1996 Atlantic Championship

The 1996 Toyota Atlantic Championship season was the 23rd season of the formula race car Atlantic Championship. It was contested over 12 races between March 3 and September 7, 1995. The Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship Drivers' Champion was Patrick Carpentier. All teams had to utilize Toyota engines. In C2-class 23 different drivers competed, but none of them for the whole season.

1996 Toyota Atlantic Championship season
Player's Toyota Atlantic Championship
Season
Races12
Start dateMarch 3rd
End dateSeptember 7th
Awards
Drivers' championCanada Patrick Carpentier

Calendar

Race NoTrackSt/ProvDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedWinnerPole PositionMost Leading LapsFastest Race Lap
1HomesteadFloridaMarch 3, 1996502.25302=112.651 km0'40:51.71165.413 km/hTony AveLee BenthamLee BenthamLee Bentham
2Long BeachCaliforniaApril 12, 1996382.558787=97.233906 km0'39:22.510148.165 km/hCase MontgomeryCase MontgomeryCase MontgomeryJeret Schroeder
3NazarethPennsylvaniaApril 27, 1996601.5223978=91.343868 km0'31:32.191173.787 km/hPatrick CarpentierStuart CrowPatrick CarpentierPatrick Carpentier
4MilwaukeeWisconsinJune 2, 1996701.6607976=116.255832 km0'34:32.196201.970 km/hAnthony LazzaroPaul JasperAnthony LazzaroPatrick Carpentier
5MontréalQuébecJune 15, 1996274.4207471=119.3601717 km0'44:55.555159.409 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick Carpentier
6TorontoOntarioJuly 13, 1996392.8709912=111.9686568 km1'00:24.901111.199 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierCase Montgomery
7Trois-RivièresQuébecAugust 3, 1996302.4236058=72.708174 km0'34:14.401127.409 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick Carpentier
8Trois-RivièresQuébecAugust 4, 1996402.4236058=96.944232 km0'44:56.527129.425 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick Carpentier
9LexingtonOhioAugust 10, 1996303.620925=108.62775 km0'42:30.775153.310 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierJeret Schroeder
10Elkhart LakeWisconsinAugust 18, 1996176.4372=109.4324 km0'36:01.501182.261 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierChuck West
11VancouverBritish ColumbiaAugust 31, 1996382.7406379=104.1442402 km0'49:04.866127.313 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick Carpentier
12MontereyCaliforniaSeptember 7, 1996283.6016134=100.8451752 km0'44:29.641135.989 km/hPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick CarpentierPatrick Carpentier

Note:

Race 1 was held on a combination track; cars used the esses off the backstretch for safety reasons.

Final points standings

Main championship

For every race the points were awarded: 20 points to the winner, 16 for runner-up, 14 for third place, 12 for fourth place, 11 for fifth place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. Lower placed drivers did not award points. Additional points were awarded to the pole winner (1 point) and to the driver leading the most laps (1 point). C2-class drivers were also able to score points in the main class.

