1996 Formula One Indoor Trophy

The 1996 Formula One Indoor Trophy took place on December 7–8 at the Bologna Motor Show. The winner was Giancarlo Fisichella in a Benetton-Renault. The 1996 running of the event was the last non-championship Formula One event of any kind, as the event switched to Formula 3000 cars for the next year's running.

Participants

Driver	Team
Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault
Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford
Tarso Marques	Minardi-Ford
Shinji Nakano	Ligier-Mugen Honda
Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen Honda
Jarno Trulli	Benetton-Renault

Results

Preliminary rounds

Pos	Driver	Team	Points
1	Jarno Trulli	Benetton-Renault	18
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Renault	14
3	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	10
4	Shinji Nakano	Ligier-Mugen Honda	8 †
5	Tarso Marques	Minardi-Ford	6
6	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen Honda	2

† By finishing fourth, Nakano should have progressed to the knockout stage. However, by crashing his car he could not compete and his place was inherited by Tarso Marques.

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Giancarlo Fisichella	2
	Tarso Marques	0
					Giancarlo Fisichella	2
					Giovanni Lavaggi	0
	Jarno Trulli	0
	Giovanni Lavaggi	2

References

• Bologna Sprint - The GEL Motorsport Information Page