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1996 Portuguese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitEstoril, 70 laps
Round15 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix was the:

  • 596th World Championship race
  • 16th World Championship Portuguese Grand Prix (last until 2020)
  • 13th and last World Championship race at Estoril
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault701hr 40m 22.915s10
2-1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault70+19.966s6
3+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari70+53.765s4
4-1(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault70+55.109s3
5+1(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari70+1m 27.389s2
6-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault70+1m 33.141s1
7+4(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
8+4(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth69+1 lap 
9+1(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot69+1 lap 
10+5(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda69+1 lap 
11+2(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha69+1 lap 
12+2(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha68+2 laps 
13-5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes68+2 laps 
14+3(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart67+3 laps 
15+5(ITA) Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford Cosworth65+5 laps 
16+3(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth65+5 laps 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes52DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart47DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda46DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot41DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:20.330 
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:20.3390.009
3(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:21.0880.758
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:21.2360.906
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.2930.963
6(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:21.3621.032
7(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.6401.310
8(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:22.0661.736
9(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:22.2051.875
10(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:22.3241.994
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:22.3251.995
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:22.6552.325
13(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.7652.435
14(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:23.0132.683
15(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:23.0552.725
16(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:23.5313.201
17(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:24.2303.900
18(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:24.2933.963
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:24.5104.180
20(ITA) Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:25.6125.282

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill87
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve78
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher53
4(FRA) Jean Alesi47
5(FIN) Mika Hakkinen27
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger18
7(GBR) David Coulthard18
8(BRA) Rubens Barrichello14
9(FRA) Olivier Panis13
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine11
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
12(GBR) Martin Brundle6
13(FIN) Mika Salo5
14(GBR) Johnny Herbert4
15(BRA) Pedro Diniz2
16(NLD) Jos Verstappen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault165
2Benetton-Renault65
3Ferrari64
4McLaren-Mercedes45
5Jordan-Peugeot20
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda15
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth10
8Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Giovanni Lavaggi
Wins
4th for Jacques Villeneuve
94th for Williams
Race 1-2
30th for Williams (2nd constructor to finish 1-2 in 30 races)
Podiums
45th for Michael Schumacher
39th for Damon Hill
11th for Jacques Villeneuve
386th for Ferrari
225th & 226th for Williams
Poles
20th and last for Damon Hill (8th driver to take 20 pole positions, 3rd British driver)
96th for Williams
1-2 start
49th for Williams
Fastest laps
5th for Jacques Villeneuve
100th for Williams (2nd constructor to set 100 fastest laps)
Front row starts
46th for Damon Hill
8th for Jacques Villeneuve
Points finishes
50th for Jean Alesi
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Jacques Villeneuve