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1996 Le Mans 24 Hours

1996 Le Mans 24 Hours is 64th Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Didier Theys, Michele Alboreto, Pierluigi Martini won the pole position, Davy Jones, Alexander Wurz, Manuel Reuter won this race. Bob Wollek, Thierry Boutsen, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Yannick Dalmas, Scott Goodyear, Karl Wendlinger also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 354 laps (4,814 km).

Previous race: 1995 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1997 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 16th June 1996

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Joest Racing team
1st victory for the Davy Jones
1st victory for the Alexander Wurz
2nd victory for the Manuel Reuter
2nd podium for the Davy Jones
1st podium for the Alexander Wurz
2nd podium for the Manuel Reuter
5th podium for the Bob Wollek
3rd podium for the Thierry Boutsen
7th podium for the Hans-Joachim Stuck
5th podium for the Yannick Dalmas
1st podium for the Scott Goodyear
1st podium for the Karl Wendlinger

1996 Le Mans 24 Hours

TWR WSC95 #7 - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP1)

Ferrari 333 SP - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Ferrari 333 SP #17 - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: WSC)

Porsche 911 GT1 - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 911 GT1 #25 - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT1)

Porsche 993 GT2 - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 993 GT2 #79 - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: GT2)

Kudzu DLM - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Kudzu DLM #20 - 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: LMP2)

