1996 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season

1996 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season
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The 1996 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge season was the seventh running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. It was the final season before a thirteen-year-long rivalry in touring car between BMW, Mazda, and Acura. This would be ended in 2010 with the adoption of a new touring car class, moving the older touring cars to a new "GTS" group. It would also be the final combined class year until 2010. This would also be the final season with more than two classes until 2010. It was the first season with more than three classes since 1992. Eagle got its final wins after being a major competitor in the series since the beginning. The brand would be discontinued only a few years later. Also getting its final wins was the Oldsmobile brand, having also been competitive for several years. A notable entry was the Mosler Intruder, a supercar which was never seen again after 1996.

All but the final two races had S1, S2, T1, and T2 groups (S for sport and T for touring). For the races at Reno and Sears Point, a "GTA" group was added.

Results[1]

Round Circuit Winning Driver (S1)

Winning Driver (S2)
Winning Driver (T1)
Winning Driver (T2)
Winning Driver (GTA)

Winning Vehicle (S1)

Winning Vehicle (S2)
Winning Vehicle (T1)
Winning Vehicle (T2)
Winning Vehicle (GTA)

1 St. Petersburg Did not participate

ItalyAlmo Coppelli
Did not participate
United StatesAlain Chebeir
Did not participate

Did not participate

Callaway Corvette
Did not participate
BMW 325is
Did not participate

2 Phoenix Did not participate

United StatesWilly Lewis
Did not participate
United StatesCharlie Downes
Did not participate

Did not participate

Eagle Talon
Did not participate
BMW M3
Did not participate

3 Mosport Did not participate

United StatesKermit Upton III
ItalyAldo Coppelli
United StatesCharlie Downes
Did not participate

Did not participate

BMW M3
Callaway Corvette
BMW M3
Did not participate

4 Lime Rock Did not participate

United States Boris Said III
ItalyAldo Coppelli
United States Paul Booher
Did not participate

Did not participate

Callaway Corvette
Ford Mustang
Saturn SC
Did not participate

5 Minneapolis Did not participate

United StatesGreg Theiss
United StatesShane Lewis
United StatesChuck Hemmingson
Did not participate

Did not participate

Eagle Talon
Mosler Intruder
Oldsmobile Achieva
Did not participate

6 Texas Did not participate

United StatesGreg Theiss
Did not participate
United StatesMichael Galati
Did not participate

Did not participate

Eagle Talon
Did not participate
Honda Prelude
Did not participate

7 Tros-Rivieres Did not participate

United StatesLou Gigliotti
United StatesShane Lewis
Did not participate
Did not participate

Did not participate

Saleen Mustang
Mosler Intruder
Did not participate
Did not participate

8 Watkins Glen United StatesMartin Snow

United StatesLou Gigliotti
United StatesSteve Saleen
United StatesPeter Schwartzott
Did not participate

Porsche 911 GT2

Saleen Mustang
Saleen Mustang
Honda Prelude
Did not participate

9 Reno United KingdomAndy Pilgrim

United StatesPeter Cunningham
United StatesRob Rizzo
United StatesMichael Galati
United StatesVic Rice

Porsche 911 GT2

Acura NSX
Saleen Mustang
Honda Prelude
Pontiac Grand Prix

10 Sears Point United StatesMelanie Snow

United StatesPeter Cunningham
United StatesShane Lewis
United StatesPaul Booher
United StatesVic Rice

Mosler Intruder

Acura NSX
Mosler Intruder
Saturn SC
Pontiac Grand Prix

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