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Home / Seasons / 1996 F1 World Championship Season

1996 F1 season

Season info

Season

47

Races

16

Drivers’ Champion

Damon Hill (only title; 25th different World Champion, 8th British champion)

Constructors’ Champion

Williams-Renault (8th title for Williams)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Michael Schumacher

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Benetton

← 1995 1997 →

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Standings

  • Driver standings
  • Constructor standings

Wins, poles & fastest laps

  • Race winners
  • Pole positions
  • Fastest laps

Qualifying

  • Qualifying stats

Season stats

  • Driver stats
  • Constructor stats
  • Championship leaders
  • Home Grand Prix stats

On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1AustraliaMelbourne10 March
2BrazilInterlagos31 March
3ArgentinaBuenos Aires07 April
4EuropeNurburgring28 April
5San MarinoImola05 May
6MonacoMonte Carlo19 May
7SpainCatalunya02 June
8CanadaMontreal16 June
9FranceMagny-Cours30 June
10BritainSilverstone14 July
11GermanyHockenheim28 July
12HungaryHungaroring11 August
13BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps25 August
14ItalyMonza08 September
15PortugalEstoril22 September
16JapanSuzuka13 October
← 1995 1997 →
First race (circuit)
Melbourne (second Australian circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit)
Estoril
Last Grand Prix until…
2020 for Portugal

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1AustraliaResult
2BrazilResult
3ArgentinaResult
4EuropeResult
5San MarinoResult
6MonacoResult
7SpainResult
8CanadaResult
9FranceResult
10BritainResult
11GermanyResult
12Hungary (constructors’ title decider)Result
13BelgiumResult
14ItalyResult
15PortugalResult
16Japan (drivers’ title decider)Result
← 1995 1997 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1996 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Benetton
(FRA) Jean Alesi (All)
(AUT) Gerhard Berger (All)
Ferrari
(GBR) Eddie Irvine (All)
(DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
Footwork
(BRA) Ricardo Rosset (All) (Rookie)
(NLD) Jos Verstappen (All)
Forti
(ITA) Luca Badoer (1-11)
(ITA) Andrea Montermini (1-11)
Jordan
(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All)
(GBR) Martin Brundle (All)
Ligier
(BRA) Pedro Diniz (All)
(FRA) Olivier Panis (All)
McLaren
(GBR) David Coulthard (All)
(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (All)
Minardi
(PRT) Pedro Lamy (All)
(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (1, 4-10) (Rookie)
(BRA) Tarso Marques (2-3) (Rookie)
(ITA) Giovanni Lavaggi (11-16)
Sauber
(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (All)
(GBR) Johnny Herbert (All)
Tyrrell
(JPN) Ukyo Katayama (All)
(FIN) Mika Salo (All)
Williams
(GBR) Damon Hill (All)
(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (All) (Rookie)
← 1995 1997 →
Final season (drivers)
Martin Brundle
Pedro Lamy
Giovanni Lavaggi
Andrea Montermini
Last entry (drivers) until…
1999 for Luca Badoer
Final season (constructors)
Footwork
Forti
Ligier

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)Europe
Olivier Panis (Ligier)Monaco
← 1995 1997 →

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)Australia
← 1995 1997 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)Australia
← 1995 1997 →

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