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1996 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitInterlagos, 71 laps
Round2 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 583rd World Championship race
  • 24th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 14th World Championship race at Interlagos
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault711hr 49m 52.976s10
2+3(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault71+17.982s6
3+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari70+1 lap4
4+3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes70+1 lap3
5+6(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha70+1 lap2
6+9(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda70+1 lap1
7+3(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari70+1 lap 
8+14(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda69+2 laps 
9+7(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha69+2 laps 
10+8(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth68+3 laps 
11+8(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth67+4 laps 
12-6(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot64DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot59DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes29DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault26DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault26DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart24DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart19DNF 
R (BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Martin Brundle ended lap 64 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
5(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
6(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot
7(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
10(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
11(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
12  
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart
14(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
15(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
16(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
17(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart
18(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth
19(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth
21(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda
Started from the pit lane
 (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:18.111 
2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:19.0920.981
3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:19.2541.143
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:19.4741.363
5(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:19.4841.373
6(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:19.5191.408
7(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.6071.496
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:19.7621.651
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:19.7991.688
10(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.9511.840
11(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.0001.889
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:20.1442.033
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:20.1572.046
14(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.1672.056
15(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:20.4262.315
16(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.4272.316
17(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:20.4402.329
18(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:20.8732.762
19(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:21.4213.310
20(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:21.4913.380
21(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:23.1745.063
22(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:23.4545.343

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill20
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve6
=(FRA) Jean Alesi6
4(FIN) Mika Hakkinen5
5(GBR) Eddie Irvine4
=(DEU) Michael Schumacher4
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger3
8(FIN) Mika Salo3
9(FRA) Olivier Panis1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault26
2Benetton-Renault9
3Ferrari8
4McLaren-Mercedes5
5Tyrrell-Yamaha3
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Tarso Marques
Milestone race start
50th for Rubens Barrichello (88th driver to start 50 races, 6th Brazilian driver)
50th for Sauber (31st constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
15th for Damon Hill
85th for Williams
Podiums
39th for Michael Schumacher (first for Ferrari)
32nd for Damon Hill
19th for Jean Alesi (first for Benetton)
380th for Ferrari
209th for Williams
78th for Benetton
Poles
12th for Damon Hill
87th for Williams
Fastest laps
15th for Damon Hill
92nd for Williams
Front row starts
33rd for Damon Hill
2nd for Rubens Barrichello (first since 1994 and last until 1999; last for Jordan)
Pole & win
4th for Damon Hill
Win & fastest lap
8th for Damon Hill
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
4th for Damon Hill