1996 24 Hours of Daytona

1996 24 Hours of Daytona

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Track map of Daytona International Speedway

The 1996 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 3–4, 1996 at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race served as the opening round of the 1996 IMSA GT Championship.

Victory overall and in the WSC class went to the No. 4 Doyle Racing Riley & Scott Mk III driven by Wayne Taylor, Scott Sharp, and Jim Pace. Victory in the GTS-1 class went to the No. 01 Brix Racing Oldsmobile Aurora driven by Rob Morgan, Charles Morgan, Joe Pezza, Jon Gooding, and Irv Hoerr. The GTS-2 class was won by the No. 55 Stadler Motorsport Porsche 911 Carrera RSR driven by Enzo Calderari, Lilian Bryner, and Ulli Richter.

Race results

Class winners in bold.

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Car	Tire	Laps
1	WSC	4	Doyle Racing	Wayne Taylor Scott Sharp Jim Pace	Riley & Scott Mk III	P	697
2	WSC	30	Momo Corse	Giampiero Moretti Bob Wollek Didier Theys Max Papis	Ferrari 333 SP	Y	697
3	WSC	63	Downing/Atlanta Racing	Tim McAdam Barry Waddell Butch Hamlet Jim Downing	Kudzu DLM	G	649
4	GTS-2	55	Stadler Motorsport	Enzo Calderari Lilian Bryner Ulli Richter	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	649
5	WSC	43	Payne Racing	Ross Bentley Franck Fréon Lee Payne	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	645
6	GTS-2	78	Team A.R.E.	Cort Wagner Steve Dente Mike Doolin Richard Raimist	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	Y	641
7	GTS-1	5	Brix Racing	Rob Morgan Charles Morgan Joe Pezza Jon Gooding Irv Hoerr	Oldsmobile Aurora	?	641
8	GTS-1	6	Juan Dibos	Eduardo Dibós Chappuis Boris Said Johnny O'Connell Juan Dibos Raúl Orlandini Jorge Koechlin	Ford Mustang	Y	639
9	GTS-2	06	Prototype Technology Group, Inc.	John Paul Jr. Javier Quiros David Donohue Pete Halsmer	BMW M3 E36	Y	638
10	GTS-2	41	AD Sport	Kurt Dujardyn Franco la Rosa Michel Neugarten Kurt Thiers	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	?	608
11	GTS-2	45	Doug Trott	Rick Bye Doug Trott John Ruther Philip Kubik Grady Willingham	Porsche 993	?	604
12	GTS-2	99	Rohr Corp.	Andy Pilgrim Larry Schumacher Harald Grohs Will Pace	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	P	603
13	GTS-1	00	Agusta Racing	Almo Coppelli Rocky Agusta Brian Simo	Callaway Corvette	D	602
14	GTS-2	24	Alex Job Racing	Joe Cogbill Ron Finger Johnny Rutherford Monte Shelton	Porsche 911	G	599
15	GTS-2	86	G&W Motorsports	Steve Marshall Martyn Konig Peter Chambers Danny Marshall	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	?	598
16	GTS-2	73	Jack Lewis Enterprises Ltd.	Jack Lewis Edison Lluch Kevin Buckler Vic Rice	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	?	591
17 DNF	GTS-2	03	Alan Friedman	Dirk Layer Larry Galbo Jim McCarthy Kelly Collins	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	?	577
18	GTS-1	35	Bill McDill	Richard McDill Tom Juckette Bill McDill	Chevrolet Camaro	?	562
19	GTS-2	54	Peka Racing	Jean-François Hemroulle Stéphane Cohen Paul Kumpen Albert Vanierschot	Porsche 993	?	560
20	WSC	20	Dyson Racing	Butch Leitzinger Andy Wallace Rob Dyson James Weaver	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	555
21	GTS-2	75	Cameron Worth	Cameron Worth Roberto Tonetti Rodger Bogusz Hartmut Haussecker	Mazda RX-7	?	554
