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

1996 Canadian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 16 June 1996
Winner
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Damon Hill
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault
Pole position
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Damon Hill
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Canada flag lazyload Jacques Villeneuve
  • United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault
CircuitMontreal, 69 laps
Round8 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Canadian Grand Prix was the

  • 589th World Championship race
  • 28th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 18th World Championship race at Montreal
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More Canadian Grands Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 United Kingdom flag lazyload Damon HillWilliams-Renault691hr 36m 03.465s10
2 Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault69+4.183s6
3+1France flag lazyload Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault69+54.656s4
4+6United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes69+1m 03.673s3
5+1Finland flag lazyload Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes68+1 lap2
6+3United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot68+1 lap1
7+8United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap 
8+8Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth67+2 laps 
R Portugal flag lazyload Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R Austria flag lazyload Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault42DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari41DNF 
R France flag lazyload Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda39DNF 
R Finland flag lazyload Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha39DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda38DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot22DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R Germany flag lazyload Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R Netherlands flag lazyload Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart10DNF 
R Brazil flag lazyload Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart6DNF 
R Japan flag lazyload Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha6DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Eddie IrvineFerrari1DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
3Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari
4France flag lazyload Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Eddie IrvineFerrari
6Finland flag lazyload Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
7Austria flag lazyload Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
8Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot
10United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
11France flag lazyload Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
12Germany flag lazyload Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
13Netherlands flag lazyload Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart
14Finland flag lazyload Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth
16Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
17Japan flag lazyload Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
18Brazil flag lazyload Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda
19Portugal flag lazyload Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth
20Italy flag lazyload Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth
21Brazil flag lazyload Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart
22Italy flag lazyload Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth

Notes

  • Michael Schumacher started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:21.059 
2Canada flag lazyload Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:21.0790.020
3Germany flag lazyload Michael SchumacherFerrari1:21.1980.139
4France flag lazyload Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:21.5290.470
5United Kingdom flag lazyload Eddie IrvineFerrari1:21.6570.598
6Finland flag lazyload Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.8070.748
7Austria flag lazyload Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.9260.867
8Brazil flag lazyload Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:21.9820.923
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:22.3211.262
10United Kingdom flag lazyload David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:22.3321.273
11France flag lazyload Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:22.4811.422
12Germany flag lazyload Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:22.8751.816
13Netherlands flag lazyload Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:23.0672.008
14Finland flag lazyload Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:23.1182.059
15United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:23.2012.142
16Italy flag lazyload Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:23.5192.460
17Japan flag lazyload Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:23.5992.540
18Brazil flag lazyload Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:23.9592.900
19Portugal flag lazyload Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:24.2623.203
20Italy flag lazyload Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:25.0123.953
21Brazil flag lazyload Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:25.1934.134
22Italy flag lazyload Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:26.1095.050

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1996 Canadian Grand Prix.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Damon Hill53
2Canada flag lazyload Jacques Villeneuve32
3Germany flag lazyload Michael Schumacher26
4France flag lazyload Jean Alesi21
5United Kingdom flag lazyload David Coulthard13
6France flag lazyload Olivier Panis11
7Finland flag lazyload Mika Hakkinen10
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Eddie Irvine9
9Austria flag lazyload Gerhard Berger7
10Brazil flag lazyload Rubens Barrichello7
11Germany flag lazyload Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
12Finland flag lazyload Mika Salo5
13United Kingdom flag lazyload Johnny Herbert4
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Martin Brundle2
15Netherlands flag lazyload Jos Verstappen1
=Brazil flag lazyload Pedro Diniz1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Renault85
2Italy flag lazyload Ferrari35
3Italy flag lazyload Benetton-Renault28
4United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Mercedes23
5France flag lazyload Ligier-Mugen-Honda12
6Switzerland flag Sauber-Ford Cosworth10
7Ireland flag lazyload Jordan-Peugeot9
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Footwork-Hart1

Statistics & milestones

Milestone race start
150th for Martin Brundle (14th driver to start 150 races, 4th British driver)
Wins
18th for Damon Hill
89th for Williams
Race 1-2
27th for Williams
Podiums
35th for Damon Hill, 22nd for Jean Alesi, 5th for Jacques Villeneuve
215th & 216th for Williams, 82nd for Benetton
Poles
16th for Damon Hill
91st for Williams
Qualifying 1-2
45th for Williams NEW RECORD
Fastest laps
2nd for Jacques Villeneuve
95th for Williams
Front row starts
39th for Damon Hill, 4th for Jacques Villeneuve
Pole & win
6th for Damon Hill

See also

  • Canadian Grand Prix
  • Montreal circuit
  • 1996 World Championship season

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