French FFSA motorsport organization, known as the FFSA GT Championship. Cars would be less powerful than those seen in the other years of BPR, retaining the initial four class format, although this would be abandoned in later years. Stéphane Ratel would create the SRO and help launch the GTR Euroseries in 1998 for privateer teams to avoid the large manufacturer involvement now seen in FIA GT. The GTR Euroseries would also retain the four-hour race format that was no longer used by FIA GT. Unfortunately this series would fail during its initial season. SRO would go on to create various other national GT series. In 2006, the SRO announced the launch of the GT90's Revival Series, a historic racing series intended to see classic cars from the BPR series return to the track. Regulations Unlike the World Sportscar Championship, which used custom built racing cars, the BPR series would use production sportscars which were modified into racing cars. Manufacturers would be required to have built a certain number of production cars for sale, with the number of homologation vehicles set by the class in which the car wished to participate. Initially four classes were used (GT1 through GT4) before being changed to two classes in 1996 (GT1 and GT2). The upper classes allowed deeper modifications from the production vehicles, including the use of exotic materials and non-production parts. Teams were required to have two drivers per car, with each driver being required to drive a minimum amount in order to score points. Some teams could run three if they wished, although this was mostly used for amateur teams. Champions Although multiple classes raced in the early years of BPR, only a single overall championship was rewarded. See also FIA GT Championship World Sportscar Championship Scud Race/Sega Super GT – Arcade Game featuring BPR Global GT Series competitors. References External links WSPR-Racing – BPR Global GT Series history and results Bpr Global Gt Series Recurring sporting events established in 1994 Recurring events disestablished in 1996 Defunct auto racing series