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1996 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16
Belle Isle
72 laps
Time of race: 2:00:44.451
Average speed of winner: 75.136 mph
Margin of victory: 2.410 sec.
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Cautions: 6 for 24 laps
Fastest lap: Christian Fittipaldi 102.021
Lap leaders: Pruett 1, Fittipaldi 2-65, Andretti 66-72
Race notes: First pole for Scott Pruett.
Video links: Part 1 (Intro), Part 2 (Start), Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11 (Finish/Post-race)
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 9 | Michael Andretti | 6 | Kmart/Texaco Havoline | Lola | Ford | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 104.057 | 72 | 1 | 7 | flagged | 20 |
| 2 | 6 | Christian Fittipaldi | 11 | Kmart/Budweiser | Lola | Ford | Goodyear | Newman-Haas | 104.342 | 72 | 1 | 64 | flagged | 17 |
| 3 | 7 | Gil de Ferran | 8 | Pennzoil Special | Reynard | Honda | Goodyear | Hall | 104.333 | 72 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 14 |
| 4 | 3 | Adrián Fernández | 32 | Tecate/Quaker State | Lola | Honda | Firestone | Tasman | 104.913 | 72 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 12 |
| 5 | 15 | Mark Blundell | 21 | VISA/PacWest | Reynard | Ford | Goodyear | PacWest | 103.243 | 72 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 10 |
| 6 | 23 | Eddie Lawson | 10 | Delco Electronics | Lola | Mercedes | Goodyear | Galles | 100.711 | 72 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 8 |
| 7 | 22 | Stefan Johansson | 16 | Alumax Aluminum | Reynard | Mercedes | Goodyear | Bettenhausen | 100.764 | 72 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Raul Boesel | 1 | Brahma Sports Car | Reynard | Ford | Goodyear | Green | 103.095 | 72 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 5 |
| 9 | 25 | P.J. Jones | 98 | All American Racers | Eagle | Toyota | Goodyear | AAR | 99.285 | 72 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 4 |
| 10 | 1 | Scott Pruett | 20 | Firestone/Patrick Racing | Lola | Ford | Firestone | Patrick | 105.290 | 72 | 1 | 1 | flagged | 4 |
| 11 | 5 | Alex Zanardi | 4 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 104.413 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 2 |
| 12 | 20 | Jimmy Vasser | 12 | Target | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Ganassi | 102.981 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 1 |
| 13 | 16 | Bryan Herta | 28 | Shell | Reynard | Mercedes | Goodyear | Rahal | 103.187 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 14 | 4 | Parker Johnstone | 49 | Motorola | Reynard | Honda | Firestone | Comptech | 104.449 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | Jeff Krosnoff | 25 | MCI | Reynard | Toyota | Firestone | Arciero | 102.051 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 16 | 19 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 17 | Hollywood | Reynard | Ford | Goodyear | PacWest | 103.059 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 17 | 11 | Paul Tracy | 3 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 103.660 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 18 | 24 | Juan Manuel Fangio II | 36 | All American Racers | Eagle | Toyota | Goodyear | AAR | 100.245 | 71 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 19 | 26 | Hiro Matsushita | 19 | Panasonic-Duskin | Lola | Ford | Firestone | Coyne | 98.667 | 69 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | Greg Moore | 99 | Player's/Indeck | Reynard | Ford | Firestone | Forsythe | 103.390 | 67 | 0 | 0 | flagged | 0 |
| 21 | 8 | Bobby Rahal | 18 | Miller Genuine Draft | Reynard | Mercedes | Goodyear | Rahal | 104.238 | 60 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 22 | 12 | Al Unser, Jr. | 2 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Penske | 103.525 | 46 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 23 | 13 | Roberto Moreno | 34 | The Data Control Car | Lola | Ford | Goodyear | Coyne | 103.492 | 41 | 0 | 0 | exhaust | 0 |
| 24 | 2 | André Ribeiro | 31 | LCI International | Lola | Honda | Firestone | Tasman | 104.975 | 37 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 25 | 17 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 9 | Marlboro | Penske | Mercedes | Goodyear | Hogan | 103.107 | 36 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | Robby Gordon | 5 | Valvoline/Cummins | Reynard | Ford | Goodyear | Walker | 103.664 | 3 | 0 | 0 | contact | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Jimmy Vasser | 98 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Al Unser, Jr. | 75 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Michael Andretti | 71 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Christian Fittipaldi | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Gil de Ferran | 55 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Scott Pruett | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Greg Moore | 46 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Paul Tracy | 46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | André Ribeiro | 43 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Bobby Rahal | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Emerson Fittipaldi | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Mauricio Gugelmin | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Adrián Fernández | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie Lawson | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Roberto Moreno | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Mark Blundell | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Parker Johnstone | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Alex Zanardi | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Robby Gordon | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Stefan Johansson | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Raul Boesel | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Bryan Herta | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | P.J. Jones | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Hiro Matsushita | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Richie Hearn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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