1996 Indy Lights season
The 1996 PPG/Firestone Indy Lights Championship Powered By Buick consisted of 12 races. Canadian David Empringham captured three wins on his way to the championship.[1]
Calendar[]
Race No | Track | State | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Winner | Pole Position | Most Leading Laps | Fastest Race Lap |
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1 | Homestead | Florida | March 3, 1996 | 37 | 2.4574011=90.9238407 km | 0'31:51.723 | 171.220 km/h | David Empringham | David Empringham | David Empringham | ? |
2 | Long Beach | California | April 14, 1996 | 44 | 2.558787=112.586628 km | 0'54:17.817 | 124.412 km/h | David Empringham | Gualter Salles | David Empringham | ? |
3 | Nazareth | Pennsylvania | April 28, 1996 | 75 | 1.5223978=114.179835 km | 0'49:08.616 | 139.404 km/h | Claude Bourbonnais | ? | ||
4 | Brooklyn | Michigan | May 25, 1996 | 50 | 3.2186=160.93 km | 0'32:30.239 | 297.065 km/h | David Empringham | David Empringham | David Empringham | ? |
5 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | June 2, 1996 | 75 | 1.6607976=124.55982 km | 0'38:39.070 | 193.360 km/h | Mark Hotchkis | Mark Hotchkis | Mark Hotchkis | ? |
6 | Detroit | Michigan | June 9, 1996 | 36 | 3.6482831=131.338192 km | 0'56:39.773 | 139.073 km/h | Tony Kanaan | David Empringham | Tony Kanaan | ? |
7 | Portland | Oregon | June 23, 1996 | 39 | 3.138135=122.387265 km | 0'44:55.609 | 163.449 km/h | Gualter Salles | Tony Kanaan | Gualter Salles | ? |
8 | Cleveland | Ohio | June 30, 1996 | 32 | 3.8124317=121.9978144 km | 0'43:04.913 | 169,910 km/h | Gualter Salles | Mark Hotchkis | Gualter Salles | ? |
9 | Toronto | ![]() |
July 14, 1996 | 41 | 2.8709912=117.710639 km | 0'49:52.728 | 141.596 km/h | Gualter Salles | Jeff Ward | Gualter Salles | ? |
10 | Trois-Rivières | ![]() |
August 4, 1996 | 50 | 2.4477453=122.387265 km | 0'58:44.951 | 125.192 km/h | Hélio Castro-Neves | Hélio Castro-Neves | Hélio Castro-Neves | ? |
11 | Vancouver | ![]() |
September 1, 1996 | 44 | 2.7406379=120.588068 km | 0'53:55.713 | 134.164 km/h | Claude Bourbonnais | Jeff Ward | Tony Kanaan | ? |
12 | Monterey | California | September 8, 1996 | 34 | 3.6016134=122.454856 km | 0'43:55.832 | 167.248 km/h | Tony Kanaan | Tony Kanaan | Tony Kanaan | ? |
Race summaries[]
Homestead race[]
Held March 3 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. David Empringham won the pole.
Top Five Results
- David Empringham
- Chris Simmons
- Mark Hotchkis
- Jeff Ward
Long Beach race[]
Held April 14 at Long Beach, California Street Course. Gualter Salles won the pole.
Top Five Results
- David Empringham
- Tony Kanaan
- Gualter Salles
- Hélio Castro-Neves
- Alex Padilla
Nazareth race[]
Held April 28 at Nazareth Speedway. Claude Bourbonnais won the pole.
Top Five Results
- David Empringham
- Mark Hotchkis
- Chris Simmons
- Jeff Ward
Michigan race[]
Held May 25 at Michigan International Speedway. David Empringham won the pole.