PlaceNameCountryTeamChassisTotal PointsUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesCanadaCanadaCanadaCanadaUnited StatesUnited StatesCanadaUnited States
1Patrick Carpentier CanadaLynx RacingRalt239141621122222222222222222
2Lee Bentham CanadaP-1 RacingRalt1491810141414-141212141611
3Paul Jasper United StatesBDJSRalt13261291212141616-12149
4Case Montgomery United StatesDells RacingRalt1299221016-16-11149616
5Jeret Schroeder United StatesLynx RacingRalt77124-1016---16-514
6Anthony Lazzaro United StatesBG Performance MotorsportRalt75-61121---5106124
7Alexandre Tagliani CanadaP-1 RacingRalt705928-26149114-
8Eric Lang United StatesD&L RacingRalt60---99123-61038
9Michael David United StatesPDR EnterprisesRalt588115656-6452-
10Stan Wattles United StatesMetro RacingRalt52---58111297---
11Robert Sollenskog SwedenBRS MotorsportsRalt5171-3-10710-7-6
12Chuck West United StatesWorld Speed MotorsportsRalt48-14------816-10
13Cam Binder CanadaBinder RacingRalt42--8-69--5410-
14Charles Nearburg United StatesNRCRalt41-8--10---11--12
15Tony Ave United StatesOlsson EngineeringRalt3120---11-------
16Christian Vandal CanadaRDS MotorsportsRalt2910-127--------
17Frank Allers CanadaJohnston EngineeringReynard25-5---7----112
18Stuart Crow United StatesBDJSRalt24-717---------
19Mike Shank United StatesShank RacingSwift20--6-4-181---
20Martin Roy Canada?Raven17------107----
21Russ Bond CanadaTeam SauceReynard171---25----9-
22Sergei Szortyka United StatesJ&J RacingRalt173-4-73------
23Chris Smith United StatesIntercar MotorsportsRalt15------114----
24Ted Sahley United StatesWeld MotorsportsReynard152--1--822---
25Dave Cutler United StatesDells RacingRalt154-3431------
26Mike Agnifilo United StatesAER EnterprisesSwift13------94----
27Bill Auberlen United StatesBDJSRalt1111-----------
28Mike Sauce United StatesTeam SauceReynard11------4---7-
29Joe Sposato United StatesSposato Motor RacingRalt11-3------3--5
30Thane Sellers United StatesTeam SauceReynard10-----82-----
31David Pook United StatesPhillips MotorsportsRalt8---------8--
32Bernie Schuchmann CanadaSchuchmann MotorsportsSwift8--7-1-------
33Jim Ward United StatesOppliger MotorsportsRalt8----------8-
34Steve O'Hara United StatesOppliger MotorsportsRalt7-----------7
35Jimmy Pugliese United StatesPugliese MotorsportsSwift5-----5------
36Scott Wood United StatesPhillips MotorsportsRalt4-----4------
37Leandro Larrosa ArgentinaTeam SauceReynard3---------3--
Zak Brown United StatesIntercar MotorsportsRalt3-----------3
39Bobby Scolo United StatesRMS RacingRalt2-2----------
40Joe Vantreese United StatesintercarRalt2---2--------
41Brian French United States?Ralt2---------2--
42Bob Siska United StatesR.J.S. MotorsportsRalt2-------1-1--
43Adam McMutrie United States?Swift1--1---------
Bob McGregor CanadaMcGregor RacingReynard1----------1-
Mike Palumbo United StatesPalumbo MotorsportsRalt1-----------1

C2-Class championship

Points system see above.

PlaceNameCountryTeamChassisTotal PointsUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited StatesCanadaCanadaCanadaCanadaUnited StatesUnited StatesCanadaUnited States
1Mike Shank United StatesShank RacingSwift1359-1611211410211716--
2Mike Sauce United StatesTeam SauceReynard10911710147111211--1412
3Jimmy Pugliese United StatesPugliese MotorsportsSwift10714-111110-141214-1110
4Ted Sahley United StatesWeld MotorsportsReynard10621--2112-161521---
5Russ Bond CanadaTeam SauceReynard95161012-1614-9--18-
6Frank Allers CanadaJohnston EngineeringReynard89-22---916---2022
7Bernie Schuchmann CanadaSchuchmann MotorsportsSwift66108221214-------
8David Brien United StatesThis Side Up RacingReynard52-14-1611------11
9Thane Sellers United StatesTeam SauceReynard47----6201110----
10Mike Agnifilo United StatesAER EnterprisesSwift42----4-2216----
11Paul Raleigh United States?Swift25---------169-
12Dan Vosloo United States?Reynard241212----------
13Buddy Brundo United StatesHammerhead RacingSwift23-9---------14
14Brian Dunkel United States?Swift22---------1210-
15Leandro Larrosa ArgentinaTeam SauceReynard20---------20--
16Rick Ferguson United States?Swift16-16----------
Steve Hall United States?Reynard16-----------16
18Adam McMutrie United States?Swift14--14-11-------
19Bob McGregor CanadaMcGregor RacingReynard12----------12-
20John Brooks United StatesPort-A-Pool RacingSwift11-11----------
Brian Battaglia United States?Swift11---------11--
22Ron Caldwell United StatesPugliese MotorsportsSwift99-----------
23John McCaig CanadaBinder RacingSwift8----8-------

Note:

No more competitors in C2-class.

See also

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