1996 Portuguese Grand Prix | GP Racing Stats

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 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

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

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

How the championship standings stood post-race.

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
Qualifying 1-2: 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