Ralf Schumacher got pole and ready for Champion!

1996 All Japan Championship, Formula Nippon, Round-9,
Starting Grids

Suzuka, Japan -RIJ-  Here are the Starting Grids for Sunday's All Japan Championship, Formula Nippon Round-9 at Suzuka Circuit:

  STARTING GRIDS:
  September 28, 1996.                 Weather: Fine, Course: Dry
 Po  No Driver                 Car        Engine SS Time   Q.Time (Pos.)
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  1  25 Ralf Schumacher    (D) Reynard 96D Mugen 1'43.736  1'44.534 (3)
  2  24 Naoki Hattori      (J) Reynard 96D Mugen 1'43.812  1'44.086 (1)
  3  64 Toranosuke Takagi  (J) Reynard 96D Mugen 1'44.172  1'44.582 (4)
  4  19 Kazuyoshi Hoshino  (J) Lola T96/52 Mugen 1'44.341  1'44.328 (2)
  5   1 Toshio Suzuki      (J) Lola T96/94 Mugen 1'44.895  1'44.701 (5)
  6   9 Pedoro De La Rosa  (E) Lola T96/51 Mugen 1'44.592  1'44.702 (6)
 --[Top 6 were decided after The Special Stage]--Q.Time----------------
  7  65 Takuya Kurosawa    (J) Reynard 96D Mugen 1'44.950 
  8  27 Masahiko Kageyama  (J) Reynard 95D Mugen 1'45.090 
  9   5 Marco Apicella     (I) Reynard 95D Judd  1'45.146 
 10   2 Katsumi Yamamoto   (J) Dome104i    Mugen 1'45.369 
 11  55 Katsutomo Kaneiishi(J) Reynard 95D Mugen 1'45.383 
 12  56 Satoshi Motoyama   (J) Reynard 95D Mugen 1'45.626 
 13   7 Masami Kageyama    (J) Lola T95/50 Mugen 1'45.712 
 14  21 Michael Krumm      (D) Reynard 95D Mugen 1'45.865 
 15  20 Andrew G.Scott    (GB) Reynard 96D Mugen 1'45.969 
 16   6 Hidetoshi Mitsusada(J) Lola T94/50 Judd  1'46.248 
 17  10 Norberto Fontana  (RA) Lola T96/51 Mugen 1'46.251 
 18  12 Yukihiro Hane      (J) Lola T94/50 Mugen 1'47.031 
 19  72 Atsushi Kawamoto   (J) Lola T93    DFV   1'47.358 
 20  28 Masahjiko Kondo    (J) Reynard 95D Mugen 1'47.667 
 21   8 Shinji Nakano      (J) Dome F104i  Mugen 1'47.765 
 22  15 Tetsuya Tanaka     (J) Lola T93    Mugen 1'48.600 
 23  17 Taichiro Onishi    (J) Lola T94/50 Mugen 1'48.914 
 24  31 Hideki Okada       (J) Lola T95    Mugen 1'49.382 
 ----[DNQ: (110%) 1'54.748]--------------------------------
 25  73 Tesuji Tamanaka    (J) Lola T93    DFV   1'57.439 
 26  30 Eiichi Tajima      (J) Lola T94    Mugen Unmeasure
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 #73, 30 were allowed to start the race.

 Spacial Stage is Single Car Qualifying Session by Top 6 Qualifiers
 for Top 6 Starting Grids.  They run 5 laps and middle 3 laps are
 clocked.
 
   Data: Suzuka Circuit via NIFTY-Serve Auto Racing Forum.
          RIJ-Mitsuru Sugaya/Tokyo,