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1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars in CART at the Rio de Janeiro circuit. Full information

1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars

1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars is 255th CART race. Passed at the Rio de Janeiro circuit. Alessandro Zanardi won the pole position, Andre Ribeiro won this race. Al Unser, Jr. and Scott Pruett also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 133 laps (399 km).

Previous race: 1996 Miami Grand Prix
Next race: 1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars
Race Start: 17th March 1996

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars

2nd victory for the Tasman Motorsports Group team
2nd victory for the Andre Ribeiro
2nd podium for the Andre Ribeiro
74th podium for the Al Unser, Jr.
7th podium for the Scott Pruett

1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	20	2h 6m 8.1s	Tasman Motorsports Group
2	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	16	2h 6m 10.241s	Marlboro Team Penske
3	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	14	2h 6m 10.832s	Patrick Racing
4	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	14	2h 6m 10.867s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
5	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	10	2h 6m 11.64s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	8	2h 6m 12.151s	Team Rahal
7	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	6	2h 6m 13.21s	Brahma Sports Team
8	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	5	132 laps	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
9	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	4	132 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
10	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	3	131 laps	Hall Racing
11	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	2	131 laps	Hogan-Penske Racing
12	Marco Greco	Lola T96/00, #7	1	131 laps	Team Scandia
13	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	0	131 laps	Team Rahal
14	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	0	126 laps	Tasman Motorsports Group
15	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	0	124 laps Accident	Walker Motorsport
16	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	0	118 laps Out of fuel	Brix Comptech Racing
17	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	0	118 laps	All-American Racers
18	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	0	116 laps Electrics	Forsythe Racing
19	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	0	102 laps Accident	Marlboro Team Penske
20	Carlos Guerrero	Lola T96/00, #22	0	95 laps Engine	Team Scandia
21	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	0	87 laps Drive train	Galles Racing
22	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	0	86 laps Engine	Newman-Haas Racing
23	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	0	61 laps Overheating	Bettenhausen Motorsports
24	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	0	53 laps Header	Payton-Coyne Racing
25	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	0	49 laps Brakes	PacWest Racing Group
26	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	0	37 laps Engine	Arciero-Wells Racing
27	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	0	10 laps Accident	PacWest Racing Group

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars on the Rio de Janeiro circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	40.162s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	40.194s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
3	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	40.24s	Tasman Motorsports Group
4	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	40.54s	Forsythe Racing
5	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	40.542s	Brix Comptech Racing
6	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	40.543s	Team Rahal
7	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	40.618s	Hall Racing
8	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	40.695s	Tasman Motorsports Group
9	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	40.793s	PacWest Racing Group
10	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	40.831s	Patrick Racing
11	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	40.934s	Walker Motorsport
12	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	40.961s	Marlboro Team Penske
13	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	41.058s	Hogan-Penske Racing
14	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	41.097s	Payton-Coyne Racing
15	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	41.134s	Newman-Haas Racing
16	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	41.147s	Team Rahal
17	Carlos Guerrero	Lola T96/00, #22	41.465s	Team Scandia
18	Mark Blundell	Reynard 96I, #21	41.505s	PacWest Racing Group
19	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	41.533s	Galles Racing
20	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	41.711s	Payton-Coyne Racing
21	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	42.102s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
22	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	42.275s	Arciero-Wells Racing
23	Marco Greco	Lola T96/00, #7	42.911s	Team Scandia
24	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	44.075s	All-American Racers
25	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	Accident	Marlboro Team Penske
26	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1		Brahma Sports Team
27	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11		Newman-Haas Racing