Race details 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 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 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 RacingFastest 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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