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F1 driver stats

Driver stats

Wins

#DriverWinsFrom poleWin & f.lapHat-trick
1(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)8432
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)4–2–
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)3–2–
4(FRA) Olivier Panis (Ligier)1–––
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First-time winners
Olivier Panis
Jacques Villeneuve

For more information see 1996 race winners.

Podiums

#DriverPodiums1st2nd3rd
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)11452
2(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)1082–
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)8332
4(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)8–44
5(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)4––4
6(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)2–11
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)2–11
8(FRA) Olivier Panis (Ligier)11––
9(GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari)1––1
10(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Sauber)1––1
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First-time podium finishers
Jacques Villeneuve

Pole positions

#DriverPolesPole & win
1(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)94
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)4–
3(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)3–
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First-time polesitters
Jacques Villeneuve

For more information see 1996 pole positions.

Fastest laps

#DriverFastest lapsWin & f.lap
1(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)62
2(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)53
3(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)2–
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)22
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)1–
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First-time fastest lap setters
Jacques Villeneuve

For more information see 1996 fastest laps.

Points finishes

#DriverPoints finishesPointsPoints per points finish
1(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)12978.08
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)11787.09
3(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)11474.27
4(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)11312.82
5(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)9596.56
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)7213.00
7(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Jordan)7142.00
8(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)6183.00
9(GBR) Martin Brundle (Jordan)581.60
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari)4112.75
11(FRA) Olivier Panis (Ligier)3134.33
12(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Sauber)372.33
13(FIN) Mika Salo (Tyrrell)351.67
14(BRA) Pedro Diniz (Ligier)221.00
15(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Sauber)144.00
16(NLD) Jos Verstappen (Footwork)111.00
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First-time point scorers
Pedro Diniz
Jacques Villeneuve

Front row starts

#DriverFR startsPole2nd
1(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)1697
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)936
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)541
4(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Jordan)1–1
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)1–1
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First-time front row starters
Jacques Villeneuve

Retirements

#DriverDNFs
1(NLD) Jos Verstappen (Footwork)12
2(GBR) Eddie Irvine (Ferrari)11
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Sauber)10
4(BRA) Pedro Diniz (Ligier)10
5(JPN) Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell)9
6(GBR) Martin Brundle (Jordan)8
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger (Benetton)8
8(GBR) Johnny Herbert (Sauber)8
9(PRT) Pedro Lamy (Minardi)8
10(BRA) Ricardo Rosset (Footwork)8
11(GBR) David Coulthard (McLaren)7
12(FRA) Olivier Panis (Ligier)7
13(BRA) Rubens Barrichello (Jordan)7
14(FIN) Mika Salo (Tyrrell)7
15(DEU) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)6
16(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella (Minardi)5
17(FIN) Mika Hakkinen (McLaren)5
18(FRA) Jean Alesi (Benetton)5
19(ITA) Luca Badoer (Forti)4
20(GBR) Damon Hill (Williams)4
21(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)4
22(ITA) Andrea Montermini (Forti)3
23(BRA) Tarso Marques (Minardi)2
24(ITA) Giovanni Lavaggi (Minardi)2
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