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1996 Indy Lights season

The 1996 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship Powered By Buick consisted of 12 races. Canadian David Empringham captured three wins on his way to the championship.

This was the last season where all teams used the Lola T93/20-Buick spec car, which was replaced in the 1997 season by the Lola T97/20-Buick spec car.

The scoring system was 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points awarded to the first 12 (twelve) finishers, with 1 (one) extra point given to the driver who took pole-position, and another extra point given to the driver who led most laps in the race.

Team and driver chart

The following drivers and teams competed in the series:

TeamNo.DriversRound(s)
Brian Stewart Racing2SWE Mattias Andersson1–2
USA Nick Firestone4–9
BRA Felipe Giaffone11–12
3BRA Gualter SallesAll
61USA Jack MillerAll
Dorricott Racing31JPN Shigeaki HattoriAll
32USA Jeff WardAll
FRE Racing17BRA José Cordova1–2
USA Peter Faucetta Jr.3
RSA Jaki Scheckter5–7, 12
USA Robbie Buhl9
Forsythe Racing33CAN David EmpringhamAll
66CAN Claude BourbonnaisAll
99CAN Bertrand Godin9–12
Genoa Racing24USA David DeSilvaAll
Indy Regency Racing28JPN Hideki NodaAll
Leading Edge Motorsports4BRA Felipe Giaffone1–8
BRA José Giaffone10–12
CAN Sohrab Amirsardari9
56
23USA Mark HotchkisAll
77MEX Rodolfo Lavín1–2, 4–12
PacWest Lights10USA Bob Reid9
USA Robby Unser1–2
123–7, 9–12
USA Casey Mears8
Performance Racing9USA Andy Boss1–2
USA David LaCroix11
RaceCars88COL Diego Gumzán1
BRA Paulo Carcasci2
MEX Freddy van Beuren8–12
89PAR Danny Candía1
PAR Roque Aranda2–4
BRA Maurício Slaviero7–9
Summit Motorsports20USA Doug Boyer1–2, 4–6
Tasman Motorsports37BRA Tony KanaanAll
38ARG José Luís Di PalmaAll
39BRA Hélio CastronevesAll
Team Green26USA Chris SimmonsAll
27USA Greg RayAll
Team Leisy / McCormack34USA Harry Puterbaugh Jr.1, 3
USA Shan Groff2, 12
35SWE Niclas Jönsson2
Team Medlin12USA Alex Padilla1–3, 5–12

Schedule

Rd.DateTrackLocation123456789101112
March 3Homestead-Miami SpeedwayHomestead, Florida
April 14Long Beach Street CircuitLong Beach, California
April 28Nazareth SpeedwayNazareth, Pennsylvania
May 25Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan
June 2Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin
June 9The Raceway at Belle Isle ParkDetroit, Michigan
June 23Portland International RacewayPortland, Oregon
June 30Cleveland Burke Lakefront AirportCleveland, Ohio
July 14Exhibition PlaceToronto, Ontario
August 4Circuit Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières, Quebec
September 1Streets of VancouverVancouver, British Columbia
September 8Laguna Seca RacewayMonterey, California

Race results

RoundCircuitPole positionMost laps ledRace WinnerDriverTeam123456789101112
USA Homestead-Miami SpeedwayCAN David EmpringhamCAN David EmpringhamCAN David EmpringhamForsythe Racing
USA Long Beach Street CircuitBRA Gualter SallesCAN David EmpringhamCAN David EmpringhamForsythe Racing
USA Nazareth SpeedwayCAN Claude BourbonnaisUSA David DeSilvaUSA David DeSilvaGenoa Racing
USA Michigan International SpeedwayCAN David EmpringhamCAN David EmpringhamCAN David EmpringhamForsythe Racing
USA Milwaukee MileUSA Mark HotchkisUSA Mark HotchkisUSA Mark HotchkisLeading Edge Motorsports
USA The Raceway at Belle Isle ParkCAN David EmpringhamBRA Tony KanaanBRA Tony KanaanTasman Motorsports
USA Portland International RacewayBRA Tony KanaanBRA Gualter SallesBRA Gualter SallesBrian Stewart Racing
USA Cleveland Burke Lakefront AirportUSA Mark HotchkisBRA Gualter SallesBRA Gualter SallesBrian Stewart Racing
CAN Exhibition PlaceUSA Jeff WardBRA Gualter SallesBRA Gualter SallesBrian Stewart Racing
CAN Circuit Trois-RivièresBRA Hélio CastronevesBRA Hélio CastronevesBRA Hélio CastronevesTasman Motorsports
CAN Streets of VancouverUSA Jeff WardBRA Tony KanaanCAN Claude BourbonnaisForsythe Racing
USA Laguna Seca RacewayBRA Tony KanaanBRA Tony KanaanBRA Tony KanaanTasman Motorsports

Race summaries

Homestead race

Held March 3 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. David Empringham won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. David Empringham
  2. Chris Simmons
  3. Mark Hotchkis
  4. David DeSilva
  5. Jeff Ward

Long Beach race

Held April 14 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Gualter Salles won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. David Empringham
  2. Tony Kanaan
  3. Gualter Salles
  4. Hélio Castro-Neves
  5. Alex Padilla

Nazareth race

Held April 28 at Nazareth Speedway. Claude Bourbonnais won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. David DeSilva
  2. David Empringham
  3. Mark Hotchkis
  4. Chris Simmons
  5. Jeff Ward

Michigan race

Held May 25 at Michigan International Speedway. David Empringham won the pole. This was the Indy Lights series' first race on a high-banked speedway.