Top Five Results
Milwaukee race[]
Held June 2 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mark Hotchkis won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Mark Hotchkis
- Greg Ray
- David Empringham
- Gualter Salles
- Chris Simmons
Detroit race[]
Held June 9 at Belle Isle Raceway. David Empringham won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Tony Kanaan
- Alex Padilla
- Claude Bourbonnais
- José Luis Di Palma
Portland race[]
Held June 23 at Portland International Raceway. Tony Kanaan won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Gualter Salles
- Alex Padilla
- David Empringham
- Claude Bourbonnais
- Tony Kanaan
Cleveland race[]
Held June 30 at Burke Lakefront Airport. Mark Hotchkis won the pole.
Top Five Results
Toronto race[]
Held July 14 at Exhibition Place. Jeff Ward won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Gualter Salles
- Claude Bourbonnais
- Hideki Noda
- Shigeaki Hattori
- Alex Padilla
Trois-Rivières race[]
Held August 4 at the Trois-Rivières, Quebec Street Circuit. Hélio Castro-Neves won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Hélio Castro-Neves
- Tony Kanaan
- Alex Padilla
- David Empringham
Vancouver race[]
Held September 1 at Pacific Place. Jeff Ward won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Claude Bourbonnais
- Tony Kanaan
- Alex Padilla
- David Empringham
Laguna Seca race[]
Held September 8 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Tony Kanaan won the pole.
Top Five Results
- Tony Kanaan
- Hélio Castro-Neves
- Claude Bourbonnais
- Alex Padilla
- Jeff Ward
Final points standings[]
Driver[]
For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 10 for fifth place, 8 for sixth place, 6 seventh place, winding down to 1 points for 12th place. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point).
Place | Name | Country | Team | Total Points | ![]() |
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1 | David Empringham | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 148 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 14 | - | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
2 | Tony Kanaan | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports | 113 | 3 | 16 | 1 | - | 6 | 21 | 11 | - | - | 16 | 17 | 22 |
3 | Gualter Salles | ![]() |
108 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 12 | - | 21 | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | |
4 | Claude Bourbonnais | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 104 | - | 6 | 1 | - | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 16 | - | 20 | 14 |
5 | Mark Hotchkis | ![]() |
102 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | 14 | 6 | |
6 | Alex Padilla | ![]() |
90 | - | 10 | - | - | - | 16 | 16 | - | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
7 | Hélio Castro-Neves | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports | 84 | - | 12 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 5 | 14 | - | 22 | 3 | 16 |
8 | ![]() |
Genoa Racing | 61 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 6 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 6 | - | 4 | |
9 | José Luis Di Palma | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports | 56 | - | 8 | 8 | 5 | - | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | - |
10 | Chris Simmons | ![]() |
Team Green | 54 | 16 | - | 12 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
11 | Jeff Ward | ![]() |
53 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 14 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 10 | |
12 | Greg Ray | ![]() |
Team Green | 48 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - | 8 | - | - |
13 | Shigeaki Hattori | ![]() |
42 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 8 | - | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - | - | |
14 | Hideki Noda | ![]() |
Indy Regency Racing | 34 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 10 | 14 | 1 | - | - |
15 | Robby Unser | ![]() |
PacWest Lights | 25 | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - |
16 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | |
17 | Felipe Giaffone | ![]() |
20 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | ||
5 | ||||||||||||||||
Nick Firestone | ![]() |
18 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 12 | - | - | - | - | ||
19 | Jack Miller | ![]() |
12 | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | |
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12 | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |||
21 | ![]() |
8 | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
22 | ![]() |
7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | ||
23 | Doug Boyer | ![]() |
5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Casey Mears | ![]() |
5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | ||
25 | Robbie Buhl | ![]() |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | |
Rodolfo Lavín, Jr. | ![]() |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | ||
27 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
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1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Complete Overview[]
first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R21=retired, but classified NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify (18)=place after practice, but grid position not held free
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1 | David Empringham | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | R21 | 7 | 3 | 11 | R21 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
