1
Damon Hill
Williams
97 pts
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
78 pts
3
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
59 pts
1
Williams
175 pts
Damon Hill is the 1996 Formula 1 World Champion. Hill won 8 out of 16 races and scored a total of 97 points. With 19 points behind Jacques Villeneuve finished the season in second place and Michael Schumacher as third. Williams won the 1996 Formula 1 constructor championship, with a total of 175 points.
The season started with the 1996 Australian Grand Prix on March 10th. The last race of the season was the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix on October 13th.
Number of races
16 races
First race
Australian Grand Prix (March 10th)
Last race
Japanese Grand Prix (October 13th)
Most wins
Damon Hill (8)
Most pole positions
Damon Hill (9)
Most podiums
Jacques Villeneuve (11)
Most top 5 finishes
Damon Hill (12)
Most points finishes
Damon Hill (12)
Most DNF's
Jos Verstappen (12)

1996 standings

Pos Driver Car Wins Podiums Pts 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 8 47 -50
5
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren 4 31 -66
6
Gerhard Berger
Benetton 2 21 -76
7
David Coulthard
McLaren 2 18 -79
8
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan 14 -83
9
Olivier Panis
Ligier 1 1 13 -84
10
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari 1 11 -86
11
Martin Brundle
Jordan 8 -89
12
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber 7 -90
13
Mika Salo
Tyrrell 5 -92
14
Johnny Herbert
Sauber 1 4 -93
15
Pedro Diniz
Ligier 2 -95
16
Jos Verstappen
Footwork 1 -96
17
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell 0 -97
18
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork 0 -97
19
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi 0 -97
20
Pedro Lamy
Minardi 0 -97
21
Luca Badoer
Forti 0 -97
22
Giovanni Lavaggi
Minardi 0 -97
23
Andrea Montermini
Forti 0 -97
Pos Team Wins Podiums Pts Gap
1 Williams 12 21 175
2 Ferrari 3 9 70 -105
3 Benetton 10 68 -107
4 McLaren 6 49 -126
5 Jordan 22 -153
6 Ligier 1 1 15 -160
7 Sauber 1 11 -164
8 Tyrrell 5 -170
9 Footwork 1 -174
10 Minardi 0 -175
11 Forti 0 -175

1996 schedule

Date Race Winner 2nd 3rd Pole position
Mar 10th
Australian Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Eddie Irvine
Jacques Villeneuve
Mar 31st
Brazilian Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Jean Alesi
Michael Schumacher
Damon Hill
Apr 7th
Argentine Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Jean Alesi
Damon Hill
Apr 28th
European Grand Prix
#6 Jacques Villeneuve
Michael Schumacher
David Coulthard
Damon Hill
May 5th
San Marino Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Gerhard Berger
Michael Schumacher
May 19th
Monaco Grand Prix
#9 Olivier Panis
David Coulthard
Johnny Herbert
Michael Schumacher
Jun 2nd
Spanish Grand Prix
#1 Michael Schumacher
Jean Alesi
Jacques Villeneuve
Damon Hill
Jun 16th
Canadian Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Jean Alesi
Damon Hill
Jun 30th
French Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
Jean Alesi
Michael Schumacher
Jul 14th
British Grand Prix
#6 Jacques Villeneuve
Gerhard Berger
Mika Häkkinen
Damon Hill
Jul 28th
German Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Jean Alesi
Jacques Villeneuve
Damon Hill
Aug 11th
Hungarian Grand Prix
#6 Jacques Villeneuve
Damon Hill
Jean Alesi
Michael Schumacher
Aug 25th
Belgian Grand Prix
#1 Michael Schumacher
Jacques Villeneuve
Mika Häkkinen
Jacques Villeneuve
Sep 8th
Italian Grand Prix
#1 Michael Schumacher
Jean Alesi
Mika Häkkinen
Damon Hill
Sep 22nd
Portuguese Grand Prix
#6 Jacques Villeneuve
Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Damon Hill
Oct 13th
Japanese Grand Prix
#5 Damon Hill
Michael Schumacher
Mika Häkkinen
Jacques Villeneuve

Position heatmap

Laps in the lead

Pos Driver Laps
1
Damon Hill
480
2
Jacques Villeneuve
285
3
Michael Schumacher
114
4
Jean Alesi
60
5
Gerhard Berger
31
6
David Coulthard
26
7
Olivier Panis
16
8
Mika Häkkinen
2