1996 IndyCar Rio 400

March 2026 February 2025 Brazil Rio 400 Jacarepaguá-oval.svg March 17 1996 IndyCar Rio 400 2 16 IndyCar Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Permanent racing facility 1.864 3.000 133 247.912 398.976 Alex Zanardi Target Chip Ganassi Racing 167.084 mph Italy Gil de Ferran Jim Hall 167.3 mph Brazil André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Brazil Al Unser Jr. Penske Racing USA Scott Pruett Patrick Racing USA The 1996 Rio 400 was a CART race at the Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway. It happened on March 17, 1996. It was the 2nd round of the 1996 IndyCar season. Starting grid Alex Zanardi Jimmy Vasser André Ribeiro Greg Moore Parker Johnstone Bobby Rahal Gil de Ferran Adrian Fernandez Maurício Gugelmin Scott Pruett Robby Gordon Al Unser Jr. Emerson Fittipaldi Roberto Moreno Michael Andretti Bryan Herta Carlos Guerrero Mark Blundell Eddie Lawson Hiro Matsushita Stefan Johansson Jeff Krosnoff Marco Greco Juan Manuel Fangio II Paul Tracy Raul Boesel Christian Fittipaldi Did not start Scott Goodyear Wrecked during practice; sidelined for most of the season Race On lap 11, Mark Blundell had a serious crash in turn 4, suffering a broken foot. The race continued under yellow caution flags until lap 23, with Alex Zanardi leading from Greg Moore and André Ribeiro. De Ferran ran out of fuel on lap 80. Moore had taken the lead, but retired with suspension problems on lap 115. Ribeiro eventually won from Al Unser Jr. and Scott Pruett. Box Score FinishGridNo Car numberNameTeamChassisEngineTireLapsTime/StatusLed Laps ledPoints Points include one bonus point for leading the most laps and one bonus point for qualifying on pole position 1 3 31 BRA André Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda Firestone 133 2:06:08.100 19 20 2 12 2 USA Al Unser Jr. Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 133 +2.141 0 16 3 10 20 USA Scott Pruett Patrick Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Firestone 133 +2.732 0 14 4 1 4 ITA Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda Firestone 133 +2.767 64 14 5 27 11 BRA Christian Fittipaldi Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Goodyear 133 +3.540 0 10 6 6 18 USA Bobby Rahal Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 133 +4.051 0 8 7 26 1 BRA Raul Boesel Brahma Sports Team Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 133 +5.110 0 6 8 2 12 USA Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 96I Honda Firestone 132 +1 Lap 0 5 9 14 34 BRA Roberto Moreno Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Firestone 132 +1 Lap 0 4 10 7 8 BRA Gil de Ferran Hall Racing Reynard 96I Honda Goodyear 131 +2 Laps 20 3 11 13 9 BRA Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan-Penske Racing Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 131 +2 Laps 0 2 12 23 7 BRA Marco Greco Team Scandia Lola T96/00 Ford Goodyear 131 +2 Laps 0 1 13 16 28 USA Bryan Herta Team Rahal Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 131 +2 Laps 0 0 14 8 32 MEX Adrián Fernández Tasman Motorsports Lola T96/00 Honda Firestone 126 +7 Laps 0 0 15 11 5 USA Robby Gordon Walker Racing Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 124 Crash 2 0 16 5 49 USA Parker Johnstone Brix Comptech Racing Reynard 96I Honda Firestone 118 Fuel 0 0 17 24 36 ARG Juan Manuel Fangio II All American Racers Eagle Mk-V Toyota Goodyear 118 +15 Laps 0 0 18 4 99 CAN Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Firestone 116 Engine 28 0 19 25 3 CAN Paul Tracy Marlboro Team Penske Penske PC-25 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 102 Crash 0 0 20 17 22 MEX Carlos Guerrero Team Scandia Lola T96/00 Ford Goodyear 95 Engine 0 0 21 19 10 USA Eddie Lawson Galles Racing Lola T96/00 Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 87 Drive line 0 0 22 15 6 USA Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Goodyear 86 Engine 0 0 23 21 16 SWE Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Motorsports Reynard 96I Mercedes-Benz Goodyear 61 Cooling 0 0 24 20 19 JPN Hiro Matsushita Payton-Coyne Racing Lola T96/00 Ford Firestone 53 Header 0 0 25 9 17 BRA Maurício Gugelmin PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 49 Suspension 0 0 26 22 25 USA Jeff Krosnoff Arciero-Wells Racing Reynard 96I Toyota Firestone 37 Engine 0 0 27 18 21 GBR Mark Blundell PacWest Racing Reynard 96I Ford Goodyear 10 Crash 0 0 Source:1996 Indy Car Rio 4001996 Rio do Janeiro Champ Cars Did not qualify CAN Scott Goodyear (#15) - withdrawn, injured in practice crash. Race statistics Lap Leaders Laps Leader 1–6 Alex Zanardi 7 André Ribeiro 8–60 Alex Zanardi 61–80 Gil de Ferran 81–97 Greg Moore 98–102 Alex Zanardi 103–104 Robby Gordon 105–115 Greg Moore 116–133 André Ribeiro Point standings After 2 of 16 races Scott Pruett 26 points Jimmy Vasser 25 points Al Unser Jr. 21 points André Ribeiro 20 points Gil de Ferran 19 points Bobby Rahal 18 points References IndyCar IndyCar World Series IndyCar Rio 400 1996 1996 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia none 1997 Hollywood Rio 400k Category:Rio 200 IndyCar Rio 400 Rio 400