| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Race 3 of 16 in the 1996 IndyCar season | |
 Map of the track | |
| Date | 31 March, 1996 |
| Official name | 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia |
| Location | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Queensland, Australia |
| Course | Temporary Street Circuit 2.795 mi / 4.498 km |
| Distance | 65 laps 181.675 mi / 292.370 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Jimmy Vasser (Target Chip Ganassi) |
| Time | 1:35.940 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Jimmy Vasser (Target Chip Ganassi) |
| Time | 1:37.854 (on lap 25 of 65) |
| Podium | |
| First | Jimmy Vasser (Target Chip Ganassi) |
| Second | Scott Pruett (Forsythe Racing) |
| Third | Greg Moore (Forsythe Racing) |
The 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia was the third round of the 1996 CART World Series season, held on 31 March 1996 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Australia.
