The 1996 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami Presented by Toyota was a CART race at the Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, held on March 3, 1996.

All of the qualified cars were newly built for the 1996 season, with CART having adopted new technical rules that altered the underbody tunnels and sidepods, and were expected to reduce downforce and increase the focus on mechanical grip.

The cars circulated under caution period conditions until the decision was made to red flag the race with Tracy in the lead.

Andre Ribeiro and Robby Gordon made contact on Lap 82 while fighting for position, bringing out a caution period.

De Ferran led at the restart, but slower traffic in front of the leaders enabled Vasser to overtake and hold onto the lead until the finish.