1996 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Davy Jones, Alexander Wurz, Manuel Reuter	TWR WSC95, #7	4814.400 kms	354	Joest Racing	LMP1	1
2	Bob Wollek, Thierry Boutsen, Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 911 GT1, #25	4800.8	353	Porsche A.G.	GT1	1
3	Yannick Dalmas, Scott Goodyear, Karl Wendlinger	Porsche 911 GT1, #26	4637.6	341	Porsche A.G.	GT1	2
4	Peter Kox, Thomas Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR, #30	4610.4	339	West Competition	GT1	3
5	Pierre-Henri Raphanel, David Brabham, Lindsay Owen-Jones	McLaren F1 GTR, #34	4556	335	Gulf Racing	GT1	4
6	Olivier Grouillard, Derek Bell, Andy Wallace	McLaren F1 GTR, #29	4460.8	328	Harrods Mach One Racing	GT1	5
7	Henri Pescarolo, Emmanuel Collard, Franck Lagorce	Courage C36, #5	4447.2	327	La Filiere	LMP1	2
8	Johnny Cecotto, Danny Sullivan, Nelson Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR, #39	4406.4	324	Bigazzi Team SRL	GT1	6
9	Jj Lehto, James Weaver, Ray Bellm	McLaren F1 GTR, #33	4392.8	323	Gulf Racing	GT1	7
10	Price Cobb, Mark Dismore, Shawn Hendricks	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #48	4352	320	Canaska Southwind Motorsport	GT1	8
11	Marc Duez, Steve Soper, Jacques Laffite	McLaren F1 GTR, #38	4324.8	318	Bigazzi Team SRL	GT1	9
12	Ralf Kelleners, Bruno Eichmann, Guy Martinolle	Porsche 993 GT2, #79	4311.2	317	Roock Racing Team	GT2	1
13	Mario Andretti, Jan Lammers, Derek Warwick	Courage C36, #4	4284	315	Courage Competition	LMP1	3
14	Bill Farmer, Robert Nearn, Greg Murphy	Porsche 993 GT2, #71	4256.8	313	New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport	GT2	2
15	Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Masahiro Hasemi, Toshio Suzuki	Nissan Skyline GT-R LM, #23	4175.2	307	Nismo	GT1	10
16	Akira Iida, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Keiichi Tsuchiya	Honda NSX, #75	4148	305	Team Kunimitsu	GT2	3
17	Andrew Bagnall, Andy Pilgrim, Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 993 GT2, #83	4066.4	299	New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport	GT2	4
18	Guy Kuster, Manfred Jurasz, Takashi Suzuki	Porsche 993 GT2, #77	4039.2	297	Seikel Motorsport	GT2	5
19	Geoff Lees, Tiff Needell, Anthony Reid	Lister Storm GTS, #28	4012	295	Newcastle United Lister	GT1	11
20	Patrice Goueslard, André Ahrlé, Patrick Bourdais	Porsche 993 GT2, #82	3862.4	284	Société Larbre Compétition	GT2	6
21	Eric Helary, Philippe Gache, Olivier Beretta	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #50	3848.8	283	Société Viper Team Oréca	GT1	12
22	Pierre Yver, Jean-Luc Chéreau, Jack Leconte	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo, #27	3794.4	279	Société Chereau Sports	GT1	13
23	Alain Cudini, Victor Sifton, John Morton	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #49	3658.4	269	Canaska Southwind Motorsport	GT1	14
24	Alain Ferte, Pascal Fabre, Mauro Martini	SARD MC8-R, #46	3481.6	256	Team Menicon Sard	GT1	15
25	Franck Freon, Yojiro Terada, Jim Downing	Kudzu DLM, #20	3413.6	251	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.	LMP2	1
