1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit

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Flag of the United States.svg 1996 ITT Automotive Detroit
Race details
Race 8 of 16 in the 1996 PPG Indy Car World Series season
Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle route.svg
DateJune 9, 1996
Official name ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
Location Detroit Belle Isle street circuit, Detroit, United States
CourseTemporary street course
2.1 mi / 3.4 km
Distance77 (72 laps completed) laps
mi / km
WeatherTemperatures reaching up to 65.8 °F (18.8 °C); wind speeds up to 12.8 miles per hour (20.6 km/h) [1]
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett  (Patrick Racing)
Time1:11:802
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Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Second Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi  (Newman/Haas Racing)
Third Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran  (Jim Hall Racing)

The 1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit was a CART race which happened at the Detroit Belle Isle street circuit. It happened on June 9, 1996. It was the 8th round of the 1996 IndyCar season.

Contents

Race

Lap 2

Christian Fittipaldi takes the lead from Scott Pruett.

Lap 4

Top 6: Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran, Paul Tracy, Scott Pruett, Robby Gordon and Michael Andretti. First full course caution was out after Gordon had hit the tire wall. Green flag came out on lap 10.

Lap 13

Top 12: Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran, Paul Tracy, Michael Andretti, Scott Pruett, André Ribeiro, Adrian Fernandez, Al Unser Jr., Bobby Rahal, Parker Johnstone, Mark Blundell and Alex Zanardi.

Some laps later

Second full course caution, as Greg Moore and André Ribeiro crashed. Neither the Canadian, nor the Brazilian had retired. One lap later, Gil de Ferran spun after leaving the pits.

Lap 25

Top 6: Christian Fittipaldi, Michael Andretti, Paul Tracy, Gil de Ferran, Al Unser Jr. and Bobby Rahal. Green flag came out on lap 31.

Laps 36-37

At the very same curve, Emerson Fittipaldi and André Ribeiro crashed, but not simultaneously. Fittipaldi brushed the wall on lap 36. Ribeiro would do the same on the following lap. Both drivers retired.

Lap 46

Shades of 1994 came out, as Al Unser Jr. and Paul Tracy once again were involved into a crash. Two years before, both drivers collided, as Little Al went into the tyre barrier. The same fate happened on lap 46 of the 1996 race. Third caution was out. Green flag came out on lap 53.

Lap 57

Top 6: Christian Fittipaldi, Andretti, de Ferran, Rahal, Tracy and Pruett.

Lap 61

Fourth caution was out, as Bobby Rahal had a hard crash.

Lap 65

Green flag came out. Christian Fittipaldi went wide and Michael Andretti takes the lead. Meanwhile, Paul Tracy crashed very hard. Fifth full course caution. Few laps later, came the green flag.

1 lap after the restart

Scott Pruett caused the sixth full course caution as he crashed into the tyre barrier. Green flag came out with two minutes left.

Lap 72

As the race completed the 2-hour limit, Michael Andretti won the race on lap 72. 5 laps before the predicted laps.

Box score

FinishGridNoNameTeamChassisEngineTireLapsTime/StatusLedPoints
196 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford G 722:00:45.451720
2611 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford G 72+1.4096417
378 Flag of Brazil.svg Gil de Ferran Hall Racing Reynard 96I Honda G 72+4.282014
4332 Flag of Mexico.svg Adrián Fernández Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda F 72+7.428012
51521 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford G 72+9.207010
62310 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Lawson Galles Racing Lola T96/00 Mercedes-Benz G 72+9.63008
72216 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Motorsports Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz G 72+9.86706
8181 Flag of Brazil.svg Raul Boesel Brahma Sports Team Reynard 96I Ford G 72+11.17005
92598 Flag of the United States.svg P. J. Jones All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota G 72+15.84004
10120 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Lola T96/00 Ford F 72+25.19214
1154 Flag of Italy.svg Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda F 71+1 Lap02
122012 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda F 71+1 Lap01
131628 Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz G 71+1 Lap00
14449 Flag of the United States.svg Parker Johnstone Brix Comptech Racing Reynard 96I Honda F 71+1 Lap00
152125 Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Krosnoff Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 96I Toyota F 71+1 Lap00
161917 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford G 71+1 Lap00
17113 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz G 71+1 Lap00
182436 Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota G 71+1 Lap00
192619 Flag of Japan.svg Hiro Matsushita Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford F 69+3 Laps00
201499 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz F 67+5 Laps00
21818 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz G 60Crash00
22122 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz G 46Crash00
231334 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford F 41Exhaust00
24231 Flag of Brazil.svg André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda F 37Crash00
25179 Flag of Brazil.svg Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan-Penske Racing Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz G 36Crash00
26105 Flag of the United States.svg Robby Gordon Walker Racing Reynard 96I Ford G 3Crash00
Source: [2] [3]

Failed to qualify

Race statistics

Point standings

After 8 of 16 races

  1. Jimmy Vasser 98 points
  2. Al Unser Jr. 75 points
  3. Michael Andretti 71 points
  4. Christian Fittipaldi 58 points
  5. Gil de Ferran 55 points
  6. Scott Pruett 54 points

References

  1. "1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
  2. 1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
  3. 1996 Detroit Grand Prix

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