| Estoril - September 29, 1996 - 8 laps |  |
| # | Driver | Accel | Decel | Top | BW | Rel | Hand | Tires | Pit | Bid | Start | Finish |
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| 1 | John Smith | 60 | 40 | 160 | 6 | 6 | 100 | C,C,C | 3,5 | 15 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Tim Carnahan | 40 | 40 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 60 | B | - | 13 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Greg Shirah | 40 | 40 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 60 | B | - | 12 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | Chris Lawrence | 60 | 40 | 140 | 3 | 6 | 80 | B,B | 4 | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Dick Higgins | 60 | 40 | 140 | 3 | 6 | 80 | B,B | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Bill Severe | 60 | 40 | 160 | 3 | 10 | 140 | C | - | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | John Weber | 60 | 40 | 140 | 3 | 6 | 80 | B,B | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | Ron Rector | 60 | 40 | 140 | 3 | 6 | 80 | B,B | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| 39 | Don Tatum | 60 | 60 | 160 | 6 | 2 | 100 | C | - | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Starting Grid |
Finish Order |
Lap Leaders |
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- Lawrence
- Weber
- Higgins
- Smith
- Carnahan
- Shirah
- Rector
- Severe
- Tatum
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- Weber
- Higgins
- Lawrence
- Rector
- Smith
- Carnahan
- Shirah
- Severe
- Tatum
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- Severe
- Severe
- Smith
- Weber
- Carnahan
- Weber
- Weber
- Weber
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| Incident Report |
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- Bill Severe chose to start the race with a car that had fewer than the maximum design points.
- Don Tatum arrived late and joined the race from the pit lane one lap down.
- On lap two the steward discovered that the back straight was one space too long. It was immediately corrected for the remainder of the race.
- Don Tatum retired on lap 2 while in 9th place.
- Bill Severe retired with a blown engine on lap 3 while in 1st place.
- John Weber has now won two races in a row.
- John Weber takes an early lead in the drivers championship.
- Lotus gains early season advantage in the constructors championship.
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