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1996 Portuguese Grand Prix

1996 Portuguese Grand Prix
FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryPortugal
Grand PrixPortuguese
Official nameXXV Grande Prémio de Portugal
ImageAutódromo_de_Estoril_1994-1999.png
Date22 September
Year1996
Race_No15
Season_No16
LocationAutódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.725
Course_km4.360
Distance_laps70
Distance_mi189.630
Distance_km305.200
WeatherMostly sunny with ambient temperatures reaching 25 °C during the day.
Pole_DriverDamon Hill
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:20.330
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverJacques Villeneuve
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:22.873
Fast_Lap37
Fast_CountryCanada
First_DriverJacques Villeneuve
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryCanada
Second_DriverDamon Hill
Second_TeamWilliams-Renault
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverMichael Schumacher
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryGermany
Lapchart
Previous_round1996 Italian Grand PrixNext_round=1996 Japanese Grand Prix
The podium ceremony.

The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 22 September 1996 at Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal. It was the 15th and penultimate race of the 1996 Formula One season.

Williams' Jacques Villeneuve won the race from team-mate Damon Hill and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher, having overtaken the latter on the outside of the final corner while the two were lapping the slow-moving back-marking Minardi of Giovanni Lavaggi (who at the time was described by BBC TV commentator Jonathan Palmer as "desperately slow" and "there because of his money"). This victory, Villeneuve's fourth of the season, ensured that the Drivers' Championship battle between him and Hill went to the final round in Japan three weeks later.

Benetton's Jean Alesi finished fourth, just behind Schumacher, while Eddie Irvine in the second Ferrari and Gerhard Berger in the second Benetton survived a last-lap collision to take fifth and sixth respectively.

The Portuguese Grand Prix would not be held again until 2020 but this race was held at a new venue at the Algarve International Circuit as opposed to Estoril.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeDiff.1234567891011121314151617181920[107% time:](107-rule) 1:25.953Sources:
5United Kingdom Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:20.330
6Canada Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:20.339+0.009
3France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:21.088+0.758
1Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari1:21.236+0.906
4Austria Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.293+0.963
2United Kingdom Eddie IrvineFerrari1:21.362+1.032
7Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.640+1.310
8United Kingdom David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:22.066+1.736
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:22.205+1.875
12United Kingdom Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:22.324+1.994
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:22.325+1.995
14United Kingdom Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford1:22.655+2.325
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.765+2.435
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:23.013+2.683
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:23.055+2.725
17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:23.531+3.201
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:24.230+3.900
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:24.293+3.963
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford1:24.510+4.180
21Italy Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford1:25.612+5.282

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRet
6Canada **Jacques Villeneuve****Williams-Renault**701:40:22.9152**10**
5UK **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**70+ 19.9661**6**
1Germany **Michael Schumacher****Ferrari**70+ 53.7654**4**
3France **Jean Alesi****Benetton-Renault**70+ 55.1093**3**
2UK **Eddie Irvine****Ferrari**70+ 1:27.3896**2**
4Austria **Gerhard Berger****Benetton-Renault**70+ 1:33.1415**1**
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford69+ 1 Lap11
14UK Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford69+ 1 Lap12
12UK Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot69+ 1 Lap10
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda69+ 1 Lap15
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha69+ 1 Lap13
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha68+ 2 Laps14
8UK David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes68+ 2 Laps8
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart67+ 3 Laps17
21Italy Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford65+ 5 Laps20
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford65+ 5 Laps19
7Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes52Collision damage7
17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart47Engine16
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda46Collision18
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot41Spun Off9

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. ;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPointsSource:
1UK **Damon Hill**87
2Canada **Jacques Villeneuve**78
3Germany Michael Schumacher53
4France Jean Alesi47
5Finland Mika Häkkinen27

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK **Williams-Renault**165
2Italy Benetton-Renault65
3Italy Ferrari64
4UK McLaren-Mercedes45
5Ireland Jordan-Peugeot20
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Portuguese Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1996 | Previous_race_in_season = 1996 Italian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1996 Japanese Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 2020 Portuguese Grand Prix |

References

  1. "F1 News – Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > Portuguese GP, 1996". Grandprix.com.
  2. "Formula 1 adds Portimao, Nurburgring and 2-day event in Imola to 2020 race calendar".
  3. "Portugal 1996 – Qualifications". StatsF1.
  4. "1996 Portuguese Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats.
  5. "1996 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  6. "Portugal 1996 - Championship • STATS F1".
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