1996 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

16/16

Date

Oct 13, 1996 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.864 m (18 turns)

Race distance

304.928 km (52 laps)

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Hill

Winner

1:32:33.791

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Villeneuve

Fastest lap

1:44.043

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:32:33.791	2nd	52	10
2	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1.883	3rd	52	6
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+3.212	5th	52	4
4	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+26.526	4th	52	3
5	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	+1:07.120	10th	52	2
6	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	+1:21.186	7th	52	1
7	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	+1:24.510	12th	52
8	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	+1:25.233	8th	52
9	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	+1:41.065	11th	52
10	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1:41.799	13th	52
11	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	+1 lap	17th	51
12	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	+2 laps	18th	50
13	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	+2 laps	19th	50
DNF	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Collision	6th	39
DNF	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Engine	14th	37
DNF	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Wheel	1st	36
DNF	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Engine	15th	20
DNF	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Spun off	16th	13
DNF	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	Spun off	9th	0
DNQ	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:48.664		11
2	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:48.937	+0.273	12
3	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:49.373	+0.709	8
4	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:51.390	+2.726	11
5	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:52.013	+3.349	12
6	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:53.537	+4.873	11
7	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:53.677	+5.013	8
8	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:53.957	+5.293	11
9	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:54.526	+5.862	9
10	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:54.781	+6.117	13
11	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:54.896	+6.232	10
12	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:56.763	+8.099	12
13	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:58.753	+10.089	7
14	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	2:02.452	+13.788	6
15	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2:04.512	+15.848	4
16	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	2:05.863	+17.199	5
17	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	2:23.659	+34.995	3
18	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	4:49.078	+3:00.414	2
19	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	23:38.561	+21:49.897	2

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:38.909		11
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:39.370	+0.461	11
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:40.071	+1.162	11
4	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:40.364	+1.455	10
5	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:40.458	+1.549	10
6	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:41.005	+2.096	11
7	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:41.277	+2.368	12
8	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:41.384	+2.475	9
9	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:41.562	+2.653	8
10	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:41.600	+2.691	11
11	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:41.919	+3.010	11
12	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:42.206	+3.297	11
13	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:42.658	+3.749	12
14	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:42.711	+3.802	12
15	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:42.840	+3.931	12
16	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:43.196	+4.287	11
17	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:43.383	+4.474	10
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:44.874	+5.965	11
19	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:45.412	+6.503	12
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:46.795	+7.886	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:40.534		23
2	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:41.136	+0.602	17
3	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:41.842	+1.308	18
4	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:41.916	+1.382	18
5	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:41.980	+1.446	22
6	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:42.009	+1.475	20
7	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:42.368	+1.834	17
8	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:42.672	+2.138	22
9	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:42.714	+2.180	26
10	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:42.759	+2.225	24
11	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:42.839	+2.305	21
12	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:42.905	+2.371	24
13	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:43.106	+2.572	25
14	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:43.445	+2.911	20
15	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:43.643	+3.109	15
16	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:44.340	+3.806	23
17	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:45.198	+4.664	21
18	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:45.653	+5.119	21
19	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:47.473	+6.939	26
20	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:48.082	+7.548	16

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:42.350		30
2	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:42.954	+0.604	22
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:43.321	+0.971	24
4	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:43.372	+1.022	30
5	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:43.747	+1.397	30
6	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:43.845	+1.495	29
7	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:43.860	+1.510	22
8	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:44.092	+1.742	21
9	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:44.441	+2.091	25
10	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:44.598	+2.248	24
11	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:44.971	+2.621	27
12	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:45.194	+2.844	24
13	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:45.471	+3.121	22
14	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:45.789	+3.439	29
15	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:45.893	+3.543	30
16	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:46.105	+3.755	17
17	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:47.285	+4.935	24
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:48.724	+6.374	27
19	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:50.227	+7.877	29
20	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	2:02.130	+19.780	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:44.043		34
2	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:44.350	+0.307	24
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:44.445	+0.402	18
4	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:44.753	+0.710	30
5	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:44.852	+0.809	35
6	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:45.347	+1.304	19
7	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:45.613	+1.570	38
8	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:45.798	+1.755	20
9	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:45.882	+1.839	37
10	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:45.932	+1.889	19
11	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:46.339	+2.296	16
12	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:46.407	+2.364	31
13	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:46.977	+2.934	31
14	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:47.518	+3.475	29
15	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:48.495	+4.452	5
16	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:49.220	+5.177	18
17	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:49.263	+5.220	35
18	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:49.372	+5.329	18

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	8	10	97
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	4	11	78	-19
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	8	59	-38
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	8	47	-50
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	4	31	-66
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	2	21	-76
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	0	2	18	-79
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	0	0	14	-83
9	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1	1	13	-84
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	1	11	-86
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	0	0	8	-89
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	0	0	7	-90
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-92
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	4	-93
15	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	0	0	2	-95
16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	0	0	1	-96

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	12	21	175
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	3	9	70	-105
3	Benetton	Renault	0	10	68	-107
4	McLaren	Mercedes	0	6	49	-126
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	0	22	-153
6	Ligier	Mugen-Honda	1	1	15	-160
7	Sauber	Ford	0	1	11	-164
8	Tyrrell	Yamaha	0	0	5	-170
9	Footwork	Hart	0	0	1	-174

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The 1996 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 13, 1996 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Jacques Villeneuve started from pole position with Damon Hill next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 32 minutes and 33 seconds Damon Hill finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Michael Schumacher in second and Mika Häkkinen in third place.

After the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix, Damon Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 97 points. Hill is 19 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.