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1996 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 52 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 597th World Championship race
  • 12th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 10th World Championship race at Suzuka
  • 1996 Drivers’ title decider
More 1996 season
More Japanese Grands Prix
Next race1997 Australian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault521hr 32m 33.791s10
2+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari52+1.883s6
3+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes52+3.212s4
4 (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault52+26.526s3
5+5(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot52+1m 07.120s2
6+1(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth52+1m 21.186s1
7+5(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda52+1m 24.510s 
8 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes52+1m 25.233s 
9+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot52+1m 41.065s 
10+3(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth52+1m 41.799s 
11+6(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart51+1 lap 
12+6(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps 
13+6(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart50+2 laps 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari39DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha37DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault36DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha20DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda13DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Notes

  • David Coulthard 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(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:38.909 
2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:39.3700.461
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:40.0711.162
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:40.3641.455
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:40.4581.549
6(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:41.0052.096
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:41.2772.368
8(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:41.3842.475
9(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:41.5622.653
10(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:41.6002.691
11(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:41.9193.010
12(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:42.2063.297
13(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:42.6583.749
14(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:42.7113.802
15(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:42.8403.931
16(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:43.1964.287
17(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:43.3834.474
18(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:44.8745.965
19(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:45.4126.503
Did not qualify
20(ITA) Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:46.7957.886

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill97
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve78
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher59
4(FRA) Jean Alesi47
5(FIN) Mika Hakkinen31
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger21
7(GBR) David Coulthard18
8(BRA) Rubens Barrichello14
9(FRA) Olivier Panis13
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine11
11(GBR) Martin Brundle8
12(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen7
13(FIN) Mika Salo5
14(GBR) Johnny Herbert4
15(BRA) Pedro Diniz2
16(NLD) Jos Verstappen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault175
2Ferrari70
3Benetton-Renault68
4McLaren-Mercedes49
5Jordan-Peugeot22
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda15
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth11
8Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Martin Brundle
Pedro Lamy (last Portuguese driver to start a race until 2005)
Footwork
Ligier
World Champion
1st and only title for Damon Hill (25th driver to win the World Championship, 8th British champion; first British champion since 1992 and last until 2008)
Wins
21st for Damon Hill (last win until 1998; last for Williams)
95th for Williams
Podiums
46th for Michael Schumacher
40th for Damon Hill (10th driver to score 40 podiums, 3rd British driver; last for Williams)
13th for Mika Hakkinen
387th for Ferrari
262nd for McLaren
227th for Williams
Poles
3rd for Jacques Villeneuve
97th for Williams
1-2 start
50th for Williams (1st constructor to start 1-2 in 50 races)
Fastest laps
6th for Jacques Villeneuve
101st for Williams
Front row starts
47th and last for Damon Hill
9th for Jacques Villeneuve
Points finishes
39th and last for Martin Brundle