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1996 Monterey Grand Prix in CART at the Laguna Seca circuit. Full information

1996 Monterey Grand Prix

1996 Monterey Grand Prix is 269th CART race. Passed at the Laguna Seca circuit. Alessandro Zanardi won the pole position and this race. Bryan Herta and Scott Pruett also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 83 laps (299 km).

Previous race: 1996 Vancouver Champ Cars
Next race: 1997 Miami Grand Prix
Race Start: 8th September 1996

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Monterey Grand Prix

9th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
3rd victory for the Alessandro Zanardi
6th podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
3rd podium for the Bryan Herta
9th podium for the Scott Pruett

Reynard 96I - 1996 Monterey Grand Prix winner

Reynard 96I #4 - 1996 Monterey Grand Prix winner

1996 Monterey Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	22	1h 48m 32.157s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	16	1h 48m 33.569s	Team Rahal
3	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	14	1h 48m 47.911s	Patrick Racing
4	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	12	1h 48m 48.247s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
5	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	10	1h 48m 49.937s	PacWest Racing Group
6	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	8	1h 48m 50.307s	Forsythe Racing
7	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	6	1h 48m 51.034s	Team Rahal
8	Jan Magnussen	Penske PC25, #9	5	1h 49m 6.964s	Hogan-Penske Racing
9	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	4	82 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
10	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	3	82 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
11	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	2	82 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
12	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	1	82 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
13	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	0	82 laps	Brix Comptech Racing
14	Davy Jones	Lola T96/00, #10	0	82 laps	Galles Racing
15	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	0	82 laps	Walker Motorsport
16	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	0	82 laps	Marlboro Team Penske
17	Richie Hearn	Reynard 95I, #44	0	80 laps	Della Penna Motorsports
18	Scott Goodyear	Reynard 96I, #15	0	80 laps	Walker Motorsport
19	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	0	76 laps Fire	Tasman Motorsports Group
20	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	0	69 laps Electrics	Brahma Sports Team
21	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	0	52 laps Accident	Bettenhausen Motorsports
22	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 96I, #25	0	39 laps Engine	Arciero-Wells Racing
23	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	0	33 laps Engine	Payton-Coyne Racing
24	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	0	18 laps Electrics	PacWest Racing Group
25	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	0	15 laps Suspension	Hall Racing
26	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T96/00, #22	0	15 laps Exhausts	Team Scandia
27	P.J. Jones	Eagle Mk5, #98	0	15 laps Electrics	All-American Racers
28	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	0	5 laps Engine	All-American Racers
29	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	0	2 laps Accident	Marlboro Team Penske

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Monterey Grand Prix on the Laguna Seca circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	1m 8.004s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	1m 8.019s	Team Rahal
3	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	1m 8.188s	PacWest Racing Group
4	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	1m 8.232s	PacWest Racing Group
5	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	1m 8.298s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
6	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	1m 8.679s	Forsythe Racing
7	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	1m 8.739s	Tasman Motorsports Group
8	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	1m 8.757s	Newman-Haas Racing
9	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	1m 8.783s	Team Rahal
10	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	1m 8.83s	Patrick Racing
11	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	1m 8.948s	Newman-Haas Racing
12	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	1m 8.954s	Brix Comptech Racing
13	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	1m 9.035s	Marlboro Team Penske
14	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	1m 9.118s	Hall Racing
15	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	1m 9.442s	Walker Motorsport
16	Jan Magnussen	Penske PC25, #9	1m 9.473s	Hogan-Penske Racing
17	Massimiliano Papis	Reynard 96I, #25	1m 9.514s	Arciero-Wells Racing
18	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	1m 9.58s	Marlboro Team Penske
19	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	1m 9.583s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
20	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	1m 9.594s	Tasman Motorsports Group
21	Davy Jones	Lola T96/00, #10	1m 9.616s	Galles Racing
22	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	1m 9.831s	Brahma Sports Team
23	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	1m 10.359s	Payton-Coyne Racing
24	Richie Hearn	Reynard 95I, #44	1m 10.774s	Della Penna Motorsports
25	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T96/00, #22	1m 10.78s	Team Scandia
26	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	1m 10.946s	Payton-Coyne Racing
27	Scott Goodyear	Reynard 96I, #15	1m 10.953s	Walker Motorsport
28	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	1m 11.15s	All-American Racers
29	P.J. Jones	Eagle Mk5, #98	1m 11.371s	All-American Racers