22	GTS-2	42	Jarett Freeman	Jarett Freeman Simon Gregg Max Schmidt	Porsche 993	P	546
23	GTS-2	26	Alex Job Racing	Charles Slater Richard Spenard Tom Hessert Jr.	Porsche 911	?	539
24	WSC	51	Fantasy Junction	Bruce Trenery Grahame Bryant Nigel Smith Jeffrey Pattinson	Cannibal	?	531
25	GTS-2	68	Tim Vargo	Peter Uria Brady Refenning John Maffucci Jack Refenning Tim Vargo	Porsche 911 Carrera	?	526
26	GTS-1	47	Larbre Competition	Jürgen Barth Jesús Pareja Jean-Luc Chéreau Régis Schuch Jack Leconte	Porsche 911 GT2	M	518
27	GTS-1	92	Hoyt Overbagh	Mauro Casadei Keith Minkhorst Andrea Garbagnati Francesco Ciani Stefano Bucci	Chevrolet Camaro	?	477
28	GTS-2	65	GT Racing Team	Sam Brown Kurt Thiel Vincenzo Polli Renato Mastropietro	Porsche 911 Carrera	?	477
29	GTS-1	98	Canaska/Southwind	Price Cobb Tommy Archer Shawn Hendricks Mark Dismore Victor Sifton	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	472
30 DNF	WSC	8	Support Net Racing	Henry Camferdam Roger Mandeville Bill Auberlen Tony Kester	Hawk C-8	?	466
31	GTS-1	21	Kent Racing	Mauro Barella Willie Beck Alistair Davidson Huw Bolle-Jones Kent Painter	Chevrolet Monte Carlo	?	451
32 DNF	GTS-1	79	Parr Motorsport/New Hardware	Bill Farmer Robert Nearn Greg Murphy Stéphane Ortelli Alex Tradd	Porsche 911 GT2	P	437
33 DNF	GTS-2	61	Mark Alan	Mark Mehalic Chris Cervelli Phillip Collin Gragg Tracy Spencer Sharpe	Porsche 911 Carrera	?	428
34	GTS-2	58	Pro Technik Racing	Sam Shalala Matt Turner Robby McGehee Mark Hillestad Jim Matthews	Porsche 993	G	420
35	GTS-1	10	Puleo Racing	Anthony Puleo Ernst Gschwender Don Kitch Jr. Mark Kennedy Craig Conway	Chevrolet Camaro	?	391
36 DNF	GTS-1	15	Team Argentina	Facundo Gilbicella Luis Delconte Edgardo Raul Petrich Eduardo Lavari	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	?	377
37	GTS-2	25	Alex Job Racing	Anthony Lazzaro Gerry Jackson Peter Faucetta Angelo Cilli	Porsche 911	?	359
38	GTS-2	57	Kryderacing	Reed Kryder Christian Heinkélé Guy Kuster Manfred Jurasz Frank Del Veccio	Nissan 240SX	?	358
39 DNF	GTS-2	52	Andy Strasser	Andy Strasser Kevin Wheeler Dave Russell Rick Peplin Alan Ludwig	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	?	341
40 DNF	GTS-1	64	Mel A. Butt	Mel Butt Jim Higgs Dave McTureous Ronald Zitza	Chevrolet Camaro	?	321
41 DNF	GTS-1	91	Rock Valley Oil & Chemical Co.	Stu Hayner John Heinricy Roger Schramm Ron Nelson	Chevrolet Camaro	?	306
42 DNF	GTS-2	88	Douglas Campbell	Douglas Campbell Carlos Fronti Ralph Thomas Amos Johnson	Mazda RX-7	?	300
43 DNF	GTS-1	01	Rohr Corp.	Hurley Haywood Scott Goodyear John O'Steen David Murry	Porsche 911 GT2	?	284
44 DNF	GTS-1	09	Konrad Motorsport	Bernd Netzeband Andre Lara-Resende André Ahrlé Karel Dolejší	Porsche 911 GT2	?	281
45 DNF	GTS-1	49	Don Shaver	Don Shaver Stanton Barrett Jack Willes	Chevrolet Camaro	?	272
46 DNF	GTS-1	89	Lister Racing	Geoff Lees Kenny Acheson Tiff Needell	Lister Storm GTS	M	254
47 DNF	GTS-2	70	Heico Motorsport	Dirk Ebeling Karl-Heinz Wlazik Markus Oestreich Ulli Richter	Porsche 993	?	231
48 DNF	GTS-2	46	Rob Collings	James Nelson Mark Greenberg Nort Northam John Drew Rob Collings	Porsche 911 Carrera RSR	?	231
49 DNF	WSC	36	Wheel Works Racing	Eric van de Poele Rick Sutherland Jean-Paul Libert Steve Fossett	Courage C41	?	209
50 DNF	GTS-1	1	Brix Racing	Irv Hoerr Brian Cunningham Mike Borkowski Darin Brassfield	Oldsmobile Aurora	G	207