DNF	Didier Theys, Michele Alboreto, Pierluigi Martini	TWR WSC95, #8	Electrics	317	Joest Racing	LMP1	4
DNF	Patrick Gonin, Pierre Petit, Marc Rostan	WR LM96, #14	Mechanical	217	Welter Racing SARL	LMP2	2
DNF	Didier Cottaz, Jerome Policand, Philippe Alliot	Courage C36, #3	Accident	215	Courage Competition	LMP1	5
DNF	Aguri Suzuki, Masahiko Kageyama, Masahiko Kondou	Nissan Skyline GT-R LM, #22	Accident	209	Nismo	GT1	16
DNF	Eric Van De Poele, Eric Bachelart, Marc Goossens	Ferrari 333 SP, #17	Accident	208	Racing For Belgium Team Scandia	WSC	1
DNF	Masanori Sekiya, Masami Kageyama, Hidetoshi Mitsusada	Toyota Supra GT LM, #57	Accident	205	Toyota Team SARD	GT1	17
DNF	William David, Sébastien Enjolras, Arnaud Trévisiol	WR LM96, #15	Accident	162	Welter Racing SARL	LMP2	3
DNF	Wayne Taylor, Scott Sharp, Jim Pace	Riley & Scott Mk III, #19	Transmission	157	R. et S. Cars Inc.	WSC	2
DNF	Jean-Denis Deletraz, Fabien Giroix, Maurizio Sandro Sala	McLaren F1 GTR, #53	Engine	146	Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing	GT1	18
DNF	Piero Nappi, Tetsuya Oota, Robin Donovan	Ferrari F40 GTE, #59	Clutch	129	Ennea SRL	GT1	19
DNF	Patrick Camus, Rocky Agusta, Almo Coppelli	Callaway Corvette, #74	Clutch	114	Agusta Racing Team	GT2	7
DNF	Christophe Bouchut, Jürgen Lässig, Harri Toivonen	Kremer K8, #1	Engine	110	Kremer Racing	LMP1	6
DNF	Franz Konrad, Antônio Hermann, Wido Rössler	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo, #37	Accident	107	Konrad Motorsport	GT1	20
DNF	Anders Olofsson, Luciano Della Noce, Carl Rosenblad	Ferrari F40 GTE, #44	Engine	98	Ennea SRL Igol	GT1	21
DNF	Dominique Dupuy, Perry Mccarthy, Justin Bell	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #51	Engine	96	Société Viper Team Oréca	GT1	22
DNF	Michel Ferte, Olivier Thévenin, Nicolas Leboissetier	Ferrari F40 LM, #56	Fire	93	Pilot Pen	GT1	23
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jésus Pareja, Dominic Chapell	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo, #55	Engine	93	Roock Racing Team	GT1	24
DNF	George Fouché, Steve Fossett, Stanley Dickens	Kremer K8, #2	Accident	58	Kremer Racing	LMP1	7
DNF	Michel Neugarten, Toni Seiler, Bruno Ilien	Porsche 993 GT2, #73	Gearbox	46	Elf Haberthur Racing	GT2	8
DNF	Eric Bernard, Jean-Marc Gounon, Paul Belmondo	Ferrari F40 GTE, #45	Electrics	40	Ennea SRL Igol	GT1	25
DNF	Cor Euser, Thomas Erdos, Pascal Dro	Marcos LM600, #81	Engine	40	Team Marcos	GT2	9
DNF	Soames Langton, Steve O'Rourke, Guy Holmes	Porsche 993 GT2, #70	Engine	32	Steve O'Rourke	GT2	10
DNF	Andy Evans, Fermin Velez, Yvan Muller	Ferrari 333 SP, #18	Out of fuel	31	Rocketsports Inc.	WSC	3
DNS	Marc Sourd, Lionel Robert, Stéphane Daoudi	Renault Spider V6, #32	Reserve	0	Société Legeay Sports	GT1	26
DNS	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Laurent Lécuyer, Emmanuel Clerico	Venturi 600 SLM, #40	Reserve	0	B.B.A. Competition	GT1	27
DNS	Enzo Calderari, Lilian Bryner, Ulli Richter	Porsche 993 GT2, #72	Reserve	0	Stadler Motorsport	GT2	11
DNS	Edouard Sezionale, Jean-Claude Basso, Thierry Lecerf	Debora LMP296, #9	Engine	0	Didier Bonnet	LMP2	4

