGTS-1 Winning DriversGTS-2 Winning Drivers
1Daytona #4 Doyle Racing #5 Brix Racing #55 Stadler MotorsportsResults
Jim Pace
Scott Sharp
Wayne Taylor
Rob Morgan
Charles Morgan
Joe Pezza
Jon Gooding
Irv Hoerr
Enzo Calderari
Lilian Bryner
Ulli Richter
2Sebring #4 Doyle Racing #74 Champion Porsche #99 Schumacher RacingResults
Jim Pace
Wayne Taylor
Eric van der Poele
Hans-Joachim Stuck
Bill Adam
Larry Schumacher
Will Pace
Andy Pilgrim
3Road Atlanta #30 Momo Corse #1 Brix Racing #93 Ecuador Mobil 1 RacingResults
Gianpiero Moretti
Max Papis
Irv Hoerr
Darin Brassfield
Henry Taleb
4Texas #4 Doyle Racing #1 Brix Racing #99 Schumacher RacingResults
Jim Pace
Wayne Taylor
Irv Hoerr
Darin Brassfield
Larry Schumacher
Andy Pilgrim
5Lime Rock #30 Momo Corse #1 Brix Racing #93 Ecuador Mobil 1 RacingResults
Gianpiero Moretti
Max Papis
Irv Hoerr Henry Taleb
6Watkins Glen #30 Momo Corse #5 Brix Racing #26 Alex Job RacingResults
Gianpiero Moretti
Max Papis
Irv Hoerr
Darin Brassfield
Brian Cunningham
Brian DeVries
Hurley Haywood
Charles Slater
Tom Hessert
7Sears Point #4 Doyle Racing #5 Brix Racing #07 PTGResults
Scott Sharp
Wayne Taylor
Irv Hoerr
Darin Brassfield
Pete Halsmer
8Mosport #20 Dyson Racing #1 Brix Racing #06 PTGResults
Butch Leitzinger
John Paul Jr.
Irv Hoerr Boris Said
Pete Halsmer
9Dallas #20 Dyson Racing #5 Brix Racing #07 PTGResults
Butch Leitzinger Irv Hoerr Pete Halsmer
10Daytona #20 Dyson Racing #91 Rock Valley #06 PTGResults
Butch Leitzinger
John Paul Jr.
Stu Hayner
Roger Schramm
Javier Quiros

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