2 | Tony Kanaan | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 11 | R12 | 4 | R17 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | R19 | 4 | R24 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Gualter Salles | ![]() |
5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | R11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | R22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | R15 | 16 | R21 | 13 | 19 | |
4 | Claude Bourbonnais | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | 24 | NQ | 8 | 7 | 1 | R16 | 2 | R18 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | R20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Mark Hotchkis | ![]() |
2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 1 | R18 | 11 | 9 | 7 | R19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
6 | Alex Padilla | ![]() |
12 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 19 | R15 | - | - | 18 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | R20 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
7 | Hélio Castro-Neves | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports | (18) | NS | 5 | 4 | 7 | R17 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | R23 | 1 | 1 | 3 | R10 | 4 | 2 |
8 | ![]() |
Genoa Racing | 3 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | R19 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | R15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | R18 | 7 | 9 | |
9 | José Luis Di Palma | ![]() |
Tasman Motorsports | 13 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 13 |
10 | Chris Simmons | ![]() |
Team Green | 4 | 2 | 16 | R23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 11 | R21 | 13 | 11 | 16 | R14 | 13 | R17 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
11 | Jeff Ward | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | (7) | NS | 8 | 11 | 6 | R17 | 4 | 13 | 1 | R20 | 3 | R16 | 1 | R20 | 3 | 5 | |
12 | Greg Ray | ![]() |
Team Green | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 12 | R18 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 19 | R16 | 8 | 6 | 17 | R17 | 15 | 16 |
13 | Shigeaki Hattori | ![]() |
11 | 9 | 27 | NQ | 6 | 10 | 8 | R19 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 15 | R16 | 16 | 14 | |
14 | Hideki Noda | ![]() |
Indy Regency Racing | 14 | 11 | 9 | R16 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 11 | R16 | 4 | R20 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 4 | R13 | 8 | 15 |
15 | Robby Unser | ![]() |
PacWest Lights | 16 | 13 | 24 | R15 | 13 | R14 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 15 | - | - | 17 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 12 | R14 | 18 | 20 |
16 | ![]() |
Forsythe Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
17 | Felipe Giaffone | ![]() |
17 | 14 | 15 | R24 | 15 | R13 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 15 | R18 | 3 | R16 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | |||||
9 | R22 | 12 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nick Firestone | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | R20 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 15 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
19 | Jack Miller | ![]() |
19 | 21 | 17 | R18 | 18 | 6 | 20 | R20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | R15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 21 | R21 | 20 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 23 | |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 10 | R18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 11 | |||
21 | ![]() |
- | - | 19 | R20 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
22 | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 17 | ||
23 | Doug Boyer | ![]() |
6 | 8 | 6 | R22 | ? | NQ | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | NS | - | - | |
Casey Mears | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
25 | Robbie Buhl | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Rodolfo Lavín, Jr. | ![]() |
18 | 16 | 22 | R19 | ? | NQ | 18 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 21 | R13 | 19 | R18 | 20 | R12 | 20 | 21 | ||
27 | ![]() |
15 | 12 | 18 | R25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
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- | - | 26 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ? | NS | 23 | 22 | |||
- | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 13 | 17 | R17 | 18 | R18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | Mattias Andersson | ![]() |
21 | 20 | 21 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 23 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | R14 | 19 | R19 | 21 | 18 | ||
- | Andy Boss | ![]() |
Performance Racing | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | ![]() |
Performance Racing | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | R15 | - | - | |
- | Niclas Jönsson | ![]() |
- | - | 25 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | ![]() |
10 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | ![]() |
- | - | - | - | 16 | R19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | Paulo Carcasci | ![]() |
- | - | 12 | R21 | - | - | 21 | NQ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | R15 | - | - | |
- | ![]() |
22 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
- | ![]() |
? | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | R22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- | ![]() |
23 | 23 | - | - | (20) | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References[]
- Indy Lights seasons
- 1996 in CART
- 1996 in American motorsport