# Indy Lights 1996

De 1996 CART PPG/Dayton Indy Lights Kampioenschap was het elfde kampioenschap van de Indy Lights.

## Teams en Rijders

Alle teams reden met een Lola T93/20-chassis en met een 3.5 L Buick V6-motor.
| Team | Nr | Rijder | Sponsor(s) | Opmerkingen |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 2 | Mattias Andersson | Sharp / STP | Reed de eerste twee races |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 2 | Nick Firestone | STP / Ultimate Precision | Reed in Michigan, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Cleveland en Toronto |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 2 | Felipe Giaffone | STP / Premier National Lease | Reed de laatste twee races |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 3 | Gualter Salles | Kibon / Tang / STP / Premier National Lease | |
| Brian Stewart Racing | 61 | Jack Miller | Crest | |
| Leading Edge Motorsports | 4 | Felipe Giaffone | Noran / Bieffe / Banco Sofia | Reed de eerste acht races |
| Leading Edge Motorsports | 4 | Jose Giaffone | Banco Sofisa | Reed de laatste twee races |
| Leading Edge Motorsports | 4 | Sohrab Amirsardari | Epai / Capital Access Group | Reed alleen in Toronto |
| Leading Edge Motorsports | 5 | Sohrab Amirsardari | Epai / Capital Access Group | Reed allen in Detroit |
| Leading Edge Motorsports | 23 | Mark Hotchkis | Fountainhead Water | |
| Leading Edge Motorsports | 77 | Rodolfo Lavin | Corona / America Batteries | |
| Performance Racing | 9 | Andy Boss | Cross Writing Instruments | Reed de eerste twee races |
| Performance Racing | 9 | David LaCroix | LaCroix Water | Reed alleen in Vancouver |
| PacWest Lights | 10 | Bob Reid | ADT Automotive | Reed alleen in Tonronto |
| PacWest Lights | 10 | Robby Unser | ADT Automotive | Reed de eerste twee races |
| PacWest Lights | 12 | Robby Unser | ADT Automotive | Reed in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Milwaukee, Detroit, Portland, Toronto, Trois-Rivieres, Vancouver en Laguna Seca |
| Team Mears | 12 | Casey Mears | Marlboro | Reed alleen in Cleveland |
| Team Medlin | 11 | Alex Padilla | SP Aviation / Valvoline | Reed niet in Michigan |
| FRE Racing | 17 | Jose Cordova | Newport | Reed de eerste twee races |
| FRE Racing | 17 | Peter Faucetta jr. | Newport | Reed alleen in Pensylvania |
| FRE Racing | 17 | Jaki Scheckter | Newport | Reed in Detroit, Portland en Laguna Seca |
| FRE Racing | 17 | Robby Buhl | Kelly Services | Reed alleen in Toronto |
| Summit Motorsports | 20 | Doug Boyer | Red Line Oi | Reed in Miami, Long Beach, Michigan, Milwaukee, Detroit en Vancouver |
| Genoa Racing | 24 | Dave DeSilva | DeSilva Gates Construction | |
| Team Green | 26 | Chris Simmons | Kool Car | |
| Team Green | 27 | Greg Ray | Kool Car | |
| Indy Regency Racing | 28 | Hideki Noda | Tenoras / Greddy | |
| Dorricott Racing | 31 | Shigeaki Hattori | Tobi / Sesmat / Ibaraki | |
| Dorricott Racing | 32 | Jeff Ward | Primm Investment Co. | |
| Forsythe Racing | 33 | Dave Empringham | Player's / Indeck | |
| Forsythe Racing | 66 | Claude Bourbonnais | Player's / Indeck | |
| Forsythe Racing | 99 | Bertrand Godin | Player's / Indeck | Reed in Toronto, Trois-Revieres, Vancouver en Laguna Seca |
| Team Leisy / McCormack | 34 | Harry Puterbaugh | Husqvarna / Capital Access | Reed in Miami en Pennsylvania |
| Team Leisy / McCormack | 34 | Shan Groff | Husqvarna / Capital Access | Reed in Long Beach, Vancouver en Laguna Seca |
| Team Leisy / McCormack | 35 | Niclas Jonsson | Husqvarna / Capital Access | Reed alleen in Long Beach |
| Tasman Motorsports | 37 | Tony Kanaan | Marlboro | |
| Tasman Motorsports | 38 | Jose Luis DiPalma | Marlboro | |
| Tasman Motorsports | 39 | Helio Castroneves | Marlboro / Kiboa / Hudson Oil | |
| RaceCars | 88 | Diego Guzman | | Reed alleen in Miami |
| RaceCars | 88 | Paul Carcasci | Papirus | Reed alleen in Long Beach |
| RaceCars | 88 | Freddy van Beuren | Herdez Viva Mexico | Reed de laatste vijf races |
| RaceCars | 89 | Danny Candia | Breman Beer | Reed alleen in Miami |
| RaceCars | 89 | Rogue Aranda | Breman Beer | Reed in Long Beach, Pennsylvania en Michigan |
| RaceCars | 89 | Mauricio Slaviero | Selenia Oil / Kibon / Varig | Reed in Portland, Cleveland en Toronto |