51 DNF	GTS-1	90	Riggins Competition	Andy Petery Les Delano Tommy Riggins Craig Carter	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	?	204
52 DNF	GTS-1	84	Team Viper	José Close Bertrand Balas Thierry Lecerf Marco Spinelli Bob Hebert	Dodge Viper RT/10	M	203
53 DNF	GTS-2	07	Prototype Technology Group, Inc.	Dieter Quester Manfred Wollgarten Pete Halsmer	BMW M3 E36	?	198
54 DNF	GTS-1	74	Champion Porsche	Hans-Joachim Stuck Thierry Boutsen Bill Adam	Porsche 911 GT2	?	181
55 DNF	WSC	2	Screaming Eagles Racing	Johnny O'Connell Craig T. Nelson Dan Clark Case Montgomery	Riley & Scott Mk III	?	180
56 DNF	GTS-2	66	GT Racing Team	Jürgen von Gartzen Bruno Michelotti Gualtiero Garibaldi Luigino Pagotto	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	?	174
57 DNF	WSC	7	Bobby Brown Motorsports	Elliott Forbes-Robinson John Schneider Don Bell Lon Bender	Spice HC94	?	159
58 DNF	GTS-1	97	Canaska/Southwind	George Robinson Éric Bachelart Trevor Seibert Victor Sifton	Dodge Viper GTS-R	M	157
59 DNF	GTS-1	05	Monaco Racing	Olivier Grouillard Derek Hill Gildo Pallanca Pastor	Bugatti EB 110	M	154
60 DNF	GTS-2	67	Hendricks Porsche	Jeff Purner Dave White Karl Singer Charles Coker	Porsche 964 Carrera RSR	?	123
61 DNF	WSC	33	Fab Factory Motorsports	John Mirro Rick Fairbanks	Kudzu DG-2	?	109
62 DNF	WSC	3	Scandia Engineering	Mauro Baldi Michele Alboreto Fermín Vélez	Ferrari 333 SP	?	106
63 DNF	GTS-1	02	Rohr Corp.	Jochen Rohr Herbert Schuerg Axel Rohr Carl Rosenblad	Porsche 911 Turbo	?	105
64 DNF	GTS-1	08	Konrad Motorsport	Wido Rössler Antônio Hermann Franz Konrad	Porsche 911 GT2	?	105
65 DNF	GTS-1	77	Tim Banks	Tim Banks Mark Montgomery Bob Hundredmark Steve Goldin Pascal Dro	Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme	?	96
66 DNF	GTS-1	56	Martin Snow	Martin Snow Dennis Aase Jorge Trejos P. J. Jones	Porsche 911 GT2	P	91
67 DNF	WSC	38	Pegasus Racing	Jon Field Juan Carlos Carbonell Jim Briody	Pegasus NPTI	?	86
68 DNF	GTS-2	27	Tim Vargo	Jack Refenning Tim Vargo	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	?	75
69 DNF	GTS-1	72	Champion Porsche	Derek Bell John Fergus Dorsey Schroeder	Porsche 964 Turbo	?	71
70 DNF	GTS-1	40	Freisinger Motorsport	Wolfgang Kaufmann Yukihiro Hane Edgar Dören Klaus Scheer	Porsche 993 Carrera RSR	?	48
71 DNF	WSC	22	Target 24	Guido Daccò Alex Caffi Fabio Montani Gabrio Rosa	Chevron B73	?	48
72 DNF	WSC	16	Dyson Racing	Andy Wallace Rob Dyson	Riley & Scott Mk III	G	43
73 DNF	GTS-1	62	Tom Curren	Billy Bies Dave Perelle Tom Curren Jimmy Hildock	Oldsmobile Cutlass	?	39
74 DNF	GTS-2	93	Ecuador Mobil 1 Racing	Henry Taleb Jean-Pierre Michelet Wilson Amador Rob Wilson Daniel Urrutia	Nissan 240SX	?	28
75 DNF	GTS-1	87	John Annis	John Annis David Donavon Jerry Gillis David LaCroix Gary Tiller Dana Webster	Chevrolet Camaro	?	8
76 DNF	WSC	9	Auto Toy Store, Inc.	Justin Bell Stanley Dickens John Shapiro Morris Shirazi Gustl Sprent	Spice SE90	?	7
DNS	WSC	31	Momo Corse	Bill Auberlen Tim Hubman John Morton Max Papis Giampiero Moretti	Ferrari 333 SP	Y	-
DNS	WSC	37	Pegasus Racing	Giuseppe Bacigalupe Juan Gac Maurício Perrot Tim Richardson	Pegasus NPTI	G	-
DNS	GTS-1	44	Jacobs Motorsports	Michael Jacobs Brent Cross Michael Duffy Pat Sessions	Pontiac Firebird	?	-
DNS	WSC	94	Butch Brickell	Jim Guthrie	Banshee LNI-1	?	-
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