The top 6 at lap 41 was: de Ferran, Vasser, Tracy, Johnstone, Pruett and Greg Moore. At lap 49, the 2nd caution came out, as Moore collided with Christian Fittipaldi at the last turn before the hairpin. Both retired. Emerson Fittipaldi had hit some debris from that collision, thus, damaging the suspension of his car. He also retired. Al Unser Jr. was now in sixth place. Then, at lap 54, Raul Boesel committed a mistake and missed the turn 1. He would do this again laps later. At lap 57, Robby Gordon had hit Bryan Herta at the hairpin. They did not retired. At lap 65, Teo Fabi, who was replacing Mark Blundell, after he suffered a broken foot at the Rio 400, suffered a puncture. The cause of the puncture, probably, was when he collided with Michael Andretti at the opening laps. Andretti had hit Fabi from behind and damaged his front wing.
Laps 70–95edit
The 3rd caution came out, as Robby Gordon had hit the wall. The top 10 was: de Ferran, Tracy, Vasser, Johnstone, Unser Jr., Adrian Fernandez, Andretti, Roberto Moreno, Eddie Lawson and Richie Hearn. At the same lap, Paul Tracy was black flagged after overtaking Vasser during caution. He did a stop-and-go penalty one lap later. At lap 95, Dennis Vitolo retired due to mechanical problems
Closing stagesedit
With 4 laps to go, de Ferran suffered mechanical problems and lost the lead to Jimmy Vasser. Then, 1 lap later, Bobby Rahal and Bryan Herta collided at the hairpin. Jimmy Vasser won the race.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1996 Grand Prix of Long Beach news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1996 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach was the 4th round of the 1996 IndyCar season It happened on April 14 1996 on the streets of Long Beach California 1996 Grand Prix of Long BeachRace detailsRace 4 of 16 in the 1996 IndyCar seasonDateApril 14 1996Official nameToyota Grand Prix of Long BeachLocationLong Beach California United StatesCourseStreet1 586 1 mi 2 552 kmDistance105 laps166 530 mi 268 004 kmWeatherTemperatures up to 94 F 34 C wind speeds up to 12 miles per hour 19 km h 2 Pole positionDriverGil de Ferran Hall Racing Time52 208Fastest lapDriverPaul Tracy Penske Racing Time53 482 on lap 99 of 105 PodiumFirstJimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing SecondParker Johnstone Comptech Racing ThirdAl Unser Jr Penske Racing Contents 1 Race 1 1 Start 1 2 Laps 4 39 1 3 Laps 41 65 1 4 Laps 70 95 1 5 Closing stages 1 6 Final results 2 ReferencesRace editStart edit At the end of lap 1 de Ferran was leading the race as he led most laps of the race Laps 4 39 edit At lap 4 Brazilian driver Andre Ribeiro crashed at turn 1 He retired At lap 14 the top 6 was Gil de Ferran Alex Zanardi Jimmy Vasser Scott Pruett Paul Tracy and Parker Johnstone The 1st caution came out at lap 39 as Zanardi had hit Bobby Rahal at turn 1 Zanardi retired At the same lap Robby Gordon had a fire in his pit area Despite this Robby did not retire Laps 41 65 edit The top 6 at lap 41 was de Ferran Vasser Tracy Johnstone Pruett and Greg Moore At lap 49 the 2nd caution came out as Moore collided with Christian Fittipaldi at the last turn before the hairpin Both retired Emerson Fittipaldi had hit some debris from that collision thus damaging the suspension of his car He also retired Al Unser Jr was now in sixth place Then at lap 54 Raul Boesel committed a mistake and missed the turn 1 He would do this again laps later At lap 57 Robby Gordon had hit Bryan Herta at the hairpin They did not retired At lap 65 Teo Fabi who was replacing Mark Blundell after he suffered a broken foot at the Rio 400 suffered a puncture The cause of the puncture probably was when he collided with Michael Andretti at the opening laps Andretti had hit Fabi from behind and damaged his front wing Laps 70 95 edit The 3rd caution came out as Robby Gordon had hit the wall The top 10 was de Ferran Tracy Vasser Johnstone Unser Jr Adrian Fernandez Andretti Roberto Moreno Eddie Lawson and Richie Hearn At the same lap Paul Tracy was black flagged after overtaking Vasser during caution He did a stop and go penalty one lap later At lap 95 Dennis Vitolo retired due to mechanical problems Closing stages edit With 4 laps to go de Ferran suffered mechanical problems and lost the lead to Jimmy Vasser Then 1 lap later Bobby Rahal and Bryan Herta collided at the hairpin Jimmy Vasser won the race Final results edit Pos No Driver Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 12 nbsp Jimmy Vasser Chip Ganassi Racing 105 1 44 02 363 3 202 49 nbsp Parker Johnstone Comptech Racing 105 3 447 6 163 2 nbsp Al Unser Jr Penske Racing 105 4 409 9 144 3 nbsp Paul Tracy Penske Racing 105 5 000 4 125 8 nbsp Gil de Ferran Jim Hall Racing 105 32 073 1 126 32 nbsp Adrian Fernandez Tasman Motorsports 105 36 322 13 87 6 nbsp Michael Andretti Newman Haas Racing 104 1 Lap 12 68 34 nbsp Roberto Moreno Payton Coyne Racing 104 1 Lap 18 59 10 nbsp Eddie Lawson Galles Racing International 104 1 Lap 24 410 44 nbsp Richie Hearn Della Penna Motorsports 103 2 Laps 22 311 20 nbsp Scott Pruett Patrick Racing 103 2 Laps 5 212 28 nbsp Bryan Herta Team Rahal 100 5 Laps 17 113 5 nbsp Robby Gordon Walker Racing 98 7 Laps 714 18 nbsp Bobby Rahal Team Rahal 98 7 Laps 2115 17 nbsp Mauricio Gugelmin PacWest Racing 97 8 Laps 1116 1 nbsp Raul Boesel Team Green 90 15 Laps 1617 64 nbsp Dennis Vitolo Project Indy 87 Electrical 2818 21 nbsp Teo Fabi PacWest Racing 86 Clutch 1919 16 nbsp Stefan Johansson Bettenhausen Racing 50 Engine 2020 9 nbsp Emerson Fittipaldi Hogan Penske Racing 48 Accident 1421 11 nbsp Christian Fittipaldi Newman Haas Racing 47 Accident 1022 99 nbsp Greg Moore Team Forsythe 47 Accident 823 22 nbsp Michel Jourdain Jr Team Scandia 46 Radiator 2724 4 nbsp Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing 39 Accident 225 36 nbsp Juan Fangio II All American Racers 29 Oil leak 2626 25 nbsp Jeff Krosnoff Arciero Wells Racing 23 Engine 2327 31 nbsp Andre Ribeiro Tasman Motorsports 4 Accident 1528 19 nbsp Hiro Matsushita Payton Coyne Racing 1 Electrical 25Sources 3 4 References edit 1996 Long Beach Grand Prix Retrieved May 9 2022 1996 Grand Prix of Long Beach weather information The Old Farmers Almanac Retrieved October 5 2013 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Ultimate Racing History Archived from the original on March 24 2012 Retrieved 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