## Races

| Race | Datum | Circuit | Locatie |
| 1 | 3 Maart | Homestead-Miami Speedway | Homestead, FL |
| 2 | 14 April | Long Beach street circuit | Long Beach, CA |
| 3 | 28 April | Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, PE |
| 4 | 25 Mei | Michigan International Speedway | Brooklyn, MI |
| 5 | 2 Juni | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, WI |
| 6 | 9 Juni | Belle Isle Raceway | Detroit, MI |
| 7 | 23 Juni | Portland International Raceway | Portland, OR |
| 8 | 30 Juni | Grand Prix of Cleveland | Cleveland, OH |
| 9 | 14 Juli | Exhibition Place | Toronto, ON |
| 10 | 4 Augustus | Trois-Rivières | Trois-Rivières, QU |
| 11 | 1 September | Molson Indy Vancouver | Vancouver, BC |
| 12 | 8 September | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, CA |

## Race resultaten

| Race | Race naam | Pole positie | Snelste ronde | Meeste ronden aan de leiding | Winnende rijder | Winnende team |
| 1 | Homestead | Dave Empringham | ? | Dave Empringham | Dave Empringham | Forsythe Racing |
| 2 | Long Beach | Gualter Salles | ? | Dave Empringham | Dave Empringham | Forsythe Racing |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | Claude Bourbonnais | ? | Dave DeSilva | Dave DeSilva | Genoa Racing |
| 4 | Michigan | Dave Empringham | ? | Dave Empringham | Dave Empringham | Forsythe Racing |
| 5 | Milwaukee | Mark Hotchkis | ? | Mark Hotchkis | Mark Hotchkis | Leading Edge Motorsports |
| 6 | Belle Isle | Dave Empringham | ? | Tony Kanaan | Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports |
| 7 | Portland | Tony Kanaan | ? | Gualter Salles | Gualter Salles | Brain Stewart Racing |
| 8 | Cleveland | Mark Hotchkis | ? | Gualter Salles | Gualter Salles | Brain Stewart Racing |
| 9 | Toronto | Jeff Ward | ? | Gualter Salles | Gualter Salles | Brain Stewart Racing |
| 10 | Trois-Rivières | Helio Castroneves | Helio Castroneves | Helio Castroneves | Helio Castroneves | Tasman Motorsports |
| 11 | Vancouver | Jeff Ward | ? | Tony Kanaan | Claude Bourbonnais | Forsythe Racing |
| 12 | Monterey | Tony Kanaan | ? | Tony Kanaan | Tony Kanaan | Tasman Motorsports |

