1996 British Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season | ||
 Silverstone Circuit (as modified in 1996) | ||
| Date | July 14, 1996 | |
| Official name | XLIX British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.072 km (3.152 mi) | |
| Distance | 61 laps, 309.392 km (192.247 mi) | |
| Weather | Warm, sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:26.875 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:29.288 on lap 29 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-Renault |
| Third |  Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes |
The 1996 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 14, 1996 at Silverstone. It was the tenth race of the 1996 Formula One season.
Williams' Jacques Villeneuve took his second win of the season from Benetton's Gerhard Berger, with McLaren's Mika Häkkinen coming home third for his first podium since his near-fatal crash at Adelaide the year before. Jordan's Rubens Barrichello took fourth, equalling his best finish of the season, and it came after he had been involved in late collisions while racing for fourth place at the circuit in the previous two years. The final points went to David Coulthard in the second McLaren and Martin Brundle in the second Jordan.
Damon Hill took pole position for his home race, but made a slow start and retired shortly before half distance, after a wheel nut problem caused him to spin off at Copse Corner while he was trying to pass Häkkinen.[1] For the third consecutive race, Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine were both forced to retire with technical issues in the first six laps – Schumacher with hydraulic problems and Irvine with a differential failure.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Diff. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 1:26.875 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault | 1:27.070 | +0.195 | ||
| 3 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 1:27.707 | +0.832 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:27.856 | +0.981 | ||
| 5 | 3 |  Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault | 1:28.307 | +1.432 | ||
| 6 | 11 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Peugeot | 1:28.409 | +1.534 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-Renault | 1:28.653 | +1.778 | ||
| 8 | 12 | Martin Brundle |
Jordan-Peugeot | 1:28.946 | +2.071 | ||
| 9 | 8 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.966 | +2.091 | ||
| 10 | 2 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 1:29.186 | +2.311 | ||
| 11 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Ford | 1:29.591 | +2.716 | ||
| 12 | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:29.913 | +3.038 | ||
| 13 | 14 | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Ford | 1:29.947 | +3.072 | ||
| 14 | 19 | Mika Salo |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:29.949 | +3.074 | ||
| 15 | 17 |  Jos Verstappen |
Footwork-Hart | 1:30.102 | +3.227 | ||
| 16 | 9 | Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:30.167 | +3.292 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Pedro Diniz |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:31.076 | +4.201 | ||
| 18 | 21 |  Giancarlo Fisichella |
Minardi-Ford | 1:31.365 | +4.490 | ||
| 19 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy |
Minardi-Ford | 1:31.454 | +4.579 | ||
| 107% time: 1:32.956 | |||||||
| 20 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset |
Footwork-Hart | No time | |||
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini |
Forti-Ford | 1:35.206 | +8.331 | ||
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer |
Forti-Ford | 1:35.304 | +8.429 | ||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault | 61 | 1:33:00.874 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-Renault | 61 | + 19.026 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 61 | + 50.830 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Peugeot | 61 | + 1:06.716 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 61 | + 1:22.507 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Martin Brundle |
Jordan-Peugeot | 60 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Mika Salo |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 60 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Ford | 60 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 9 | 14 | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Ford | 60 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jos Verstappen |
Footwork-Hart | 60 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 11 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Minardi-Ford | 59 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault | 44 | Brakes | 5 | |
| Ret | 9 | Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 40 | Handling | 16 | |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 38 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 5 | Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 26 | Wheel | 1 | |
| Ret | 20 | Pedro Lamy |
Minardi-Ford | 21 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 16 | Ricardo Rosset |
Footwork-Hart | 13 | Electrical | 20 | |
| Ret | 18 | Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 12 | Engine | 12 | |
| Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 5 | Differential | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 3 | Hydraulics | 3 | |
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini |
Forti-Ford | DNQ | 21 | ||
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer |
Forti-Ford | DNQ | 22 |
Notes
- Last race: Forti
- Last race: Andrea Montermini
- Ricardo Rosset's qualifying times (best 1:30.529) were scratched after he missed the FIA weight check, dropping him from 17th to 20th on the grid.[1]
Standings after Grand Prix
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "F1 News – Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > British GP, 1996". Grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
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