Indy Car World Series 1996 – Race 1: Homestead (oval)

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3 Mar 1996

Race result

Finishers
1.	#12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda	20
2.	#8 Gil de Ferran Jim Hall Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda	16
3.	#5 Robby Gordon Walker Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford	14
4.	#20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford	12
5.	#18 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal · Reynard 96i - Mercedes	10
6.	#11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford	8
7.	#99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing · Reynard 96i - Mercedes	6
8.	#2 Al, jr. Unser Team Penske · Penske PC25 - Mercedes	5
9.	#6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford	4
10.	#28 Bryan Herta Team Rahal · Reynard 96i - Mercedes	3
11.	#32 Adrian Fernandez Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T96/00 - Honda	2
12.	#15 Scott Goodyear Walker Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford	1
13.	#9 Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan Racing · Penske PC25 - Mercedes
14.	#1 Raul Boesel Team Green · Reynard 96i - Honda
15.	#10 Eddie Lawson Galles Racing · Lola T96/00 - Mercedes
16.	#31 Andre Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T96/00 - Honda
17.	#21 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford
18.	#19 Hiro Matsushita Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
20.	#22 Carlos Guerrero Dick Simon Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
Classified, not running at the finish
19.	#16 Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Motorsports · Reynard 96i - Mercedes
Retirements
R	#3 Paul Tracy + Team Penske · Penske PC25 - Mercedes	1
R	#17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford
R	#4 Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda
R	#7 Marco Greco Dick Simon Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
R	#25 Jeff Krosnoff Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 96i - Toyota
R	#36 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers · Eagle Mk V - Toyota
R	#34 Roberto Moreno Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
Did not start
ns	#49 Parker Johnstone Brix / Comptech Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda

Qualifying

Starting grid
1.	#3 Paul Tracy Team Penske · Penske PC25 - Mercedes	1
2.	#8 Gil de Ferran Jim Hall Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda
3.	#12 Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda
4.	#20 Scott Pruett Patrick Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
5.	#18 Bobby Rahal Team Rahal · Reynard 96i - Mercedes
6.	#99 Greg Moore Forsythe Racing · Reynard 96i - Mercedes
7.	#5 Robby Gordon Walker Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford
8.	#17 Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford
9.	#31 Andre Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T96/00 - Honda
10.	#6 Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
11.	#28 Bryan Herta Team Rahal · Reynard 96i - Mercedes
12.	#9 Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan Racing · Penske PC25 - Mercedes
13.	#2 Al, jr. Unser Team Penske · Penske PC25 - Mercedes
14.	#4 Alessandro Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda
15.	#11 Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
16.	#32 Adrian Fernandez Tasman Motorsports Group · Lola T96/00 - Honda
17.	#1 Raul Boesel Team Green · Reynard 96i - Honda
18.	#16 Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Motorsports · Reynard 96i - Mercedes
19.	#21 Mark Blundell PacWest Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford
20.	#10 Eddie Lawson Galles Racing · Lola T96/00 - Mercedes
21.	#22 Carlos Guerrero Dick Simon Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
22.	#15 Scott Goodyear Walker Racing · Reynard 96i - Ford
23.	#19 Hiro Matsushita Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
24.	#7 Marco Greco Dick Simon Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
25.	#25 Jeff Krosnoff Arciero-Wells Racing · Reynard 96i - Toyota
26.	#36 Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers · Eagle Mk V - Toyota
27.	#34 Roberto Moreno Payton/Coyne Racing · Lola T96/00 - Ford
Did not take part in qualifying
ns	#49 Parker Johnstone Brix / Comptech Racing · Reynard 96i - Honda

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