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1996 British Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryUnited Kingdom
Grand PrixBritish
Official nameXLIX British Grand Prix
ImageSilverstone_Circuit_1996.png
CaptionSilverstone Circuit (as modified in 1996)
Date14 July
Year1996
Race_No10
Season_No16
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.152
Course_km5.072
Distance_laps61
Distance_mi192.247
Distance_km309.392
WeatherWarm and sunny with temperatures reaching up to 25 C
Pole_DriverDamon Hill
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:26.875
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverJacques Villeneuve
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:29.288
Fast_Lap21
Fast_CountryCanada
First_DriverJacques Villeneuve
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryCanada
Second_DriverGerhard Berger
Second_TeamBenetton-Renault
Second_CountryAustria
Third_DriverMika Häkkinen
Third_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Third_CountryFinland
Lapchart
Next_round1996 German Grand PrixPrevious_round=1996 French Grand Prix

Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England The 1996 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 14 July 1996. It was the tenth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.

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 1995 Australian Grand Prix. 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. 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. Jean Alesi would become another notable retirement on lap 45 from 3rd place, just ahead of teammate Gerhard Berger when his rear brakes overheated.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeDiff.Grid12345678910111213141516171819[107% time](107-rule): 1:32.956——EXSources:
5United Kingdom Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:26.8751
6Canada Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:27.070+0.1952
1Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27.707+0.8323
7Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:27.856+0.9814
3France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:28.307+1.4325
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:28.409+1.5346
4Austria Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:28.653+1.7787
12United Kingdom Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:28.946+2.0718
8United Kingdom David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:28.966+2.0919
2United Kingdom Eddie IrvineFerrari1:29.186+2.31110
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:29.591+2.71611
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:29.913+3.03812
14United Kingdom Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford1:29.947+3.07213
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:29.949+3.07414
17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:30.102+3.22715
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:30.167+3.29216
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:31.076+4.20117
21Italy Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford1:31.365+4.49018
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford1:31.454+4.57919
23Italy Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford1:35.206+8.331DNQ
22Italy Luca BadoerForti-Ford1:35.304+8.429DNQ
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-HartNo time20
  • Rosset was excluded after missing an FIA weight check. He was allowed to start at the back of the grid.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
6Canada **Jacques Villeneuve****Williams-Renault**611:33:00.8742**10**
4Austria **Gerhard Berger****Benetton-Renault**61+ 19.0267**6**
7Finland **Mika Häkkinen****McLaren-Mercedes**61+ 50.8304**4**
11Brazil **Rubens Barrichello****Jordan-Peugeot**61+ 1:06.7166**3**
8UK **David Coulthard****McLaren-Mercedes**61+ 1:22.5079**2**
12UK **Martin Brundle****Jordan-Peugeot**60+ 1 lap8**1**
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha60+ 1 lap14
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford60+ 1 lap11
14UK Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford60+ 1 lap13
17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart60+ 1 lap15
21Italy Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford59+ 2 laps18
3France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault44Wheel bearing5
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda40Handling16
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda38Engine17
5UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault26Wheel nut1
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford21Gearbox19
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart13Electrical20
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha12Timing belt12
2UK Eddie IrvineFerrari5Differential10
1Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari3Hydraulics3

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.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1UK Damon Hill63
2Canada Jacques Villeneuve48
3Germany Michael Schumacher26
4France Jean Alesi25
5Austria Gerhard Berger16

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK Williams-Renault111
2Italy Benetton-Renault41
3Italy Ferrari35
4UK McLaren-Mercedes32
5Ireland Jordan-Peugeot13
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1995 British Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1997 British Grand Prix

References

  1. [http://classic.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGVN/1996/7/14/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Silverstone&req_state=&req_statename=United+Kingdom&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=18&reqdb.wmo=03655 Weather info for the 1996 British Grand Prix] at Weather Underground
  2. "F1 News – Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > British GP, 1996". Grandprix.com.
  3. "Britain 1996 – Qualifications". StatsF1.
  4. "1996 British Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats.
  5. "Britain 1996 – Starting grid". StatsF1.
  6. "1996 British Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "Britain 1996 - Championship".
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