1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia
| 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.
Qualifying results
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Jimmy Vasser |
Target Chip Ganassi | 65 | 2:00:46.856 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | 20 | Scott Pruett |
Patrick Racing | 65 | +7.7 secs | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | 99 | Greg Moore |
Forsythe Racing | 65 | +12.3 secs | 8 | 14 |
| 4 | 17 |  Maurício Gugelmin |
PacWest Racing | 65 | +20.2 secs | 11 | 12 |
| 5 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | +26.8 secs | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 16 |  Stefan Johansson |
Bettenhausen Racing | 65 | +44.2 secs | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Eddie Lawson |
Galles Racing International | 65 | +1:06.3 secs | 22 | 6 |
| 8 | 31 | André Ribeiro |
Tasman Motorsports | 65 | +1:45.0 secs | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | Al Unser, Jr. |
Marlboro Team Penske | 64 | + 1 lap | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | 24 |  Hiro Matsushita |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 25 | 3 |
| 11 | 8 | Gil de Ferran |
Hall Racing | 63 | Fuel | 12 | 2 |
| 12 | 34 | Roberto Moreno |
Payton/Coyne Racing | 61 | + 3 laps | 19 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | Raul Boesel |
Team Green | 60 | Fuel | 15 | |
| 14 | 22 |  Carlos Guerrero |
Scandia/Simon Racing | 48 | Contact | 21 | |
| 15 | 36 |  Juan Manuel Fangio II |
All American Racing | 46 | Fuel | 23 | |
| 16 | 5 | Robby Gordon |
Walker Racing | 45 | Electrical | 14 | |
| 17 | 28 | Bryan Herta |
Team Rahal | 40 | Pit fire | 17 | |
| 18 | 25 | Jeff Krosnoff |
Arciero-Wells Racing | 38 | Contact | 24 | |
| 19 | 6 | Michael Andretti |
Newman-Haas Racing | 36 | Electrical | 5 | |
| 20 | 18 | Bobby Rahal |
Team Rahal | 33 | Transmission | 13 | |
| 21 | 4 |  Alex Zanardi |
Target Chip Ganassi | 31 | Transmission | 3 | |
| 22 | 3 | Paul Tracy |
Marlboro Team Penske | 16 | Contact | 4 | |
| 23 | 32 | Adrián Fernández |
Tasman Motorsports | 14 | Contact | 10 | |
| 24 | 49 | Parker Johnstone |
Comptech Racing | 10 | Contact | 7 | |
| 25 | 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
Hogan Racing | 8 | Engine | 18 |
Notes
- Average Speed 90.218 mph
External links
| Previous race: 1996 Indy Car Rio 400 |
Indy Car Indycar World Series 1996 season |
Next race: 1996 Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Previous race: 1995 Indycar Australia |
1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia | Next race: 1997 Sunbelt IndyCarnival |
Coordinates: 27°59′17.9″S 153°25′42.1″E / 27.988306°S 153.428361°E