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1996 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
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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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault691hr 36m 03.465s10
2 (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault69+4.183s6
3+1(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault69+54.656s4
4+6(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes69+1m 03.673s3
5+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes68+1 lap2
6+3(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot68+1 lap1
7+8(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap 
8+8(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth67+2 laps 
R (PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R (ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault42DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari41DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda39DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha39DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda38DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot22DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart10DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart6DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha6DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
6(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
9(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot
10(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
11(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
12(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
15(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
17(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
18(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth
21(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart
22(ITA) 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
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:21.059 
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:21.0790.020
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:21.1980.139
4(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:21.5290.470
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:21.6570.598
6(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.8070.748
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.9260.867
8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:21.9820.923
9(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:22.3211.262
10(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:22.3321.273
11(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:22.4811.422
12(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:22.8751.816
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:23.0672.008
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:23.1182.059
15(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:23.2012.142
16(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:23.5192.460
17(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:23.5992.540
18(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:23.9592.900
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:24.2623.203
20(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:25.0123.953
21(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:25.1934.134
22(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:26.1095.050

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill53
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve32
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher26
4(FRA) Jean Alesi21
5(GBR) David Coulthard13
6(FRA) Olivier Panis11
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen10
8(GBR) Eddie Irvine9
9(AUT) Gerhard Berger7
10(BRA) Rubens Barrichello7
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
12(FIN) Mika Salo5
13(GBR) Johnny Herbert4
14(GBR) Martin Brundle2
15(NLD) Jos Verstappen1
=(BRA) Pedro Diniz1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault85
2Ferrari35
3Benetton-Renault28
4McLaren-Mercedes23
5Ligier-Mugen-Honda12
6Sauber-Ford Cosworth10
7Jordan-Peugeot9
8Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & 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
1-2 start
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