Its a Golf IV, so 96 is a Golf 3.
According to this it was a 5 or 6 speed.
http://tech-racingcars.wikidot.com/vw-golf-mk-iv-kit-car
Its still the question if it was a proper seq or dogbox. I checked Gemini, looks like it was more a type of gearbox. Still the shifter can be a sequential style or h-pattern style.
This mentions again a 6-speed seq.
http://www.rallyrace.net/docs/rally_paradise_carspecs/stat/car_f2golf4.htm
Later on, Jan de Winkel had a proper 6-speed seq.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ6Fzn_gvdU&ab_channel=RallyRetroReport%28byInvincibleMedia%29
Difficult to say. Compared to the other cars in the class it would be logical to go also with a 6-speed seq.
