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1996 Atlantic Championship
The 1996 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was the 23rd season of the formula race car Atlantic Championship. It was contested over 12 races between March 3 and September 7, 1995. The Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Patrick Carpentier. All teams had to utilize Toyota engines. In C2-class 23 different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season.
Calendar
| Race No | Track | St/Prov | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole position | Most leading laps | Fastest race lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homestead | Florida | March 3, 1996 | 50 | 2.25302=112.651 km | 0'40:51.71 | 165.413 km/h | Tony Ave | Lee Bentham | Lee Bentham | Lee Bentham |
| 2 | Long Beach | California | April 12, 1996 | 38 | 2.558787=97.233906 km | 0'39:22.510 | 148.165 km/h | Case Montgomery | Case Montgomery | Case Montgomery | Jeret Schroeder |
| 3 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | April 27, 1996 | 60 | 1.5223978=91.343868 km | 0'31:32.191 | 173.787 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Stuart Crow | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier |
| 4 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 2, 1996 | 70 | 1.6607976=116.255832 km | 0'34:32.196 | 201.970 km/h | Anthony Lazzaro | Paul Jasper | Anthony Lazzaro | Patrick Carpentier |
| 5 | Montréal | Québec | June 15, 1996 | 27 | 4.4207471=119.3601717 km | 0'44:55.555 | 159.409 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier |
| 6 | Toronto | Ontario | July 13, 1996 | 39 | 2.8709912=111.9686568 km | 1'00:24.901 | 111.199 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Case Montgomery |
| 7 | Trois-Rivières | Québec | August 3, 1996 | 30 | 2.4236058=72.708174 km | 0'34:14.401 | 127.409 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier |
| 8 | Trois-Rivières | Québec | August 4, 1996 | 40 | 2.4236058=96.944232 km | 0'44:56.527 | 129.425 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier |
| 9 | Lexington | Ohio | August 10, 1996 | 30 | 3.620925=108.62775 km | 0'42:30.775 | 153.310 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Jeret Schroeder |
| 10 | Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin | August 18, 1996 | 17 | 6.4372=109.4324 km | 0'36:01.501 | 182.261 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Chuck West |
| 11 | Vancouver | British Columbia | August 31, 1996 | 38 | 2.7406379=104.1442402 km | 0'49:04.866 | 127.313 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier |
| 12 | Monterey | California | September 7, 1996 | 28 | 3.6016134=100.8451752 km | 0'44:29.641 | 135.989 km/h | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier | Patrick Carpentier |
Note:
Race 1 was held on a combination track; cars used the esses off the backstretch for safety reasons.
Final points standings
Driver
Main championship
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 11 for fifth place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). C2-class drivers were also able to score points in the main class.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Total points | USA | USA | USA | USA | CAN | CAN | CAN | CAN | USA | USA | CAN | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Carpentier | Lynx Racing | Ralt | 239 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| 2 | Lee Bentham | P-1 Racing | Ralt | 149 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | - | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | |
| 3 | Paul Jasper | BDJS | Ralt | 132 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | - | 12 | 14 | 9 | |
| 4 | Case Montgomery | Dells Racing | Ralt | 129 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 16 | - | 16 | - | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 16 | |
| 5 | Jeret Schroeder | Lynx Racing | Ralt | 77 | 12 | 4 | - | 10 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 | - | 5 | 14 | |
| 6 | Anthony Lazzaro | BG Performance Motorsport | Ralt | 75 | - | 6 | 11 | 21 | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 4 | |
| 7 | Alexandre Tagliani | P-1 Racing | Ralt | 70 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 8 | - | 2 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 4 | - | |
| 8 | Eric Lang | D&L Racing | Ralt | 60 | - | - | - | 9 | 9 | 12 | 3 | - | 6 | 10 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | Michael David | PDR Enterprises | Ralt | 58 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | - | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | |
| 10 | Stan Wattles | Metro Racing | Ralt | 52 | - | - | - | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | - | - | - | |
| 11 | Robert Sollenskog | BRS Motorsports | Ralt | 51 | 7 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 10 | 7 | 10 | - | 7 | - | 6 | |
| 12 | Chuck West | World Speed Motorsports | Ralt | 48 | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 16 | - | 10 | |
| 13 | Cam Binder | Binder Racing | Ralt | 42 | - | - | 8 | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 10 | - | |
| 14 | Charles Nearburg | NRC | Ralt | 41 | - | 8 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | 12 | |
| 15 | Tony Ave | Olsson Engineering | Ralt | 31 | 20 | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 16 | Christian Vandal | RDS Motorsports | Ralt | 29 | 10 | - | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 17 | Frank Allers | Johnston Engineering | Reynard | 25 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 2 | |
