1996 - PPG Indy Car World Series - Australian Indy Car Grand Prix Race Results

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1996 - Australian Indy Car Grand Prix Race Results

Race Name - Australian Indy Car Grand Prix
Date - 3/31/1996
Race Track - Surfers Paradise
Number of Starting Cars - 25
Laps Run - 65
Pole Winner / Pole Speed - Jimmy Vasser / 105.583 mph
Cautions - 5 cautions for 13 laps
Average Race Speed - 90.218 mph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jimmy Vasser
Race Number - 3

Finish	Start	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine	Qualify Speed
1	1	Jimmy Vasser	Target	Reynard	Honda	105.583
2	2	Scott Pruett	Firestone/Patrick Racing	Lola	Ford	105.565
3	8	Greg Moore	Players/Indeck	Reynard	Ford	103.667
4	11	Mauricio Gugelmin	Hollywood	Reynard	Ford	103.363
5	6	Christian Fittipaldi	Kmart/Budweiser	Lola	Ford	103.842
6	20	Stefan Johansson	Alumax Aluminum	Reynard	Mercedes	101.111
7	22	Eddie Lawson	Delco Electronics	Lola	Mercedes	99.929
8	9	Andr Ribeiro	LCI International	Lola	Honda	103.522
9	16	Al Unser Jr	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	102.439
10	25	Hiro Matsushita	PanasonicDuskin	Lola	Ford	97.73
11	12	Gil de Ferran	Pennzoil Special	Reynard	Honda	103.349
12	19	Roberto Moreno	Data Control/MiJack	Lola	Ford	101.662
13	15	Raul Boesel	Brahma Sports Car	Reynard	Ford	102.837
14	21	Carlos Guerrero	Herdez	Lola	Ford	100.105
15	23	Juan Manuel Fangio II	All American Racers	Eagle	Toyota	98.707
16	14	Robby Gordon	Valvoline/Cummins	Reynard	Ford	102.957
17	17	Bryan Herta	Shell	Reynard	Mercedes	102.199
18	24	Jeff Krosnoff	Arciero/Wells Racing	Reynard	Toyota	98.557
19	5	Michael Andretti	Kmart/Texaco Havoline	Lola	Ford	103.994
20	13	Bobby Rahal	Miller Genuine Draft	Reynard	Mercedes	103.013
21	3	Alex Zanardi	Target	Reynard	Honda	105.269
22	4	Paul Tracy	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	104.789
23	10	Adrin Fernndez	Tecate/Quaker State	Lola	Honda	103.486
24	7	Parker Johnstone	Motorola	Reynard	Honda	103.67
25	18	Emerson Fittipaldi	Marlboro	Penske	Mercedes	102.025