## Uitslagen

| Pos | Rijder | MIA | LBH | NAZ | MIS | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | TRO | VAN | LS | Punten |
| 1 | Dave Empringham | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 3 | 21 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 148 |
| 2 | Tony Kanaan | 10 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 1* | 5 | 19 | 24 | 2 | 2* | 1* | 113 |
| 3 | Gualter Salles | 6 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 1* | 1* | 1* | 15 | 21 | 19 | 108 |
| 4 | Claude Bourbonnais | DNQ | 7 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 104 |
| 5 | Mark Hotchkis | 3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 9 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 102 |
| 6 | Alex Padilla | 17 | 5 | 15 | | 17 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 90 |
| 7 | Helio Castroneves | DNS | 4 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 23 | 1* | 10 | 2 | 84 |
| 8 | Dave DeSilva | 4 | 10 | 1* | 7 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 18 | 9 | 61 |
| 9 | Jose Luis DiPalma | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 56 |
| 10 | Chris Simmons | 2 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 |
| 11 | Jeff Ward | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | DNS | 11 | 17 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 53 |
| 12 | Greg Ray | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 48 |
| 13 | Shigeaki Hattori | 9 | DNQ | 10 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 42 |
| 14 | Hideki Noda | 11 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 34 |
| 15 | Robby Unser | 13 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 15 | | 10 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 25 |
| 16 | Bertrand Godin | | | | | | | | | 7 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 17 | Felipe Giaffone | 14 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 16 | 6 | | | 22 | 8 | 20 |
| 18 | Nick Firestone | | | | 11 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 19 | | | | 18 |
| 19 | Jack Miller | 21 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 12 |
| 19 | Jaki Scheckter | | | | | | 5 | 18 | | | | | 11 | 12 |
| 21 | Roque Aranda | | 20 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 22 | Freddy Van Beuren | | | | | | | | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 7 |
| 23 | Doug Boyer | 8 | 22 | | 16 | 13 | 19 | | | | | 23 | | 5 |
| 23 | Casey Mears | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 5 |
| 25 | Robby Buhl | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | 2 |
| 25 | Rodolfo Lavin | 16 | 19 | DNQ | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 21 | 2 |
| 27 | Shan Groff | | 12 | | | | | | | | | DNS | 22 | 1 |
| 27 | Jose Cordova | 12 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 29 | Bob Reid | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Harry Puterbaugh | 23 | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | David LaCroix | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | 0 |
| 29 | Niclas Jonsson | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Diego Guzman | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Jose Giaffone | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 19 | 18 | 0 |
| 29 | Peter Faucetta jr. | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Paolo Carcasci | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Danny Candia | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Andy Boss | 19 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Mattias Andersson | 20 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Sohrab Amirsardari | | | | | | 14 | | | 17 | | | | 0 |
| 29 | Mauricio Slaviero | | | | | | | 13 | 17 | 18 | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Rijder | MIA | LBH | NAZ | MIS | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | TRO | VAN | LS | Punten |
| Kleur | Resultaat |
| Goud | Winnaar |
| Zilver | 2de plaats |
| Brons | 3de plaats |
| Groen | 4de en 5de plaats |
| Lichtblauw | 6de–10de plaats |
| Donkerblauw | Gefinisht (buiten de Top 10) |
| Paars | Niet gefinisht |
| Rood | Niet gekwalificeerd (DNQ) |
| Bruin | Teruggetrokken (Wth) |
| Zwart | Gediskwalificeerd (DSQ) |
| Wit | Niet Gestart (DNS) |
| Blank | Nam geen deel aan de race (DNP) |
| Blank | Niet geracet |
Toegevoegde info :
| vet | Pole positie (1 punt) |
| cursief | Snelste ronde |
| * | Meeste ronden aan de leiding (2 punten) |
| $^1$ | Kwalificatie geannuleerd geen bonuspunten uitgedeeld |
| Rookie van het Jaar ||
| Rookie ||
| Positie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Punten | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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