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1996 Portland Champ Cars

1996 Portland Champ Cars is 262nd CART race. Passed at the Portland circuit. Alessandro Zanardi won the pole position and this race. Gil de Ferran and Christian Fittipaldi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 98 laps (310 km).

Previous race: 1996 Detroit Grand Prix
Next race: 1996 Cleveland Champ Cars
Race Start: 23rd June 1996

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Portland Champ Cars

7th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
1st victory for the Alessandro Zanardi
1st podium for the Alessandro Zanardi
5th podium for the Gil de Ferran
3rd podium for the Christian Fittipaldi

Reynard 96I - 1996 Portland Champ Cars winner

Reynard 96I #4 - 1996 Portland Champ Cars winner

1996 Portland Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	22	1h 50m 25.401s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	16	1h 50m 34.538s	Hall Racing
3	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	14	1h 50m 37.073s	Newman-Haas Racing
4	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	12	1h 50m 40.306s	Marlboro Team Penske
5	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	10	1h 50m 43.658s	Brix Comptech Racing
6	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	8	1h 50m 59.518s	Team Rahal
7	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	6	1h 51m 1.22s	Tasman Motorsports Group
8	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	5	1h 51m 21.852s	PacWest Racing Group
9	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	4	97 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
10	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	3	97 laps	Walker Motorsport
11	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	2	97 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
12	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	1	97 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
13	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	0	96 laps	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
14	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	0	96 laps	All-American Racers
15	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	0	96 laps	Galles Racing
16	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	0	96 laps	PacWest Racing Group
17	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	0	95 laps	Arciero-Wells Racing
18	Eliseo Salazar	Lola T96/00, #7	0	93 laps	Team Scandia
19	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	0	84 laps Electrics	Payton-Coyne Racing
20	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	0	78 laps Transmission	Hogan-Penske Racing
21	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	0	64 laps Engine	Payton-Coyne Racing
22	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T96/00, #22	0	60 laps Accident	Team Scandia
23	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	0	47 laps Handling	Patrick Racing
24	P.J. Jones	Eagle Mk5, #98	0	42 laps Accident	All-American Racers
25	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	0	12 laps Electrics	Forsythe Racing
26	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	0	10 laps Oil leak	Team Rahal
27	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	0	10 laps Suspension	Marlboro Team Penske
28	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	0	8 laps Engine	Brahma Sports Team

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Portland Champ Cars on the Portland circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	59.893s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	59.989s	Patrick Racing
3	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	1m 0.005s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	1m 0.072s	Team Rahal
5	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	1m 0.263s	Tasman Motorsports Group
6	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	1m 0.293s	Newman-Haas Racing
7	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	1m 0.385s	Marlboro Team Penske
8	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	1m 0.441s	Forsythe Racing
9	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	1m 0.446s	Hall Racing
10	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	1m 0.479s	PacWest Racing Group
11	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	1m 0.585s	Newman-Haas Racing
12	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	1m 0.6s	Marlboro Team Penske
13	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	1m 0.768s	Tasman Motorsports Group
14	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	1m 0.828s	Walker Motorsport
15	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	1m 0.868s	Brix Comptech Racing
16	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	1m 1.07s	Hogan-Penske Racing
17	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	1m 1.104s	Brahma Sports Team
18	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	1m 1.171s	Team Rahal
19	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	1m 1.396s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
20	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	1m 1.417s	Galles Racing
21	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	1m 1.628s	PacWest Racing Group
22	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	1m 1.855s	Payton-Coyne Racing
23	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	1m 1.877s	Arciero-Wells Racing
24	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	1m 2.005s	All-American Racers
25	Michel Jourdain jr	Lola T96/00, #22	1m 2.172s	Team Scandia
26	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	1m 2.347s	Payton-Coyne Racing
27	P.J. Jones	Eagle Mk5, #98	1m 2.867s	All-American Racers
28	Eliseo Salazar	Lola T96/00, #7	1m 3.988s	Team Scandia