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1996 IndyCar Rio 400

The 1996 Rio 400 was a CART race at the Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway. It happened on March 17, 1996. It was the 2nd round of the 1996 IndyCar season.

Starting grid

  1. Alex Zanardi
  2. Jimmy Vasser
  3. André Ribeiro
  4. Greg Moore
  5. Parker Johnstone
  6. Bobby Rahal
  7. Gil de Ferran
  8. Adrian Fernandez
  9. Maurício Gugelmin
  10. Scott Pruett
  11. Robby Gordon
  12. Al Unser Jr.
  13. Emerson Fittipaldi
  14. Roberto Moreno
  15. Michael Andretti
  16. Bryan Herta
  17. Carlos Guerrero
  18. Mark Blundell
  19. Eddie Lawson
  20. Hiro Matsushita
  21. Stefan Johansson
  22. Jeff Krosnoff
  23. Marco Greco
  24. Juan Manuel Fangio II
  25. Paul Tracy
  26. Raul Boesel
  27. Christian Fittipaldi

Did not start

  1. Scott Goodyear Wrecked during practice; sidelined for most of the season

Race

On lap 11, Mark Blundell had a serious crash in turn 4, suffering a broken foot. The race continued under yellow caution flags until lap 23, with Alex Zanardi leading from Greg Moore and André Ribeiro. De Ferran ran out of fuel on lap 80. Moore had taken the lead, but retired with suspension problems on lap 115. Ribeiro eventually won from Al Unser Jr. and Scott Pruett.

Box Score

FinishGridNoNameTeamChassisEngineTireLapsTime/StatusLedPoints123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627Source:
331BRA André RibeiroTasman MotorsportsLola T96/00Honda1332:06:08.1001920
122USA Al Unser Jr.Marlboro Team PenskePenske PC-25Mercedes-Benz133+2.141016
1020USA Scott PruettPatrick RacingLola T96/00Ford133+2.732014
14ITA Alex ZanardiChip Ganassi RacingReynard 96IHonda133+2.7676414
2711BRA Christian FittipaldiNewman/Haas RacingLola T96/00Ford133+3.540010
618USA Bobby RahalTeam RahalReynard 96IMercedes-Benz133+4.05108
261BRA Raul BoeselBrahma Sports TeamReynard 96IFord133+5.11006
212USA Jimmy VasserChip Ganassi RacingReynard 96IHonda132+1 Lap05
1434BRA Roberto MorenoPayton-Coyne RacingLola T96/00Ford132+1 Lap04
78BRA Gil de FerranHall RacingReynard 96IHonda131+2 Laps203
139BRA Emerson FittipaldiHogan-Penske RacingPenske PC-25Mercedes-Benz131+2 Laps02
237BRA Marco GrecoTeam ScandiaLola T96/00Ford131+2 Laps01
1628USA Bryan HertaTeam RahalReynard 96IMercedes-Benz131+2 Laps00
832MEX Adrián FernándezTasman MotorsportsLola T96/00Honda126+7 Laps00
115USA Robby GordonWalker RacingReynard 96IFord124Crash20
549USA Parker JohnstoneBrix Comptech RacingReynard 96IHonda118Fuel00
2436ARG Juan Manuel Fangio IIAll American RacersEagle Mk-VToyota118+15 Laps00
499CAN Greg MooreForsythe RacingReynard 96IMercedes-Benz116Engine280
253CAN Paul TracyMarlboro Team PenskePenske PC-25Mercedes-Benz102Crash00
1722MEX Carlos GuerreroTeam ScandiaLola T96/00Ford95Engine00
1910USA Eddie LawsonGalles RacingLola T96/00Mercedes-Benz87Drive line00
156USA Michael AndrettiNewman/Haas RacingLola T96/00Ford86Engine00
2116SWE Stefan JohanssonBettenhausen MotorsportsReynard 96IMercedes-Benz61Cooling00
2019JPN Hiro MatsushitaPayton-Coyne RacingLola T96/00Ford53Header00
917BRA Maurício GugelminPacWest RacingReynard 96IFord49Suspension00
2225USA Jeff KrosnoffArciero-Wells RacingReynard 96IToyota37Engine00
1821GBR Mark BlundellPacWest RacingReynard 96IFord10Crash00

Did not qualify

  • CAN Scott Goodyear (#15) - withdrawn, injured in practice crash.

Race statistics

Lap LeadersLapsLeader
1–6Alex Zanardi
7André Ribeiro
8–60Alex Zanardi
61–80Gil de Ferran
81–97Greg Moore
98–102Alex Zanardi
103–104Robby Gordon
105–115Greg Moore
116–133André Ribeiro

Point standings

After 2 of 16 races

  1. Scott Pruett 26 points
  2. Jimmy Vasser 25 points
  3. Al Unser Jr. 21 points
  4. André Ribeiro 20 points
  5. Gil de Ferran 19 points
  6. Bobby Rahal 18 points

References

|Previous_year's_race = none |Next_year's_race = 1997 Hollywood Rio 400k

References

  1. [https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_Indy_Car_Rio_400/R 1996 Indy Car Rio 400]
  2. [https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1996-rio-do-janeiro-champ-cars/ 1996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars]
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