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1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit
Country = United States| Race = ITT Automotive Detroit| Image = Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle route.svg| Caption = | Date = June 9| Year = 1996| Official name = ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit| Race_No = 8| Season_No = 16| Series = PPG Indy Car World Series| Location = Detroit Belle Isle street circuit, Detroit, United States| Course = Temporary street course| Course_mi = 2.1| Course_km = 3.4| Distance_laps = 77 (72 laps completed)| Distance_mi = | Distance_km = | Weather = Temperatures reaching up to 65.8 F; wind speeds up to 12.8 mph| Pole_Driver = Scott Pruett| Pole_Team = Patrick Racing| Pole_Time = 1:11:802| Pole_Country = USA| Fast_Driver = | Fast_Team = | Fast_Time = | Fast_Lap = | Fast_Country = | First_Driver = Michael Andretti| First_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| First_Country = USA| Second_Driver = Christian Fittipaldi| Second_Team = Newman/Haas Racing| Second_Country= Brazil| Third_Driver = Gil de Ferran| Third_Team = Jim Hall Racing| Third_Country = Brazil|
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.
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
| Finish | Grid | No | Name | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Laps | Time/Status | Led | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Source: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 6 | USA Michael Andretti | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 72 | 2:00:45.451 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 11 | BRA Christian Fittipaldi | Newman/Haas Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 72 | +1.409 | 64 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | BRA Gil de Ferran | Hall Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 72 | +4.282 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 32 | MEX Adrián Fernández | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T96/00 | Honda | 72 | +7.428 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 21 | GBR Mark Blundell | PacWest Racing | Reynard 96I | Ford | 72 | +9.207 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 10 | USA Eddie Lawson | Galles Racing | Lola T96/00 | Mercedes-Benz | 72 | +9.630 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | 16 | SWE Stefan Johansson | Bettenhausen Motorsports | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 72 | +9.867 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | BRA Raul Boesel | Brahma Sports Team | Reynard 96I | Ford | 72 | +11.170 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 98 | USA P. J. Jones | All American Racers | Eagle Mk-V | Toyota | 72 | +15.840 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 20 | USA Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 72 | +25.192 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | ITA Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | 12 | USA Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | 28 | USA Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 49 | USA Parker Johnstone | Brix Comptech Racing | Reynard 96I | Honda | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 25 | USA Jeff Krosnoff | Arciero-Wells Racing | Reynard 96I | Toyota | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 17 | BRA Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | Reynard 96I | Ford | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | CAN Paul Tracy | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-Benz | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 36 | ARG Juan Manuel Fangio II | All American Racers | Eagle Mk-V | Toyota | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 19 | JPN Hiro Matsushita | Payton-Coyne Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 99 | CAN Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 18 | USA Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | Reynard 96I | Mercedes-Benz | 60 | Crash | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 2 | USA Al Unser Jr. | Marlboro Team Penske | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-Benz | 46 | Crash | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 34 | BRA Roberto Moreno | Payton-Coyne Racing | Lola T96/00 | Ford | 41 | Exhaust | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 31 | BRA André Ribeiro | Tasman Motorsports | Lola T96/00 | Honda | 37 | Crash | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | 9 | BRA Emerson Fittipaldi | Hogan-Penske Racing | Penske PC-25 | Mercedes-Benz | 36 | Crash | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | USA Robby Gordon | Walker Racing | Reynard 96I | Ford | 3 | Crash | 0 | 0 |
Failed to qualify
- MEX Michel Jourdain Jr. (#22) - withdrawn after Sunday's warmup (unknown reason)
Race statistics
| Lap Leaders | Laps | Leader |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Pruett | |
| 2–65 | Christian Fittipaldi | |
| 66–72 | Michael Andretti |
| Cautions: 6 for 24 laps | Laps | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 4–9 | Robby Gordon crash turn 8 | |
| 24–30 | André Ribeiro and Greg Moore crash turn 13 | |
| 47–52 | Al Unser Jr. crash turn 4 | |
| 62–65 | Bobby Rahal crash turn 13 | |
| 67 | Paul Tracy and Scott Pruett crash turn 7 | |
| 69–70 | Scott Pruett crash turn 4 |
Point standings
After 8 of 16 races
- Jimmy Vasser 98 points
- Al Unser Jr. 75 points
- Michael Andretti 71 points
- Christian Fittipaldi 58 points
- Gil de Ferran 55 points
- Scott Pruett 54 points
References
References
- "''1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit'' weather information". Old Farmers' Almanac.
- [https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1996_ITT_Automotive_Grand_Prix_of_Detroit/R 1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit]
- [https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1996-detroit-grand-prix/ 1996 Detroit Grand Prix]
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