| 18 | Stuart Crow | BDJS | Ralt | 24 | - | 7 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | Mike Shank | Shank Racing | Swift | 20 | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | |
| 20 | Martin Roy | ? | Raven | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 21 | Russ Bond | Team Sauce | Reynard | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | |
| 22 | Sergei Szortyka | J&J Racing | Ralt | 17 | 3 | - | 4 | - | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 23 | Chris Smith | Intercar Motorsports | Ralt | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 24 | Ted Sahley | Weld Motorsports | Reynard | 15 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | |
| 25 | Dave Cutler | Dells Racing | Ralt | 15 | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 26 | Mike Agnifilo | AER Enterprises | Swift | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 27 | Bill Auberlen | BDJS | Ralt | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 28 | Mike Sauce | Team Sauce | Reynard | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 7 | - | |
| 29 | Joe Sposato | Sposato Motor Racing | Ralt | 11 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 5 | |
| 30 | Thane Sellers | Team Sauce | Reynard | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 31 | David Pook | Phillips Motorsports | Ralt | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | |
| 32 | Bernie Schuchmann | Schuchmann Motorsports | Swift | 8 | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 33 | Jim Ward | Oppliger Motorsports | Ralt | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | |
| 34 | Steve O'Hara | Oppliger Motorsports | Ralt | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
| 35 | Jimmy Pugliese | Pugliese Motorsports | Swift | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 36 | Scott Wood | Phillips Motorsports | Ralt | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 37 | Leandro Larrosa | Team Sauce | Reynard | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | |
| Zak Brown | Intercar Motorsports | Ralt | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | ||
| 39 | Bobby Scolo | RMS Racing | Ralt | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 40 | Joe Vantreese | intercar | Ralt | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 41 | Brian French | ? | Ralt | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | |
| 42 | Bob Siska | R.J.S. Motorsports | Ralt | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | |
| 43 | Adam McMutrie | ? | Swift | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Bob McGregor | McGregor Racing | Reynard | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
| Mike Palumbo | Palumbo Motorsports | Ralt | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
C2-Class championship
Points system see above.
| Place | Name | Country | Team | Chassis | Total points | USA | USA | USA | USA | CAN | CAN | CAN | CAN | USA | USA | CAN | USA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Shank | Shank Racing | Swift | 135 | 9 | - | 16 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 17 | 16 | - | - | |
| 2 | Mike Sauce | Team Sauce | Reynard | 109 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | - | - | 14 | 12 | |
| 3 | Jimmy Pugliese | Pugliese Motorsports | Swift | 107 | 14 | - | 11 | 11 | 10 | - | 14 | 12 | 14 | - | 11 | 10 | |
| 4 | Ted Sahley | Weld Motorsports | Reynard | 106 | 21 | - | - | 21 | 12 | - | 16 | 15 | 21 | - | - | - | |
| 5 | Russ Bond | Team Sauce | Reynard | 95 | 16 | 10 | 12 | - | 16 | 14 | - | 9 | - | - | 18 | - | |
| 6 | Frank Allers | Johnston Engineering | Reynard | 89 | - | 22 | - | - | - | 9 | 16 | - | - | - | 20 | 22 | |
| 7 | Bernie Schuchmann | Schuchmann Motorsports | Swift | 66 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 8 | David Brien | This Side Up Racing | Reynard | 52 | - | 14 | - | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | |
| 9 | Thane Sellers | Team Sauce | Reynard | 47 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 20 | 11 | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10 | Mike Agnifilo | AER Enterprises | Swift | 42 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 22 | 16 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11 | Paul Raleigh | ? | Swift | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 9 | - | |
| 12 | Dan Vosloo | ? | Reynard | 24 | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 13 | Buddy Brundo | Hammerhead Racing | Swift | 23 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | |
| 14 | Brian Dunkel | ? | Swift | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 10 | - | |
| 15 | Leandro Larrosa | Team Sauce | Reynard | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | |
| 16 | Rick Ferguson | ? | Swift | 16 | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Steve Hall | ? | Reynard | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | ||
| 18 | Adam McMutrie | ? | Swift | 14 | - | - | 14 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | Bob McGregor | McGregor Racing | Reynard | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | |
| 20 | John Brooks | Port-A-Pool Racing | Swift | 11 | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Brian Battaglia | ? | Swift | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | ||
| 22 | Ron Caldwell | Pugliese Motorsports | Swift | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 23 | John McCaig | Binder Racing | Swift | 8 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note:
No more competitors in C2-class.
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