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Home / Seasons / 1996 F1 World Championship Season / 1996 British Grand Prix

1996 British Grand Prix

DateSunday, 14 July 1996
Winner
  • Jacques Villeneuve
  • Williams-Renault
Pole position
  • Damon Hill
  • Williams-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Jacques Villeneuve
  • Williams-Renault
CircuitSilverstone, 61 laps
Round10 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
More 1996 season
More British Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault611hr 33m 00.874s10
2+5(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault61+19.026s6
3+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes61+50.830s4
4+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot61+1m 06.716s3
5+4(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes61+1m 22.507s2
6+2(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot60+1 lap1
7+7(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha60+1 lap 
8+3(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth60+1 lap 
9+4(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth60+1 lap 
10+5(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart60+1 lap 
11+7(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth59+2 laps 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault44DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda40DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda38DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault26DNF 
R (PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart13DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha12DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari5DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari3DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:26.875 
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:27.0700.195
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27.7070.832
4(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:27.8560.981
5(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:28.3071.432
6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:28.4091.534
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:28.6531.778
8(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:28.9462.071
9(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:28.9662.091
10(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:29.1862.311
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:29.5912.716
12(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:29.9133.038
13(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:29.9473.072
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:29.9493.074
15(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:30.1023.227
16(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:30.1673.292
17(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:30.5293.654
18(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:31.0764.201
19(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:31.3654.490
20(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:31.4544.579
Did not qualify
21(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:35.2068.331
22(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:35.3048.429

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill63
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve48
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher26
4(FRA) Jean Alesi25
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger16
6(GBR) David Coulthard16
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen16
8(FRA) Olivier Panis11
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello10
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine9
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
12(FIN) Mika Salo5
13(GBR) Johnny Herbert4
14(GBR) Martin Brundle3
15(NLD) Jos Verstappen1
=(BRA) Pedro Diniz1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault111
2Benetton-Renault41
3Ferrari35
4McLaren-Mercedes32
5Jordan-Peugeot13
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda12
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth10
8Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

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)

See also

  • British Grand Prix
  • Silverstone circuit
  • 1996 World Championship season

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