Races 16 Start date 1996 Race 16 | End date September 8 Nations' Cup United States | |
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The 1996 PPG Indy Car World Series season, the eighteenth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Homestead, Florida on March 3 and concluding in Monterey, California on September 8, in which it was marred by the death of Jeff Krosnoff. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Jimmy Vasser. Rookie of the Year was Alex Zanardi. This was the first season after the split with the Indy Racing League and the last year that CART licensed the "IndyCar" trademark from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indianapolis 500 was replaced in the Series by the U.S. 500, held in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1996 Indy Car World Series season.
Schedule
Final driver standings
Note: 1 Jeff Krosnoff died in an accident at the Molson Indy Toronto.