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 4059 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 Michel Bandura 1–2, 4–8 I Jean Christian Buisson Citroën ZX19 Yvan Lebon 5–6 I Dominique Bellugeon 6 I Ecurie Bruxelloise Volkswagen Golf Gti 33 Bernard Winderickx 2* Bruno HernandezBMW M36 Bruno Hernandez 5–8 CPeugeot 3067 1–3 C Gilles Chatelain Gilles Chatelain 4 C Roger Plichet Renault Laguna 14 Roger Plichet 3–5, 8 C Alain DelaporteBMW M3 15 Alain Delaporte 3–8 C Franck MatifasAlfa Romeo 14517 Franck Matifas 1 C Etienne CasuboloBMW M3 Etienne Casubolo 3–4, 6–8 C Denis RousseauAlfa Romeo 14518 Denis Rousseau 1 C Jean-Pierre LacosteMercedes 190E 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 pointsI Independent Drivers C Criterium Class
Race calendar and results 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 R2 Gérard Dillman Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra2 R1Circuit de Lédenon 21 April Gérard Dillman Gérard Dillman Team Snobeck Opel Vectra R2 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-Prenois9 June Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS R2 Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS5 R1Circuit du Val de Vienne23 June Patrick Herbert Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS R2 Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS6 R1Charade Circuit7 July Maurice Pérus Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS R2 Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS7 R1Circuit d'Albi 1 September Eric Cayrolle Maurice Pérus Pérus Racing Opel Vectra R2 Maurice Pérus Maurice Pérus Pérus RacingOpel Vectra8 R1Autodrome de Linas-Monthléry 29 September Patrick Herbert Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS R2 Patrick Herbert Eric Cayrolle Eric Cayrolle BMW 318iS
Championship standings Points system 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 108654621
Drivers' Championship 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
Criterium' Trophy Pos Driver Points 1 Bruno Hernandez 57 2 Etienne Casubolo 50 3 Alain Delaporte 39 4 Jean-Pierre Lacoste 23 5 Roger Plichet 22 6 Gilles Chatelain 18 7 Jean-Christian Buisson 15 8 Thierry Guyard 14
References
Sources Touring Car World 96/97 — The official book of Touring car