The 1996 Bartercard Indycar Australia was the third round of the 1996 CART World Series season, held on 31 March 1996 on the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit, Surfers Paradise, Australia.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 |  Jimmy Vasser | Chip Ganassi Racing | 65 | 2:00:46.856 | 1 | 22 | |
| 2 | 20 | Scott Pruett | Patrick Racing | 65 | +7.7 secs | 2 | 16 | |
| 3 | 99 |  Greg Moore | Forsythe Racing | 65 | +12.3 secs | 8 | 14 | |
| 4 | 17 |  Maurício Gugelmin | PacWest Racing | 65 | +20.2 secs | 11 | 12 | |
| 5 | 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Newman-Haas Racing | 65 | +26.8 secs | 6 | 10 | |
| 6 | 16 |  Stefan Johansson | Bettenhausen Racing | 65 | +44.2 secs | 20 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | Eddie Lawson | Galles Racing International | 65 | +1:06.3 secs | 22 | 6 | |
| 8 | 31 | André Ribeiro | Tasman Motorsports | 65 | +1:45.0 secs | 9 | 5 | |
| 9 | 2 | Al Unser Jr. | Team Penske | 64 | + 1 lap | 16 | 4 | |
| 10 | 24 |  Hiro Matsushita | Payton/Coyne Racing | 64 | + 1 lap | 25 | 3 | |
| 11 | 8 | Gil de Ferran | Hall Racing | 63 | Fuel | 12 | 2 | |
| 12 | 34 | Roberto Moreno | Payton/Coyne Racing | 61 | + 3 laps | 19 | 1 | |
| 13 | 1 | Raul Boesel | Team Green | 60 | Fuel | 15 | ||
| 14 | 22 |  Carlos Guerrero | Scandia/Simon Racing | 48 | Contact | 21 | ||
| 15 | 36 |  Juan Manuel Fangio II | All American Racing | 46 | Fuel | 23 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Robby Gordon | Walker Racing | 45 | Electrical | 14 | ||
| 17 | 28 | Bryan Herta | Team Rahal | 40 | Pit fire | 17 | ||
| 18 | 25 | Jeff Krosnoff | Arciero-Wells Racing | 38 | Contact | 24 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Michael Andretti | Newman-Haas Racing | 36 | Electrical | 5 | ||
| 20 | 18 | Bobby Rahal | Team Rahal | 33 | Transmission | 13 | ||
| 21 | 4 |  Alex Zanardi | Chip Ganassi Racing | 31 | Transmission | 3 | ||
| 22 | 3 | Paul Tracy | Team Penske | 16 | Contact | 4 | ||
| 23 | 32 | Adrián Fernández | Tasman Motorsports | 14 | Contact | 10 | ||
| 24 | 49 | Parker Johnstone | Comptech Racing | 10 | Contact | 7 | ||
| 25 | 9 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Hogan Racing | 8 | Engine | 18 |