1996 Grand Prix of Miami
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The 1996 Toyota Grand Prix of Miami was a CART race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway
. It was the first round of the 1996 IndyCar season, and occurred on March 3, 1996.
and Roberto Moreno
had a contact. Moreno crashed at turn 4 and retired. Then, the start was aborted for the 2nd time, as Tracy jumped the start. At the end of lap 1, another caution came out as Michael Andretti
hit Mauricio Gugelmin
and lost his front wing. After his pit stop, his car had stalled. Despite this, Andretti did not retire. After the restart, the rain began to fall down, and, the red flag came out. After 17 laps of green flag, as the restart came out at lap 36, another caution came out as Gugelmin spun and brushed the wall. He retired. The restart came out 4 laps later. At the same lap, Al Unser, Jr.
hit Carlos Guerrero
, and lost his front wing. Another caution came out. Restart came out at lap 61. With 69 laps to go, Tracy was the leader, Gil de Ferran
was in 2nd and Jimmy Vasser
was in 3rd. After some infractions, Guerrero and Greg Moore went to pits for the stop-go penalty. Lap 82, the caution came out after some debris on the track. Then, Alex Zanardi
, crashed under caution. He lost a wheel and crashed very hard at turn 4. He was ok. At the same lap, Tracy retired due to transmission problems. The restart came out with 30 laps to go. Vasser won the race, de Ferran finished in 2nd, Robby Gordon
finished 3rd, Scott Pruett
finished 4th, Bobby Rahal
finished in 5th, Christian Fittipaldi
finished in 6th, Moore finished in 7th, Unser, Jr. finished in 8th, Andretti finished in 9th, Bryan Herta
finished 10th, Adrian Fernández
finished 11th, Scott Goodyear
12th, Emerson Fittipaldi
13th, Raul Boesel
14th, Eddie Lawson
15th, André Ribeiro
16th, Blundell 17th and Matsushita 18th, 9 laps behind the leader. Parker Johnstone
did not start the race due a practice crash.
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Homestead-Miami Speedway is a race track in Homestead, Florida southwest of Miami.Since 2002 Homestead has hosted the final races of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series...
. It was the first round of the 1996 IndyCar season, and occurred on March 3, 1996.
Race
The start would happened, but Mark BlundellMark Blundell
Mark Blundell is a Formula One, sports car, and CART racing driver. He was a Formula One presenter for the British broadcaster ITV until the end of the 2008 season when the TV broadcasting rights switched to the BBC....
and Roberto Moreno
Roberto Moreno
Roberto Pupo Moreno , usually known as Roberto Moreno and also as Pupo Moreno, is a racing driver from Brazil. He participated in 75 Formula One Grands Prix, achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 15 championship points. He raced in CART in 1986, and was Formula 3000 champion before joining...
had a contact. Moreno crashed at turn 4 and retired. Then, the start was aborted for the 2nd time, as Tracy jumped the start. At the end of lap 1, another caution came out as Michael Andretti
Michael Andretti
Michael Mario Andretti is a retired American CART and Formula One driver and owner of the Andretti Autosport team in the IndyCar Series. Andretti is the son of Mario Andretti. His son is Marco Andretti.-Early career:...
hit Mauricio Gugelmin
Mauricio Gugelmin
Maurício Gugelmin is a former racing driver from Brazil. He took part in both Formula One and the Champ Car World Series. He participated in 80 Formula One grands prix, debuting in 1988 for the March team. He achieved one top-three finish and scored a total of ten championship points in the series...
and lost his front wing. After his pit stop, his car had stalled. Despite this, Andretti did not retire. After the restart, the rain began to fall down, and, the red flag came out. After 17 laps of green flag, as the restart came out at lap 36, another caution came out as Gugelmin spun and brushed the wall. He retired. The restart came out 4 laps later. At the same lap, Al Unser, Jr.
Al Unser, Jr.
Alfred Unser, Jr. , nicknamed "Little Al", "Al Junior" or simply "Junior" is a retired American race car driver and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner.-History:...
hit Carlos Guerrero
Carlos Guerrero
Carlos Guerrero , is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series who was a multiple Formula 3 and Formula 2 champion in his native Mexico. He raced in the 1995-1996 CART seasons with 17 career starts, including the 1995 Indianapolis 500...
