1996 Hungarian Grand Prix

Round

12/16

Date

Aug 11, 1996 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Budapest, Hungary

Circuit

Hungaroring

Circuit length

3.968 m (13 turns)

Race distance

305.536 km (77 laps)

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Villeneuve

Winner

1:46:21.134

Winning time

Schumacher

Pole position

Hill

Fastest lap

1:20.093

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:46:21.134	3rd	77	10
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	+0.771	2nd	77	6
3	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+1:24.212	5th	77	4
4	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+1 lap	7th	76	3
5	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	+1 lap	11th	76	2
6	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	+2 laps	13th	75	1
7	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	+3 laps	14th	74
8	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	+3 laps	18th	74
9	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Throttle	1st	70
10	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	Spun off	20th	69
DNF	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Engine	6th	64
DNF	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Electrical	10th	50
DNF	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Engine	8th	35
DNF	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Gearbox	4th	31
DNF	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Suspension	19th	24
DNF	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	Engine	9th	23
DNF	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Spun off	17th	10
DNF	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	Spun off	12th	5
DNF	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Collision	15th	1
DNF	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Collision	16th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.971		14
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:19.595	+0.624	13
3	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.818	+0.847	13
4	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.240	+1.269	13
5	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:20.778	+1.807	13
6	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:20.923	+1.952	9
7	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:21.009	+2.038	14
8	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.232	+2.261	16
9	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:21.266	+2.295	13
10	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:21.342	+2.371	11
11	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:21.432	+2.461	14
12	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:21.524	+2.553	12
13	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:21.717	+2.746	15
14	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:21.914	+2.943	17
15	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:21.994	+3.023	9
16	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:22.358	+3.387	16
17	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:22.604	+3.633	15
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:23.202	+4.231	14
19	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:23.226	+4.255	14
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:24.638	+5.667	15

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.129		9
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:17.182	+0.053	12
3	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:17.259	+0.130	11
4	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.617	+1.488	12
5	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:18.754	+1.625	9
6	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:18.794	+1.665	12
7	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.116	+1.987	11
8	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.292	+2.163	12
9	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.384	+2.255	12
10	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:19.436	+2.307	10
11	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:19.538	+2.409	11
12	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:19.828	+2.699	12
13	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:19.966	+2.837	12
14	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:20.499	+3.370	12
15	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:20.665	+3.536	12
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:20.678	+3.549	12
17	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:20.781	+3.652	11
18	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:21.590	+4.461	12
19	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:21.713	+4.584	12
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:22.468	+5.339	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.947		23
2	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:17.980	+0.033	25
3	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:17.987	+0.040	26
4	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:18.954	+1.007	27
5	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.986	+1.039	23
6	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.341	+1.394	24
7	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.420	+1.473	30
8	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:19.421	+1.474	24
9	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:19.471	+1.524	26
10	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:19.760	+1.813	28
11	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:19.883	+1.936	28
12	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:19.946	+1.999	25
13	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:20.312	+2.365	20
14	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:20.434	+2.487	26
15	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:20.740	+2.793	24
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:20.823	+2.876	26
17	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:21.223	+3.276	14
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:22.217	+4.270	27
19	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:22.758	+4.811	28
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:23.221	+5.274	30

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:21.144		26
2	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.166	+0.022	18
3	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.369	+0.225	30
4	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.332	+1.188	24
5	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:22.617	+1.473	17
6	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:22.790	+1.646	15
7	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:22.889	+1.745	21
8	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:23.076	+1.932	28
9	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:23.360	+2.216	24
10	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.400	+2.256	22
11	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:23.494	+2.350	25
12	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:23.667	+2.523	14
13	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:23.702	+2.558	20
14	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.722	+2.578	25
15	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:24.941	+3.797	16
16	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:25.056	+3.912	17
17	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:25.722	+4.578	24
18	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:25.764	+4.620	8
19	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:26.253	+5.109	30
20	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:26.380	+5.236	20

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:20.093		67
2	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.507	+0.414	38
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.912	+0.819	41
4	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:21.562	+1.469	46
5	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.733	+1.640	52
6	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:21.882	+1.789	16
7	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:21.932	+1.839	5
8	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.099	+2.006	19
9	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:22.257	+2.164	47
10	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.343	+2.250	19
11	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:22.760	+2.667	19
12	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:23.181	+3.088	26
13	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:23.889	+3.796	3
14	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:24.018	+3.925	7
15	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:24.026	+3.933	18
16	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:24.040	+3.947	51
17	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:25.006	+4.913	5
18	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:25.626	+5.533	10
19	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:40.435	+20.342	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	7	8	79
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	3	9	62	-17
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	7	35	-44
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	4	29	-50
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	1	19	-60
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	0	2	18	-61
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	2	16	-63
8	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1	1	13	-66
9	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	0	0	12	-67
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	1	9	-70
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	0	0	6	-73
12	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-74
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	4	-75
14	Martin Brundle	Jordan	0	0	3	-76
15	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	0	0	1	-78
16	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	0	0	1	-78

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	10	17	141
2	Benetton	Renault	0	9	51	-90
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	5	38	-103
4	McLaren	Mercedes	0	3	37	-104
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	0	15	-126
6	Ligier	Mugen-Honda	1	1	14	-127
7	Sauber	Ford	0	1	10	-131
8	Tyrrell	Yamaha	0	0	5	-136
9	Footwork	Hart	0	0	1	-140

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The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix started Aug 11, 1996 on Hungaroring in Budapest, Hungary. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Damon Hill next to him. Jacques Villeneuve started from third place.

In 1 hour, 46 minutes and 21 seconds Jacques Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Damon Hill in second and Jean Alesi in third place.

After the 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix, Damon Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 79 points. Hill is 17 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.