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Didier Theys, Michele Alboreto, Pierluigi Martini	TWR WSC95, #8	3:46.682	Joest Racing
2	Yannick Dalmas, Scott Goodyear, Karl Wendlinger	Porsche 911 GT1, #26	3:47.132	Porsche A.G.
3	Didier Cottaz, Jerome Policand, Philippe Alliot	Courage C36, #3	3:46.792	Courage Competition
4	Bob Wollek, Thierry Boutsen, Hans-Joachim Stuck	Porsche 911 GT1, #25	3:47.139	Porsche A.G.
5	Eric Van De Poele, Eric Bachelart, Marc Goossens	Ferrari 333 SP, #17	3:46.838	Racing For Belgium Team Scandia
6	Marc Duez, Steve Soper, Jacques Laffite	McLaren F1 GTR, #38	3:48.264	Bigazzi Team SRL
7	Davy Jones, Alexander Wurz, Manuel Reuter	TWR WSC95, #7	3:47.383	Joest Racing
8	Jj Lehto, James Weaver, Ray Bellm	McLaren F1 GTR, #33	3:49.951	Gulf Racing
9	Wayne Taylor, Scott Sharp, Jim Pace	Riley & Scott Mk III, #19	3:47.635	R. et S. Cars Inc.
10	Pierre-Henri Raphanel, David Brabham, Lindsay Owen-Jones	McLaren F1 GTR, #34	3:51.292	Gulf Racing
11	Mario Andretti, Jan Lammers, Derek Warwick	Courage C36, #4	3:49.749	Courage Competition
12	Johnny Cecotto, Danny Sullivan, Nelson Piquet	McLaren F1 GTR, #39	3:51.547	Bigazzi Team SRL
13	Christophe Bouchut, Jürgen Lässig, Harri Toivonen	Kremer K8, #1	3:50.130	Kremer Racing
14	Eric Bernard, Jean-Marc Gounon, Paul Belmondo	Ferrari F40 GTE, #45	3:52.072	Ennea SRL Igol
15	Patrick Gonin, Pierre Petit, Marc Rostan	WR LM96, #14	3:50.252	Welter Racing SARL
16	Jean-Denis Deletraz, Fabien Giroix, Maurizio Sandro Sala	McLaren F1 GTR, #53	3:54.026	Kokusai Kaihatsu Racing
17	Andy Evans, Fermin Velez, Yvan Muller	Ferrari 333 SP, #18	3:50.849	Rocketsports Inc.
18	Geoff Lees, Tiff Needell, Anthony Reid	Lister Storm GTS, #28	3:54.603	Newcastle United Lister
19	Henri Pescarolo, Emmanuel Collard, Franck Lagorce	Courage C36, #5	3:52.149	La Filiere
20	Anders Olofsson, Luciano Della Noce, Carl Rosenblad	Ferrari F40 GTE, #44	3:54.730	Ennea SRL Igol
21	George Fouché, Steve Fossett, Stanley Dickens	Kremer K8, #2	3:52.376	Kremer Racing
22	Peter Kox, Thomas Bscher	McLaren F1 GTR, #30	3:55.924	West Competition
23	Franck Freon, Yojiro Terada, Jim Downing	Kudzu DLM, #20	3:57.336	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd.
24	Olivier Grouillard, Derek Bell, Andy Wallace	McLaren F1 GTR, #29	3:56.021	Harrods Mach One Racing
25	William David, Sébastien Enjolras, Arnaud Trévisiol	WR LM96, #15	3:53.954	Welter Racing SARL
26	Michel Ferte, Olivier Thévenin, Nicolas Leboissetier	Ferrari F40 LM, #56	3:57.225	Pilot Pen
27	Eric Helary, Philippe Gache, Olivier Beretta	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #50	3:59.062	Société Viper Team Oréca
28	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Jésus Pareja, Dominic Chapell	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo, #55	3:59.630	Roock Racing Team
29	Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Masahiro Hasemi, Toshio Suzuki	Nissan Skyline GT-R LM, #23	3:59.946	Nismo
30	Price Cobb, Mark Dismore, Shawn Hendricks	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #48	4:01.195	Canaska Southwind Motorsport
31	Piero Nappi, Tetsuya Oota, Robin Donovan	Ferrari F40 GTE, #59	4:02.055	Ennea SRL
32	Alain Cudini, Victor Sifton, John Morton	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #49	4:03.781	Canaska Southwind Motorsport
33	Franz Konrad, Antônio Hermann, Wido Rössler	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo, #37	4:05.148	Konrad Motorsport
34	Ralf Kelleners, Bruno Eichmann, Guy Martinolle	Porsche 993 GT2, #79	4:05.889	Roock Racing Team
35	Aguri Suzuki, Masahiko Kageyama, Masahiko Kondou	Nissan Skyline GT-R LM, #22	4:06.184	Nismo
36	Masanori Sekiya, Masami Kageyama, Hidetoshi Mitsusada	Toyota Supra GT LM, #57	4:06.532	Toyota Team SARD
37	Patrick Camus, Rocky Agusta, Almo Coppelli	Callaway Corvette, #74	4:09.350	Agusta Racing Team
38	Alain Ferte, Pascal Fabre, Mauro Martini	SARD MC8-R, #46	4:09.353	Team Menicon Sard
39	Andrew Bagnall, Andy Pilgrim, Stéphane Ortelli	Porsche 993 GT2, #83	4:10.204	New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport
40	Michel Neugarten, Toni Seiler, Bruno Ilien	Porsche 993 GT2, #73	4:10.781	Elf Haberthur Racing
41	Pierre Yver, Jean-Luc Chéreau, Jack Leconte	Porsche 993 GT2 Evo, #27	4:10.848	Société Chereau Sports
42	Dominique Dupuy, Perry Mccarthy, Justin Bell	Chrysler Viper GTS-R, #51	4:11.014	Société Viper Team Oréca
43	Cor Euser, Thomas Erdos, Pascal Dro	Marcos LM600, #81	4:11.660	Team Marcos
44	Patrice Goueslard, André Ahrlé, Patrick Bourdais	Porsche 993 GT2, #82	4:11.789	Société Larbre Compétition
45	Soames Langton, Steve O'Rourke, Guy Holmes	Porsche 993 GT2, #70	4:12.787	Steve O'Rourke
46	Bill Farmer, Robert Nearn, Greg Murphy	Porsche 993 GT2, #71	4:12.878	New Hardware Racing/Parr Motorsport
47	Akira Iida, Kunimitsu Takahashi, Keiichi Tsuchiya	Honda NSX, #75	4:18.473	Team Kunimitsu
48	Guy Kuster, Manfred Jurasz, Takashi Suzuki	Porsche 993 GT2, #77	4:22.697	Seikel Motorsport
0	Marc Sourd, Lionel Robert, Stéphane Daoudi	Renault Spider V6, #32		Société Legeay Sports
0	Jean-Luc Maury-Laribiére, Laurent Lécuyer, Emmanuel Clerico	Venturi 600 SLM, #40		B.B.A. Competition
0	Enzo Calderari, Lilian Bryner, Ulli Richter	Porsche 993 GT2, #72		Stadler Motorsport
0	Edouard Sezionale, Jean-Claude Basso, Thierry Lecerf	Debora LMP296, #9		Didier Bonnet