1996 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey Race Results

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1996 - Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey Race Results

Race Name - Toyota Grand Prix of Monterey
Date - 9/8/1996
Race Track - Laguna Seca Raceway
Number of Starting Cars - 29
Laps Run - 83
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Alex Zanardi / 118.475 mph
Cautions - 2 cautions for 10 laps
Average Race Speed - 102.687 mph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alex Zanardi
Race Number - 16

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	118.475
2	2	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Mercedes	118.449
3	10	Scott Pruett	Firestone/Patrick Racing	Lola	Ford	117.054
4	5	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	117.966
5	3	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Ford	118.156
6	6	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	117.311
7	9	Bobby Rahal	Miller Genuine Draft	Reynard	Mercedes	117.133
8	16	Jan Magnussen	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	115.971
9	11	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Lola	Ford	116.853
10	8	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Lola	Ford	117.177
11	20	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	115.769
12	23	Roberto Moreno	Data Control/MiJack	Lola	Ford	114.51
13	12	Parker Johnstone	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	116.843
14	21	Davy Jones	Delco Electronics	Lola	Mercedes	115.732
15	15	Robby Gordon	Valvoline/Cummins	Reynard	Ford	116.021
16	13	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	116.706
17	24	Richie Hearn	Ralphs Food 4 Less	Reynard	Ford	113.838
18	27	Scott Goodyear	Valvoline DuraBlend	Reynard	Ford	113.551
19	7	Andr Ribeiro	LCI International	Lola	Honda	117.208
20	22	Raul Boesel	Brahma Sports Car	Reynard	Ford	115.376
21	19	Stefan Johansson	Alumax Aluminum	Reynard	Mercedes	115.787
22	17	Max Papis	MCI	Reynard	Toyota	115.902
23	26	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Lola	Ford	113.563
24	4	Mark Blundell	VISA/PacWest	Reynard	Ford	118.079
25	14	Gil de Ferran	Pennzoil Special	Reynard	Honda	116.566
26	25	Michel Jourdain Jr	Herdez/Perry Ellis	Lola	Ford	113.828
27	29	PJ Jones	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	112.887
28	28	Juan Manuel Fangio II	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	113.237
29	18	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	115.792