1996 F1 season

Season info

Season

Races

Drivers’ Champion

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

Constructors’ Champion

Williams-Renault (8th title for Williams)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

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#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Australia	Melbourne	10 March
2	Brazil	Interlagos	31 March
3	Argentina	Buenos Aires	07 April
4	Europe	Nurburgring	28 April
5	San Marino	Imola	05 May
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	19 May
7	Spain	Catalunya	02 June
8	Canada	Montreal	16 June
9	France	Magny-Cours	30 June
10	Britain	Silverstone	14 July
11	Germany	Hockenheim	28 July
12	Hungary	Hungaroring	11 August
13	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	25 August
14	Italy	Monza	08 September
15	Portugal	Estoril	22 September
16	Japan	Suzuka	13 October

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First race (circuit): Melbourne (second Australian circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (circuit): Estoril
Last Grand Prix until…: 2020 for Portugal

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Australia	Result
2	Brazil	Result
3	Argentina	Result
4	Europe	Result
5	San Marino	Result
6	Monaco	Result
7	Spain	Result
8	Canada	Result
9	France	Result
10	Britain	Result
11	Germany	Result
12	Hungary (constructors’ title decider)	Result
13	Belgium	Result
14	Italy	Result
15	Portugal	Result
16	Japan (drivers’ title decider)	Result

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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)

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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

Driver	Grand Prix
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)	Europe
Olivier Panis (Ligier)	Monaco

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Driver	Grand Prix
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)	Australia

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Driver	Grand Prix
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)	Australia

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