 It began on 3 March 1996 and ended 3 November 1996 after 11 races.After the end of the season, two promotional races were held in Brazil, in the circuits of Curitiba (8 December 1996) and Brasília (16 December 1996).This was the final season of the BPR series before it came under the control of the FIA to become the FIA GT Championship in 1997.