, and lost his front wing. Another caution came out. Restart came out at lap 61. With 69 laps to go, Tracy was the leader, Gil de Ferran
Gil de Ferran
Gil de Ferran , is a professional racing driver and team owner. De Ferran was the 2000 and 2001 Champ Car champion driving for the Penske Honda Team and the winner of the 2003 Indianapolis 500.Inspired by the success of fellow Brazilian Emerson Fittipaldi, de Ferran began his career in kart racing...
was in 2nd and Jimmy Vasser
Jimmy Vasser
Jimmy Vasser is a retired American racing driver and current co-owner of KV Racing Technology. Vasser won the 1996 IndyCar season championship with Chip Ganassi Racing, and scored ten victories in the series...
was in 3rd. After some infractions, Guerrero and Greg Moore went to pits for the stop-go penalty. Lap 82, the caution came out after some debris on the track. Then, Alex Zanardi
Alex Zanardi
Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi is an Italian racing driver and paracyclist.He won two CART championship titles in North America during the late 1990s. He also had a less successful career as a Formula One driver...
, crashed under caution. He lost a wheel and crashed very hard at turn 4. He was ok. At the same lap, Tracy retired due to transmission problems. The restart came out with 30 laps to go. Vasser won the race, de Ferran finished in 2nd, Robby Gordon
Robby Gordon
Robert W. "Robby" Gordon is an American racecar driver who currently competes in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as an owner-driver, driving the No. 7 Speed Energy Dodge Charger for Robby Gordon Motorsports, and also competes part-time in the Nationwide Series...
finished 3rd, Scott Pruett
Scott Pruett
Scott Donald Pruett is an American race car driver who has competed in NASCAR, Champ Car, IMSA, Trans-Am and Grand-Am. He and his wife Judy have three children, and are children's book authors....
finished 4th, Bobby Rahal
Bobby Rahal
Robert "Bobby" Woodward Rahal is an American auto racing driver and team owner. As a driver, he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500...
finished in 5th, Christian Fittipaldi
Christian Fittipaldi
Christian Fittipaldi is a Brazilian racing driver who has competed in various forms of motorsport including Formula One, Champ Car and NASCAR...
finished in 6th, Moore finished in 7th, Unser, Jr. finished in 8th, Andretti finished in 9th, Bryan Herta
Bryan Herta
Bryan John Herta is an American race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Autosport in the Firestone Indy Lights Series...
finished 10th, Adrian Fernández
Adrian Fernández
José Adrián Fernández Mier is a Mexican racing driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team.-Early career:...
finished 11th, Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear
Scott Goodyear is a former race car driver from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. Goodyear ran the IRL and Champ Car series during his career from 1987, winning the Michigan 500 in 1992 and 1994...
12th, Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi
Emerson Fittipaldi |São Paulo]], Brazil) is a Brazilian automobile racing driver who throughout a long and successful career won the Indianapolis 500 twice and championships in both Formula One and CART.-Early and personal life:...
13th, Raul Boesel
Raul Boesel
Raul de Mesquita Boesel is a former racing driver who raced for the March and Ligier Formula One teams and later raced in Champ Car and the Indy Racing League.He won the 1987 World Sportscar Championship and the 1988 24 Hours of Daytona...
14th, Eddie Lawson
Eddie Lawson
Eddie Lawson is a former four-time Grand Prix motorcycle racing World Champion. His penchant for not crashing & consistently finishing in the points earned him the nickname "Steady Eddie".-Biography:...
15th, André Ribeiro
André Ribeiro
André Ribeiro , is a former IndyCar World Series and CART racing driver.-Biography:Ribeiro drove in Champ Car for 4 seasons, scoring 3 wins and 2 poles . He drove primarily for Tasman Motorsports and Penske Racing...
16th, Blundell 17th and Matsushita 18th, 9 laps behind the leader. Parker Johnstone
Parker Johnstone
Parker Johnstone III is a former race car driver and motorsports announcer from Redmond, Oregon. An accomplished musician, he was the principal trumpet of the International Youth Orchestra, touring Europe, playing with Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic, and famed pianist Van Cliburn...
did not start the race due a practice crash.