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1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars

1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars is 256th CART race. Passed at the Surfers Paradise circuit. Jimmy Vasser won the pole position and this race. Scott Pruett and Greg Moore also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 65 laps (292 km).

Previous race: 1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars
Next race: 1996 Long Beach Grand Prix
Race Start: 31st March 1996

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars

4th victory for the Chip Ganassi Racing Team team
2nd victory for the Jimmy Vasser
7th podium for the Jimmy Vasser
8th podium for the Scott Pruett
1st podium for the Greg Moore

Reynard 96I - 1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars winner

Reynard 96I #12 - 1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars winner

1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	22	2h 46.856s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	16	2h 54.605s	Patrick Racing
3	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	14	2h 59.172s	Forsythe Racing
4	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	12	2h 1m 7.074s	PacWest Racing Group
5	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	10	2h 1m 13.706s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	8	2h 1m 31.081s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
7	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	6	2h 1m 53.246s	Galles Racing
8	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	5	2h 2m 31.916s	Tasman Motorsports Group
9	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	4	64 laps	Marlboro Team Penske
10	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	3	64 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
11	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	2	63 laps Out of fuel	Hall Racing
12	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	1	61 laps	Payton-Coyne Racing
13	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	0	60 laps Out of fuel	Brahma Sports Team
14	Carlos Guerrero	Lola T96/00, #22	0	48 laps Accident	Team Scandia
15	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	0	46 laps Out of fuel	All-American Racers
16	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	0	45 laps Electrics	Walker Motorsport
17	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	0	40 laps Fire	Team Rahal
18	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	0	38 laps Accident	Arciero-Wells Racing
19	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	0	36 laps Electrics	Newman-Haas Racing
20	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	0	33 laps Transmission	Team Rahal
21	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	0	31 laps Transmission	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
22	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	0	16 laps Accident	Marlboro Team Penske
23	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	0	14 laps Accident	Tasman Motorsports Group
24	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	0	10 laps Accident	Brix Comptech Racing
25	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	0	8 laps Engine	Hogan-Penske Racing

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Surfers Paradise Champ Cars on the Surfers Paradise circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jimmy Vasser	Reynard 96I, #12	1m 35.265s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
2	Scott Pruett	Lola T96/00, #20	1m 35.282s	Patrick Racing
3	Alessandro Zanardi	Reynard 96I, #4	1m 35.549s	Chip Ganassi Racing Team
4	Paul Tracy	Penske PC25, #3	1m 35.987s	Marlboro Team Penske
5	Michael Andretti	Lola T96/00, #6	1m 36.721s	Newman-Haas Racing
6	Christian Fittipaldi	Lola T96/00, #11	1m 36.863s	Newman-Haas Racing
7	Parker Johnstone	Reynard 96I, #49	1m 37.023s	Brix Comptech Racing
8	Greg Moore	Reynard 96I, #99	1m 37.026s	Forsythe Racing
9	Andre Ribeiro	Lola T96/00, #31	1m 37.162s	Tasman Motorsports Group
10	Adrian Fernandez	Lola T96/00, #32	1m 37.195s	Tasman Motorsports Group
11	Mauricio Gugelmin	Reynard 96I, #17	1m 37.311s	PacWest Racing Group
12	Gil de Ferran	Reynard 96I, #8	1m 37.325s	Hall Racing
13	Bobby Rahal	Reynard 96I, #18	1m 37.642s	Team Rahal
14	Robby Gordon	Reynard 96I, #5	1m 37.695s	Walker Motorsport
15	Raul Boesel	Reynard 96I, #1	1m 37.809s	Brahma Sports Team
16	Al Unser, Jr.	Penske PC25, #2	1m 38.189s	Marlboro Team Penske
17	Bryan Herta	Reynard 96I, #28	1m 38.42s	Team Rahal
18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Penske PC25, #9	1m 38.588s	Hogan-Penske Racing
19	Roberto Moreno	Lola T96/00, #34	1m 38.94s	Payton-Coyne Racing
20	Stefan Johansson	Reynard 96I, #16	1m 39.479s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
21	Carlos Guerrero	Lola T96/00, #22	1m 40.478s	Team Scandia
22	Eddie Lawson	Lola T96/00, #10	1m 40.655s	Galles Racing
23	Juan Manuel Fangio II	Eagle Mk5, #36	1m 41.902s	All-American Racers
24	Jeff Krosnoff	Reynard 96I, #25	1m 42.056s	Arciero-Wells Racing
25	Hiro Matsushita	Lola T96/00, #19	1m 42.921s	Payton-Coyne Racing