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Event: First Union Six Hours of the Glen Presented by AcxiomDate: 9.6.1996
Track: Watkins Glen International Circuit (United States), 5.472 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Watkins Glen 6 Hours
Weather:warm, brief rain
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:6 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:36
Practiced:30
Qualified:30
Started:30
Finished:19
Classes:PractStart
IMSA WSC1212
IMSA GTS-166
IMSA GTS-21212
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Race notes:
5 full-course cautions for 85 minutes
Pre-race sessions:
1 qualifying session held for a total of 15 minutes on 8/6
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 150 minutes on 7-8/6
15 minute pre-race warm-up held.
Winners:
Overall:30Ferrari 333 SPPapis / Moretti
IMSA GTS-1:5Oldsmobile AuroraBrassfield / Cunningham / Hoerr / DeVries
IMSA GTS-2:26Porsche 911 MEHaywood / Slater / Hessert
Fastest Laps:
Overall:30Ferrari 333 SPMax Papis (I)1:40.9190195.1893 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:30Ferrari 333 SPMax Papis (I)1:39.6840197.6081 km/h
IMSA GTS-1:5Oldsmobile AuroraBrassfield / Cunningham / Hoerr / DeVries1:50.5990178.1061 km/h
IMSA GTS-2:07BMW M3Auberlen1:57.8510167.1465 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (8), Oldsmobile (5), Riley & Scott (4), BMW (3), Ferrari (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (8), BMW (5), Chevrolet (3), Ferrari (2), Ford (2), Oldsmobile (2), Buick (2)
Top car types by numbers:Riley & Scott Mk III (4), BMW M3 (3), Porsche 964 Carrera (3), Oldsmobile Cutlass (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (62), I (10), GB (4), CDN (3), CR (2), F (2)
Engine positions:mid-engined (40%), front-engined (33%), rear-engined (27%)
Oldest known drivers:Dick Greer (64), Larry Schumacher (60), Gianpiero Moretti (56)
Youngest known drivers:Rob Morgan (23), Mike Borkowski (23), Matthew Cohen (24)

Official Race Programme:

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