Top Five Results

  1. David Empringham
  2. Mark Hotchkis
  3. Jeff Ward
  4. Robby Unser
  5. Hélio Castro-Neves

Milwaukee race

Held June 2 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mark Hotchkis won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Mark Hotchkis
  2. Greg Ray
  3. David Empringham
  4. Gualter Salles
  5. Chris Simmons

Detroit race

Held June 9 at Belle Isle Raceway. David Empringham won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Tony Kanaan
  2. Alex Padilla
  3. Claude Bourbonnais
  4. José Luis Di Palma
  5. Jaki Scheckter

Portland race

Held June 23 at Portland International Raceway. Tony Kanaan won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Gualter Salles
  2. Alex Padilla
  3. David Empringham
  4. Claude Bourbonnais
  5. Tony Kanaan

Cleveland race

Held June 30 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Mark Hotchkis won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Gualter Salles
  2. Claude Bourbonnais
  3. Hélio Castro-Neves
  4. Nick Firestone
  5. Hideki Noda

Toronto race

Held July 14 at Exhibition Place. Jeff Ward won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Gualter Salles
  2. Claude Bourbonnais
  3. Hideki Noda
  4. Shigeaki Hattori
  5. Alex Padilla

Trois-Rivières race

Held August 4 at the Trois-Rivières, Quebec Street Circuit. Hélio Castro-Neves won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Hélio Castro-Neves
  2. Tony Kanaan
  3. Alex Padilla
  4. David Empringham
  5. Bertrand Godin

Vancouver race

Held September 1 at Pacific Place. Jeff Ward won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Claude Bourbonnais
  2. Tony Kanaan
  3. Jeff Hotchkis
  4. Alex Padilla
  5. David Empringham

Laguna Seca race

Held September 8 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Tony Kanaan won the pole.

Top Five Results

  1. Tony Kanaan
  2. Hélio Castro-Neves
  3. Claude Bourbonnais
  4. Alex Padilla
  5. Jeff Ward

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

; Scoring system

PositionPoints
**1st****2nd**
2016
  • The driver who qualifies on pole is awarded one additional point.
  • An additional point is awarded to the driver who leads the most laps in a race.
PosDriverHMS
USALBH
USANAZ
USAMIS
USAMIL
USADET
USAPOR
USACLE
USATOR
CANTRO
CANVAN
CANLAG
USAPoints1148211331084104510269078486195610541153124813421434152516211720181819122012218227235245252262271281290300310320330340350360370380390400410PosDriverHMS
USALBH
USANAZ
USAMIS
USAMIL
USADET
USAPOR
USACLE
USATOR
CANTRO
CANVAN
CANLAG
USAPoints
CAN David Empringham**1***1*****2**1***3**21**3216456
BRA Tony Kanaan102121771***5**192422***1***
BRA Gualter Salles6**3**1164221*1*1*152119
CAN Claude BourbonnaisWth7**16**18834222013
USA Mark Hotchkis3932**1***910**18**91937
USA Alex Padilla175151722205344
BRA Hélio CastronevesDNS417511178323**1***102
USA David DeSilva4101*71961216157189
ARG José Luís Di Palma15668144117811613
USA Chris Simmons2234125721111417712
USA Jeff Ward5853DNS111713**20**16**20**5
USA Greg Ray7111815286101661716
JPN Shigeaki Hattori9DNS101961379481614
JPN Hideki Noda111671312162053121315
USA Robby Unser13151441010151091420
CAN Bertrand Godin751110
BRA Felipe Giaffone14241310918166228
USA Nick Firestone1116209419
RSA Jaki Scheckter51811
USA Jack Miller2118620181519142110923
PAR Roque Aranda2099
MEX Freddy van Beuren121213817
USA Doug Boyer822161319
USA Casey Mears8
USA Robbie Buhl11
MEX Rodolfo Lavín1619141512141513181221
USA Shan Groff1222
BRA José Cordova1225
BRA Mauricio Slaviero131718
SWE Mattias Andersson2013
CAN Sohrab Amirsardari1417
BRA José Giaffone141918
USA Andy Boss1914
USA David LaCroix15
SWE Niclas Jönsson17
COL Diego Guzmán18
USA Peter Faucetta Jr.19
BRA Paulo Carcasci21
PAR Danny Candía22
USA Bob Reid22
USA Harry Puterbaugh Jr.23DNS
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th–10th place
Dark BlueFinished
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify
BrownWithdrawn
BlackDisqualified
WhiteDid not start
BlankDid not
Not competing

|- |

1Qualifying cancelled

|} |}

  • Ties in points broken by number of wins, or best finishes.

References

References

  1. "Standings".
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