# 1996 International Formula 3000 Championship

The 1996 International Formula 3000 Championship was contested over ten rounds from 11 May to 12 October 1996. This was the first F3000 season in which every team had the same chassis, engine and tyres.

## Drivers and constructors

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Super Nova Racing | 1 | Kenny Bräck | All |
| Super Nova Racing | 2 | Marcos Gueiros | All |
| Madgwick International | 3 | Pedro Couceiro | 1-6 |
| Madgwick International | 4 | Marc Rostan | 9-10 |
| Nordic Racing | 5 | Elton Julian | All |
| Nordic Racing | 6 | Akira Iida | All |
| DAMS | 7 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | All |
| DAMS | 8 | Laurent Redon | All |
| Apomatox | 9 | Christophe Tinseau | All |
| Apomatox | 10 | Cyrille Sauvage | All |
| RSM Marko | 11 | Oliver Tichy | All |
| RSM Marko | 33 | Jörg Müller | All |
| Durango Equipe | 14 | Fabrizio Gollin | All |
| Durango Equipe | 15 | Christian Pescatori | All |
| Draco Engineering | 16 | Ricardo Zonta | All |
| Draco Engineering | 17 | Alexandre de Andrade | 1 |
| Draco Engineering | 17 | Sergio Paese | 2-4 |
| Draco Engineering | 17 | Esteban Tuero | 5-10 |
| Team Astromega | 18 | Guillaume Gomez | 1-9 |
| Team Astromega | 19 | Marc Goossens | All |
| Auto Sport Racing | 20 | Thomas Biagi | 1-4, 6-10 |
| Auto Sport Racing | 21 | Gastón Mazzacane | All |
| Bob Salisbury Engineering | 22 | James Taylor | 5-10 |
| Team Alpha Plus | 24 | Stephen Watson | All |
| Team Alpha Plus | 25 | Carl Rosenblad | All |
| Edenbridge Racing | 26 | David Dussau | 1-2 |
| Edenbridge Racing | 26 | Tom Kristensen | 4-6, 9-10 |
| Edenbridge Racing | 26 | Norberto Fontana | 8 |
| Edenbridge Racing | 27 | Peter Olsson | 1-3 |
| Edenbridge Racing | 27 | Steve Arnold | 5 |
| Edenbridge Racing | 27 | Pedro Couceiro | 8-10 |
| Pacific Racing | 28 | Patrick Lemarié | All |
| Pacific Racing | 29 | Cristiano da Matta | All |
| Shannon Racing Team Italia | 30 | Tom Kristensen | 1-2 |
| Shannon Racing Team Italia | 31 | Luca Rangoni | 2 |
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## Calendar

| Round | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | Nürburgring | 11 May | 43 | 4.556=195.908 km | 1'07:04.885 | 175.227 km/h | Kenny Bräck | Kenny Bräck Jörg Müller | Kenny Bräck |
| 2 | Pau Grand Prix | 27 May | 72 | 2.760=198.720 km | 1'28:55.055 | 134.093 km/h | Tom Kristensen | Tom Kristensen | Jörg Müller |
| 3 | Autodromo di Pergusa | 21 July | 40 | 4.950=198.000 km | 1'03:33.989 | 186.891 km/h | Marc Goossens | Jörg Müller | Marc Goossens |
| 4 | Hockenheimring | 27 July | 29 | 6.823=197.867 km | 0'59:58.819 | 197.932 km/h | Kenny Bräck | Kenny Bräck | Kenny Bräck |
| 5 | Silverstone Circuit | 18 August | 40 | 5.072=202.880 km | 1'09:17.948 | 175.656 km/h | Kenny Bräck | Tom Kristensen | Kenny Bräck |
| 6 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 24 August | 22 | 6.968=153.296 km | 0'48:24.693 | 189.991 km/h | Tom Kristensen | Jörg Müller | Jörg Müller |
| 7 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 14 September | 47 | 4.250=199.750 km | 1'10:45.670 | 169.373 km/h | Marc Goossens | Kenny Bräck | Marc Goossens |
| 8 | Autódromo do Estoril | 21 September | 46 | 4.360=200.560 km | 1'14:55.143 | 160.621 km/h | Jörg Müller | Ricardo Zonta | Ricardo Zonta |
| 9 | Mugello Circuit | 28 September | 38 | 5.245=199.31 km | 1'05:44.337 | 181.910 km/h | Ricardo Zonta | Ricardo Zonta | Ricardo Zonta |
| 10 | Hockenheimring | 12 October | 29 | 6.823=197.867 km | 0'59:24.317 | 199.848 km/h | Jörg Müller | Jörg Müller | Christophe Tinseau |
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## Final points standings
### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | NÜR | PAU | PER | HOC | SIL | SPA | MAG | EST | MUG | HOC | Points |
| 1 | Jörg Müller | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Ret | 52 |
| 2 | Kenny Bräck | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | DSQ | 49 |
| 3 | Marc Goossens | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 28 |
| 4 | Ricardo Zonta | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Marcos Gueiros | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Christophe Tinseau | 8 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | Tom Kristensen | 4 | Ret | | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | 4 | Ret | 18 |
| 8 | Laurent Redon | 6 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 4 | DSQ | 8 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Cristiano da Matta | 9 | 4 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 5 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 7 |
| 10 | Oliver Tichy | 11 | DNQ | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Christian Pescatori | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 |
| 12 | Thomas Biagi | Ret | DNQ | 8 | DSQ | | DNQ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 13 | Pedro Couceiro | 5 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 13 | | 8 | 15 | Ret | 2 |
| 14 | Elton Julian | 13 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 7 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
| 15 | Patrick Lemarié | 12 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 2 |
| 16 | Fabrizio Gollin | Ret | 10 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | 5 | 22 | DNQ | 2 |
| 17 | Cyrille Sauvage | Ret | 7 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | Luca Rangoni | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 19 | Jean-Philippe Belloc | 7 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 17 | 20 | Ret | 14 | 9 | Ret | 0 |
| 20 | Guillaume Gomez | Ret | DNS | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 10 | | 0 |
| 21 | Akira Iida | 14 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | Gastón Mazzacane | Ret | DNQ | 14 | Ret | 11 | 19 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| 23 | Stephen Watson | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 16 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Esteban Tuero | | | | | 14 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 0 |
| 25 | Carl Rosenblad | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 13 | 19 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | James Taylor | | | | | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 0 |
| 27 | Steve Arnold | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 0 |
| 28 | Marc Rostan | | | | | | | | | 23 | Ret | 0 |
| – | Peter Olsson | DSQ | DNQ | Ret | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | David Dussau | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Sergio Paese | | Ret | DNQ | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Alexandre de Andrade | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Norberto Fontana | | | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | NÜR | PAU | PER | HOC | SIL | SPA | MAG | EST | MUG | HOC | Points |
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| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |