1996 Masters of Formula 3

Race details
Date	4 August 1996
Official name	Marlboro Masters of Formula 3
Location	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	2.519 km (1.565 mi)
Distance	32 laps, 80.608 km (50.087 mi)
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 BSR

The 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

Pos	No	Name	Team	Time	Gap
1	23	Kurt Mollekens	Alan Docking Racing	1:02.332
2	3	Jonny Kane	Paul Stewart Racing	1:02.480	+0.148
3	16	Juan Pablo Montoya	Fortec Motorsport with HKS	1:02.480	+0.148
4	15	Nick Heidfeld	Opel Team BSR	1:02.511	+0.179
5	40	Anthony Beltoise	Ravarotto Racing	1:02.562	+0.230
6	4	Ralph Firman	Paul Stewart Racing	1:02.571	+0.239
7	12	Arnd Meier	Opel Team BSR	1:02.590	+0.258
8	24	Brian Cunningham	Alan Docking Racing	1:02.611	+0.279
9	36	Brian Smith	Tom's Racing	1:02.708	+0.376
10	1	Jarno Trulli	Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula	1:02.712	+0.380
11	8	Soheil Ayari	Graff Racing	1:02.840	+0.508
12	43	Emmanuel Clérico	Shannon Racing Team	1:02.977	+0.645
13	32	Manuel Gião	Shannon Opel Racing Team	1:03.028	+0.696
14	42	Tommy Rustad	Tatuus	1:03.031	+0.699
15	17	Guy Smith	Fortec Motorsport with HKS	1:03.067	+0.735
16	46	André Couto	Prema Powerteam	1:03.108	+0.776
17	25	Maurizio Mediani	Cevenini Junior Team	1:03.114	+0.782
18	2	Dominik Schwager	Opel Team KMS Benetton Formula	1:03.202	+ 0.870
19	51	Tim Verbergt	Autoclub Exelsior	1:03.206	+0.874
20	29	Gianluca Paglicci	Shannon Racing Italia	1:03.274	+0.942
21	11	Marcel Tiemann	Opel Team BSR	1:03.319	+0.987
22	48	Davide Campana	Racing for Europe	1:03.378	+1.046
23	18	Michele Gasparini	EF Project	1:03.400	+1.068
24	21	Christian Menzel	Shannon Racing Team	1:03.490	+1.158
25	49	Oliver Martini	Luciano Pavesi Team	1:03.496	+1.164
26	47	Donny Crevels	Prema Powerteam	1:03.551	+1.219
27	22	Dirk Müller	Shannon Racing Team	1:03.613	+1.281
28	20	James Ruffier	ASM Technik	1:03.623	+1.291
29	35	Takashi Yokoyama	Tom's Racing	1:03.663	+1.331
30	10	Boris Derichebourg	Graff Racing	1:03.675	+1.343
31	38	Kazuto Yanagawa	Tom's Racing	1:03.691	+1.359
32	19	Sébastien Philippe	ASM Technik	1:03.726	+1.394
33	7	Grégoire de Galzain	Graff Racing	1:03.782	+1.450
34	31	Steffen Widmann	Shannon Opel Racing Team	1:03.785	+1.453
35	39	Wolf Henzler	Josef Kaufmann Racing	1:03.798	+1.466
36	45	Tim Coronel	Van Amersfoort Racing	1:03.839	+1.507
37	26	Nikolaos Stremmenos	Cevenini Junior Team	1:03.925	+1.593
38	50	Nikolaos Nikolouzos	Ital Racing	1:04.107	+1.775
39	53	Paula Cook	DC Cook Racing	1:04.703	+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, 142.276 km/h (88.406 mph) on lap 7

1.^ - Müller withdrew from the race after qualifying, and thus, de Galzain was allowed to race.