1996 Portuguese Grand Prix

Round

15/16

Date

Sep 22, 1996 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Estoril, Portugal

Circuit

Autódromo do Estoril

Circuit length

4.36 m (13 turns)

Race distance

305.2 km (70 laps)

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Villeneuve

Winner

1:40:22.915

Winning time

Hill

Pole position

Villeneuve

Fastest lap

1:22.873

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:40:22.915	2nd	70	10
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	+19.966	1st	70	6
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+53.765	4th	70	4
4	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+55.109	3rd	70	3
5	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+1:27.389	6th	70	2
6	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	+1:33.141	5th	70	1
7	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	+1 lap	11th	69
8	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1 lap	12th	69
9	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	+1 lap	10th	69
10	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	+1 lap	15th	69
11	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+1 lap	13th	69
12	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	+2 laps	14th	68
13	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	+2 laps	8th	68
14	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	+3 laps	17th	67
15	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	+5 laps	20th	65
16	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	+5 laps	19th	65
DNF	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Collision damage	7th	52
DNF	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Engine	16th	47
DNF	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Collision	18th	46
DNF	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Spun off	9th	41

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:22.666		14
2	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:22.878	+0.212	13
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:22.946	+0.280	15
4	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:23.537	+0.871	14
5	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:23.621	+0.955	10
6	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.660	+0.994	12
7	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.162	+1.496	10
8	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:24.223	+1.557	12
9	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:24.248	+1.582	12
10	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:24.542	+1.876	15
11	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:24.798	+2.132	13
12	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:24.849	+2.183	15
13	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:25.225	+2.559	13
14	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.381	+2.715	12
15	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:25.564	+2.898	13
16	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.616	+2.950	13
17	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:25.649	+2.983	11
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:26.404	+3.738	15
19	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:26.802	+4.136	12
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:28.138	+5.472	15

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:20.330		8
2	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.339	+0.009	10
3	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:21.088	+0.758	9
4	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.236	+0.906	9
5	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.293	+0.963	9
6	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.362	+1.032	10
7	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.640	+1.310	9
8	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:22.066	+1.736	9
9	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:22.205	+1.875	12
10	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:22.324	+1.994	10
11	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:22.325	+1.995	11
12	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.655	+2.325	12
13	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:22.765	+2.435	12
14	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:23.013	+2.683	11
15	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:23.055	+2.725	10
16	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:23.531	+3.201	10
17	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:24.230	+3.900	10
18	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:24.293	+3.963	11
19	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:24.510	+4.180	11
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:25.612	+5.282	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.858		19
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:21.867	+0.009	20
3	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:22.268	+0.410	21
4	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.469	+0.611	16
5	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:22.664	+0.806	21
6	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:22.668	+0.810	27
7	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:22.705	+0.847	22
8	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:22.796	+0.938	25
9	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:23.249	+1.391	21
10	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:23.422	+1.564	26
11	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:23.436	+1.578	28
12	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:23.523	+1.665	30
13	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:23.653	+1.795	25
14	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:23.675	+1.817	22
15	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:24.330	+2.472	26
16	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:25.023	+3.165	27
17	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:25.270	+3.412	23
18	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:25.339	+3.481	11
19	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:25.402	+3.544	20
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:27.963	+6.105	15

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.554		16
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:24.281	+0.727	27
3	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:24.359	+0.805	28
4	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.477	+0.923	18
5	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.764	+1.210	26
6	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:24.803	+1.249	20
7	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:24.832	+1.278	25
8	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.234	+1.680	29
9	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:25.403	+1.849	23
10	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:25.567	+2.013	24
11	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:25.592	+2.038	16
12	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:25.705	+2.151	25
13	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:25.944	+2.390	29
14	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.980	+2.426	24
15	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:26.065	+2.511	19
16	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:26.288	+2.734	7
17	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:26.422	+2.868	18
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:26.515	+2.961	29
19	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:26.700	+3.146	24
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:28.356	+4.802	27

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:22.873		37
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:23.762	+0.889	37
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:24.059	+1.186	38
4	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:24.331	+1.458	5
5	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:24.647	+1.774	47
6	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:24.747	+1.874	24
7	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:24.869	+1.996	24
8	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:24.954	+2.081	18
9	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:25.008	+2.135	58
10	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:25.028	+2.155	36
11	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:25.206	+2.333	25
12	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.362	+2.489	49
13	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.786	+2.913	18
14	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:25.791	+2.918	43
15	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:25.913	+3.040	36
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:26.199	+3.326	6
17	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:26.447	+3.574	44
18	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:26.863	+3.990	3
19	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:27.754	+4.881	48
20	#21 Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:28.911	+6.038	2

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	7	9	87
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	4	11	78	-9
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	7	53	-34
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	8	47	-40
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	3	27	-60
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	2	18	-69
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	0	2	18	-69
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	0	0	14	-73
9	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1	1	13	-74
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	1	11	-76
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	0	0	6	-81
12	Martin Brundle	Jordan	0	0	6	-81
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-82
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	4	-83
15	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	0	0	2	-85
16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	0	0	1	-86

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	11	20	165
2	Benetton	Renault	0	10	65	-100
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	3	8	64	-101
4	McLaren	Mercedes	0	5	45	-120
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	0	20	-145
6	Ligier	Mugen-Honda	1	1	15	-150
7	Sauber	Ford	0	1	10	-155
8	Tyrrell	Yamaha	0	0	5	-160
9	Footwork	Hart	0	0	1	-164

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The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix started Sep 22, 1996 on Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal. Damon Hill started from pole position with Jacques Villeneuve next to him. Jean Alesi started from third place.

In 1 hour, 40 minutes and 22 seconds Jacques Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Damon Hill in second and Michael Schumacher in third place.

After the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix, Damon Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 87 points. Hill is 9 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.