1996 Belgian Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 13 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season

Date August 25, 1996
Official name LIV Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
6.968 km (4.330 mi)
Distance 44 laps, 306.592 km (190.507 mi)
Weather Overcast, dry
Pole position
Driver Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Time 1:50.574
Fastest lap
Driver Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault
Time 1:53.067 on lap 36
Podium
First Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Second Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Third Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes

The 1996 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 25, 1996 at Spa-Francorchamps.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Diff.
1 6 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:50.574
2 5 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:50.980 +0.406
3 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:51.778 +1.204
4 8 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:51.884 +1.310
5 4 Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:51.960 +1.386
6 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:52.318 +1.744
7 3 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:52.354 +1.780
8 12 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 1:52.977 +2.403
9 2 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:53.043 +2.469
10 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:53.152 +2.578
11 15 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:53.199 +2.625
12 14 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 1:53.993 +3.419
13 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:54.095 +3.521
14 9 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:54.220 +3.646
15 10 Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:54.700 +4.126
16 17 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 1:55.150 +4.576
17 18 Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:55.371 +4.797
18 16 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 1:56.286 +5.712
19 20 Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 1:56.830 +6.256
107% time: 1:58.314
DNQ 21 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford 1:58.579 +8.005

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 44 1:28:15.125 3 10
2 6 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 44 + 5.602 1 6
3 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 44 + 15.710 6 4
4 3 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 44 + 19.125 7 3
5 5 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 44 + 29.179 2 2
6 4 Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 44 + 29.896 5 1
7 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 44 + 1:00.754 13  
8 18 Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 44 + 1:40.227 17  
9 16 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 43 + 1 Lap 18  
10 20 Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 43 + 1 Lap 19  
Ret 8 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 37 Spun off 4  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 34 Engine 8  
Ret 2 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 29 Gearbox 9  
Ret 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 29 Suspension 10  
Ret 10 Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 22 Electrical 15  
Ret 17 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 11 Accident 16  
Ret 15 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 0 Collision 11  
Ret 14 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 0 Collision 12  
Ret 9 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 0 Collision 14  
DNQ 21 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford   DNQ  

Notes

Standings after Grand Prix

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Damon Hill 81
2 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 68
3 Germany Michael Schumacher 39
4 France Jean Alesi 38
5 Finland Mika Häkkinen 23

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 United Kingdom Williams-Renault 149
2 Italy Benetton-Renault 55
3 Italy Ferrari 48
4 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 41
5 Republic of Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 15

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