1996 Masters of Formula 3
Introduction  Race details 200px '''Date''' 4 August 1996 '''Official name''' Marlboro Masters of Formula 3 '''Location''' Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands '''Course'''  '''Distance''' 32 laps,  Pole '''Driver'''  Kurt Mollekens Alan Docking Racing '''Time''' 1:02.332 Fastest Lap '''Driver'''  Kurt Mollekens Alan Docking Racing '''Time''' 1:03.738 (on lap 7 of 32) Podium '''First'''   Kurt Mollekens  Alan Docking Racing '''Second'''   Jonny Kane  Paul Stewart Racing '''Third'''   Nick Heidfeld  Opel Team BSRThe '''1996 Marlboro Masters of Formula 3''' was the sixth Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort on 4 August 1996.It was won by Kurt Mollekens, for Alan Docking Racing.
Drivers and teams  1996 Entry List Team No Driver Chassis Engine Main series  Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula 1  Jarno Trulli Dallara F396 Opel German Formula Three 2  Dominik Schwager Dallara F396  Paul Stewart Racing 3  Jonny Kane Dallara F395 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3 4  Ralph Firman Dallara F395  Graff Racing 7  Grégoire de Galzain Dallara F396 Opel French Formula Three 8  Soheil Ayari Dallara F396 10  Boris Derichebourg Dallara F396  Opel Team BSR 11  Marcel Tiemann Dallara F396 Opel German Formula Three 12  Arnd Meier Dallara F395 15  Nick Heidfeld Dallara F395  Fortec Motorsport with HKS 16  Juan Pablo Montoya Dallara F396 Mitsubishi British Formula 3 17  Guy Smith Dallara F396  EF Project 18  Michele Gasparini Dallara F395 Fiat Italian Formula Three  ASM Technik 19  Sébastien Philippe Dallara F396 Fiat French Formula Three 20  James Ruffier Dallara F396  Shannon Racing Team 21  Christian Menzel Dallara F395 Opel German Formula Three 22  Dirk Müller Dallara F396 43  Emmanuel Clérico Dallara F396  Alan Docking Racing 23  Kurt Mollekens Dallara F396 Mugen-Honda British Formula 3 24  Brian Cunningham Dallara F396  Cevenini Junior Team 25  Maurizio Mediani Dallara F395 Fiat Italian Formula Three 26  Nikolaos Stremmenos Dallara F395  Shannon Racing Italia 29  Gianluca Paglicci Dallara F396 Opel French Formula Three  Shannon Opel Racing Team 31  Steffen Widmann Dallara F395 Opel German Formula Three 32  Manuel Gião Dallara F396  Tom's Racing 35  Takashi Yokoyama TOM'S 036 Toyota British Formula 3 36  Brian Smith TOM'S 036 38  Kazuto Yanagawa TOM'S 036  Josef Kaufmann Racing 39  Wolf Henzler Dallara F395 Opel German Formula Three  Ravarotto Racing 40  Anthony Beltoise Dallara F396 Fiat French Formula Three  Tatuus 42  Tommy Rustad Dallara F396 Fiat Italian Formula Three  Van Amersfoort Racing 45  Tim Coronel Dallara F395 Fiat Formula Opel Europe  Prema Powerteam 46  André Couto Dallara F396 Fiat German Formula Three 47  Donny Crevels Dallara F395  Racing for Europe 48  Davide Campana Dallara F396 Opel Italian Formula Three  Luciano Pavesi Team 49  Oliver Martini Dallara F395 Fiat Italian Formula Three  Ital Racing 50  Nikolaos Nicolouzos Dallara F396 Fiat Italian Formula Three  Autoclub Excelsior 51  Tim Verbergt Dallara F395 Fiat German Formula Three  DC Cook Racing 53  Paula Cook Dallara F395 Alfa Romeo British Formula 3
Classification ===Qualifying===PosNoNameTeamTimeGap123 Kurt MollekensAlan Docking Racing1:02.33223 Jonny KanePaul Stewart Racing1:02.480 +0.148316 Juan Pablo MontoyaFortec Motorsport with HKS1:02.480 +0.148415 Nick HeidfeldOpel Team BSR1:02.511 +0.179540 Anthony BeltoiseRavarotto Racing1:02.562 +0.23064 Ralph FirmanPaul Stewart Racing1:02.571 +0.239712 Arnd MeierOpel Team BSR1:02.590 +0.258824 Brian CunninghamAlan Docking Racing1:02.611 +0.279936 Brian SmithTom's Racing1:02.708 +0.376101 Jarno TrulliOpel Team KMS Benetton Formula1:02.712 +0.380118 Soheil AyariGraff Racing1:02.840 +0.5081243 Emmanuel CléricoShannon Racing Team1:02.977 +0.6451332 Manuel GiãoShannon Opel Racing Team1:03.028 +0.6961442 Tommy RustadTatuus1:03.031 +0.6991517 Guy SmithFortec Motorsport with HKS1:03.067 +0.7351646 André CoutoPrema Powerteam1:03.108 +0.7761725 Maurizio MedianiCevenini Junior Team1:03.114 +0.782182 Dominik SchwagerOpel Team KMS Benetton Formula1:03.202 + 0.8701951 Tim VerbergtAutoclub Exelsior1:03.206 +0.8742029 Gianluca PaglicciShannon Racing Italia1:03.274 +0.9422111 Marcel TiemannOpel Team BSR1:03.319 +0.9872248 Davide CampanaRacing for Europe1:03.378 +1.0462318 Michele GaspariniEF Project1:03.400 +1.0682421 Christian MenzelShannon Racing Team1:03.490 +1.1582549 Oliver MartiniLuciano Pavesi Team1:03.496 +1.1642647 Donny CrevelsPrema Powerteam1:03.551 +1.2192722 Dirk MüllerShannon Racing Team1:03.613 +1.2812820 James RuffierASM Technik1:03.623 +1.2912935 Takashi YokoyamaTom's Racing1:03.663 +1.3313010 Boris DerichebourgGraff Racing1:03.675 +1.3433138 Kazuto YanagawaTom's Racing1:03.691 +1.3593219 Sébastien PhilippeASM Technik1:03.726 +1.394337 Grégoire de GalzainGraff Racing1:03.782 +1.4503431 Steffen WidmannShannon Opel Racing Team1:03.785 +1.4533539 Wolf HenzlerJosef Kaufmann Racing1:03.798 +1.4663645 Tim CoronelVan Amersfoort Racing1:03.839 +1.5073726 Nikolaos StremmenosCevenini Junior Team1:03.925 +1.5933850 Nikolaos NikolouzosItal Racing1:04.107 +1.7753953 Paula CookDC Cook Racing1:04.703 +2.371===Race=== Pos  No  Driver  Team  Laps  Time/Retired  Grid 1 23  Kurt Mollekens Alan Docking Racing 32 36:18.819 1 2 3  Jonny Kane Paul Stewart Racing 32 +4.332 2 3 15  Nick Heidfeld Opel Team BSR 32 +11.113 4 4 16  Juan Pablo Montoya Fortec Motorsport with HKS 32 +19.168 3 5 29  Gianluca Paglicci Shannon Racing Italia 32 +34.113 20 6 42  Tommy Rustad Tatuus 32 +35.270 14 7 25  Maurizio Mediani Cevenini Junior Team 32 +35.442 17 8 43  Emmanuel Clérico Shannon Racing Team 32 +37.155 12 9 51  Tim Verbergt Autoclub Exelsior 32 +37.992 19 10 48  Davide Campana Racing for Europe 32 +39.513 22 11 46  André Couto Prema Powerteam 32 +40.756 16 12 10  Boris Derichebourg Graff Racing 32 +41.702 30 13 47  Donny Crevels Prema Powerteam 32 +43.061 26 14 20  James Ruffier ASM Technik 32 +46.987 28 15 2  Dominik Schwager Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula 32 +47.737 18 16 7  Grégoire de Galzain Graff Racing 32 +48.460 33 17 18  Michele Gasparini EF Project 32 +51.140 23 18 38  Kazuto Yanagawa Tom's Racing 32 +59.110 31 19 1  Jarno Trulli Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula 31 Retired 10 20 8  Soheil Ayari Graff Racing 31 +1 Lap 11 21 35  Takashi Yokoyama Tom's Racing 30 +2 Laps 29 22 36  Brian Smith Tom's Racing 30 +2 Laps 9 Ret 11  Marcel Tiemann Opel Team BSR 18 Retired 21 Ret 32  Manuel Gião Shannon Opel Racing Team 17 Retired 13 Ret 21  Christian Menzel Shannon Racing Team 14 Retired 24 Ret 4  Ralph Firman Paul Stewart Racing 6 Retired 6 Ret 19  Sébastien Philippe ASM Technik 6 Retired 32 Ret 40  Anthony Beltoise Ravarotto Racing 5 Retired 5 Ret 12  Arnd Meier Opel Team BSR 1 Retired 7 Ret 49  Oliver Martini Luciano Pavesi Team 0 Retired 25 Ret 17  Guy Smith Fortec Motorsport with HKS 0 Retired 15 Ret 24  Brian Cunningham West Surrey Racing 0 Retired 8 DNS 22  Dirk Müller Shannon Racing Team Withdrew 27 DNQ 31  Steffen Widmann Shannon Opel Racing Team DNQ 39  Wolf Henzler Josef Kaufmann Racing DNQ 45  Tim Coronel Van Amersfoort Racing DNQ 26  Nikolaos Stremmenos Cevenini Junior Team DNQ 50  Nikolaos Nikolouzos Ital Racing DNQ 53  Paula Cook DC Cook Racing''Fastest lap: Kurt Mollekens, 1:03.738,  on lap 7'':1.- Müller withdrew from the race after qualifying, and thus, de Galzain was allowed to race.
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