1996 British Grand Prix

Date	Sunday, 14 July 1996
Winner	Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Pole position	Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Fastest lap	Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Circuit	Silverstone, 61 laps
Round	10 of 16
Race numbers	The 1996 British Grand Prix was the: 591st World Championship race 47th World Championship British Grand Prix 30th World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	61	1hr 33m 00.874s	10
2	+5	(AUT) Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	61	+19.026s	6
3	+1	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	61	+50.830s	4
4	+2	(BRA) Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	61	+1m 06.716s	3
5	+4	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	61	+1m 22.507s	2
6	+2	(GBR) Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	60	+1 lap	1
7	+7	(FIN) Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	60	+1 lap
8	+3	(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	60	+1 lap
9	+4	(GBR) Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	60	+1 lap
10	+5	(NLD) Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	60	+1 lap
11	+7	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	59	+2 laps
R		(FRA) Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	44	DNF
R		(FRA) Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	40	DNF
R		(BRA) Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	38	DNF
R		(GBR) Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	26	DNF
R		(PRT) Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	21	DNF
R		(BRA) Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	13	DNF
R		(JPN) Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	12	DNF
R		(GBR) Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	DNF
R		(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	DNF

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	(GBR) Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:26.875
2	(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:27.070	0.195
3	(DEU) Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:27.707	0.832
4	(FIN) Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27.856	0.981
5	(FRA) Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:28.307	1.432
6	(BRA) Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:28.409	1.534
7	(AUT) Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:28.653	1.778
8	(GBR) Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:28.946	2.071
9	(GBR) David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:28.966	2.091
10	(GBR) Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:29.186	2.311
11	(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	1:29.591	2.716
12	(JPN) Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:29.913	3.038
13	(GBR) Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	1:29.947	3.072
14	(FIN) Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:29.949	3.074
15	(NLD) Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:30.102	3.227
16	(FRA) Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:30.167	3.292
17	(BRA) Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:30.529	3.654
18	(BRA) Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:31.076	4.201
19	(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:31.365	4.490
20	(PRT) Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:31.454	4.579
Did not qualify
21	(ITA) Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford Cosworth	1:35.206	8.331
22	(ITA) Luca Badoer	Forti-Ford Cosworth	1:35.304	8.429

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Wins: 2nd for Jacques Villeneuve (6th driver to win the British Grand Prix for Williams); 91st for Williams
Podiums: 46th for Gerhard Berger; 10th for Mika Hakkinen (53rd driver to score ten podiums, 2nd Finnish driver); 7th for Jacques Villeneuve; 259th for McLaren; 219th for Williams; 84th for Benetton
Poles: 17th for Damon Hill; 92nd for Williams
1-2 start: 46th for Williams
Fastest laps: 4th for Jacques Villeneuve; 97th for Williams
Front row starts: 41st for Damon Hill; 5th for Jacques Villeneuve
Points finishes: 25th for Mika Hakkinen
Win & fastest lap: 1st for Jacques Villeneuve (53rd different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd Canadian driver; first Canadian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1979)