1996 Portuguese Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 22 September 1996
Winner:	Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Pole position:	Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Fastest lap:	Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Circuit:	Estoril, 70 laps
Round:	15 of 16

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	70	1hr 40m 22.915s	10
2	-1	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	70	+19.966s	6
3	+1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	+53.765s	4
4	-1	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	70	+55.109s	3
5	+1	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	70	+1m 27.389s	2
6	-1	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	70	+1m 33.141s	1
7	+4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	69	+1 lap
8	+4	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	69	+1 lap
9	+1	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	69	+1 lap
10	+5	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	69	+1 lap
11	+2	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	69	+1 lap
12	+2	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	68	+2 laps
13	-5	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	68	+2 laps
14	+3	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	67	+3 laps
15	+5	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	65	+5 laps
16	+3	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	65	+5 laps
R		Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	52	DNF
R		Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	47	DNF
R		Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	46	DNF
R		Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	41	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:20.330
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:20.339
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:21.088
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.236
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:21.293
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.362
7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.640
8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:22.066
9	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:22.205
10	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:22.324
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	1:22.325
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	1:22.655
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:22.765
14	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:23.013
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:23.055
16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:23.531
17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:24.230
18	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:24.293
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:24.510
20	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:25.612

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:20.330
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:20.339	0.009
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:21.088	0.758
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.236	0.906
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:21.293	0.963
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.362	1.032
7	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:21.640	1.310
8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:22.066	1.736
9	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:22.205	1.875
10	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:22.324	1.994
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	1:22.325	1.995
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	1:22.655	2.325
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:22.765	2.435
14	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:23.013	2.683
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:23.055	2.725
16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:23.531	3.201
17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:24.230	3.900
18	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:24.293	3.963
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:24.510	4.180
20	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:25.612	5.282

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1996

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Damon Hill	87
2	Jacques Villeneuve	78
3	Michael Schumacher	53
4	Jean Alesi	47
5	Mika Hakkinen	27
6	Gerhard Berger	18
7	David Coulthard	18
8	Rubens Barrichello	14
9	Olivier Panis	13
10	Eddie Irvine	11
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6
12	Martin Brundle	6
13	Mika Salo	5
14	Johnny Herbert	4
15	Pedro Diniz	2
16	Jos Verstappen	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Renault	165
2	Benetton-Renault	65
3	Ferrari	64
4	McLaren-Mercedes	45
5	Jordan-Peugeot	20
6	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	15
7	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	10
8	Tyrrell-Yamaha	5
9	Footwork-Hart	1

Statistics & Milestones

Last start

Driver: Giovanni Lavaggi

Wins

Driver: 4th for Jacques Villeneuve

Constructor: 94th for Williams

Race 1-2

Constructor: 30th for Williams

Podiums

Driver: 45th for Michael Schumacher, 39th for Damon Hill, 11th for Jacques Villeneuve

Constructor: 386th for Ferrari, 225th & 226th for Williams

Poles

Driver: 20th and last for Damon Hill

Constructor: 96th for Williams

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 49th for Williams

Fastest laps

Driver: 5th for Jacques Villeneuve

Constructor: 100th for Williams

Front row starts

Driver: 46th for Damon Hill, 8th for Jacques Villeneuve

Points finishes

Driver: 50th for Jean Alesi

Win & fastest lap

Driver: 2nd for Jacques Villeneuve

See also

• Portuguese Grand Prix
• Estoril Circuit
• 1996 World Championship season