The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th season of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It began on March 10th at the Australian GP in Melbourne, and finished on October 13th at the Japanese GP at Suzuka after sixteen races. The World Champion was Damon Hill, of Williams-Renault, who won the constructors' title.
Teams and Drivers[]
Entry list[]
Outlined below is the full entry list of teams and drivers for the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship:
Changes from last season[]
Team changes[]
- Pacific Grand Prix withdrew from Formula One.
Driver changes[]
- Michael Schumacher: Benetton → Ferrari
- Eddie Irvine: Jordan → Ferrari
- Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger: Ferrari → Benetton
- David Coulthard: Williams → McLaren
- Pedro Diniz: Forti → Ligier
- Martin Brundle: Ligier → Jordan
- Johnny Herbert: Benetton → Sauber
- Jos Verstappen: Simtek → Footwork
- Luca Badoer: Minardi → Forti
Mid-season Changes[]
Team changes[]
- Forti were declared bankrupt after the British Grand Prix, taking no further part in the championship.
Driver changes[]
- Only a single mid-season driver change happened in the season. Tarso Marques filled in Fisichella's seat for the Brazilian Grand Prix. However, after the British Grand Prix, Fisichella would be replaced by Giovanni Lavaggi for the remainder of the season.
Calendar[]
World Championship Schedule[]
Outlined below is the full world championship schedule for the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship:
Round | Grand Prix | Date |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | 10 March | |||
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Official Title | LXI Transurban Australian Grand Prix | ||||
Circuit | Albert Park Circuit | ||||
Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | ||||
Lap distance | 5.302 km (3.295 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 307.516 km (191.082 mi) | ||||
Date | 10 March | Laps | 58 |
2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 31 March | |||
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Official Title | 25° Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||||
Circuit | Interlagos | ||||
Location | São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
Lap distance | 4.292 km (2.667 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 304.732 km (189.352 mi) | ||||
Date | 31 March | Laps | 71 |
3 | Argentine Grand Prix | 7 April | |||
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Official Title | XIX Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina | ||||
Circuit | Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | ||||
Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
Lap distance | 4.259 km (2.646 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 306.648 km (190.542 mi) | ||||
Date | 7 April | Laps | 72 |
4 | European Grand Prix | 28 April | |||
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Official Title | XLI Grand Prix of Europe | ||||
Circuit | Nürburgring | ||||
Location | Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | ||||
Lap distance | 4.556 km (2.831 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 305.252 km (189.675 mi) | ||||
Date | 28 April | Laps | 67 |
5 | San Marino Grand Prix | 5 May | |||
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Official Title | 16° Gran Premio di San Marino | ||||
Circuit | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | ||||
Location | Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||
Lap distance | 4.933 km (3.065 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 310.779 km (193.109 mi) | ||||
Date | 5 May | Laps | 63 |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | 19 May | |||
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Official Title | LIV Grand Prix de Monaco | ||||
Circuit | Circuit de Monaco | ||||
Location | Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||
Lap distance | 3.328 km (2.068 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 249.6 km (155.094 mi) | ||||
Date | 19 May | Laps | 75 |
7 | Spanish Grand Prix | 2 June | |||
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Official Title | XXXVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de España | ||||
Circuit | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | ||||
Location | Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain | ||||
Lap distance | 4.730 km (2.939 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 307.45 km (191.041 mi) | ||||
Date | 2 June | Laps | 65 |
8 | Canadian Grand Prix | 16 June | |||
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Official Title | XXXIV Grand Prix Molson du Canada | ||||
Circuit | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | ||||
Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||
Lap distance | 4.421 km (2.747 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 305.049 km (189.549 mi) | ||||
Date | 16 June | Laps | 69 |
9 | French Grand Prix | 30 June | |||
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Official Title | LXXXII Grand Prix de France | ||||
Circuit | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | ||||
Location | Magny-Cours, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France | ||||
Lap distance | 4.250 km (2.641 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 306 km (190.140 mi) | ||||
Date | 30 June | Laps | 72 |
10 | British Grand Prix | 14 July | |||
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Official Title | XLIX British Grand Prix | ||||
Circuit | Silverstone Circuit | ||||
Location | Northamptonshire, England, UK | ||||
Lap distance | 5.072 km (3.152 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 309.392 km (192.247 mi) | ||||
Date | 14 July | Laps | 61 |
11 | German Grand Prix | 28 July | |||
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Official Title | LVIII Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | ||||
Circuit | Hockenheimring | ||||
Location | Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||||
Lap distance | 6.825 km (4.241 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 307.125 km (190.839 mi) | ||||
Date | 28 July | Laps | 45 |
12 | Hungarian Grand Prix | 11 August | |||
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Official Title | XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj | ||||
Circuit | Hungaroring | ||||
Location | Mogyoród, Budapest, Hungary | ||||
Lap distance | 3.968 km (2.466 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 305.536 km (189.851 mi) | ||||
Date | 11 August | Laps | 77 |
13 | Belgian Grand Prix | 25 August | |||
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Official Title | LIV Belgian Grand Prix | ||||
Circuit | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | ||||
Location | Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium | ||||
Lap distance | 6.968 km (4.330 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 306.592 km (190.507 mi) | ||||
Date | 25 August | Laps | 44 |
14 | Italian Grand Prix | 8 September | |||
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Official Title | Pioneer 67° Gran Premio d'Italia | ||||
Circuit | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | ||||
Location | Monza, Lombardy, Italy | ||||
Lap distance | 5.770 km (3.585 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 305.81 km (190.022 mi) | ||||
Date | 8 September | Laps | 53 |
15 | Portuguese Grand Prix | 22 September | |||
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Official Title | XXV Grande Prémio de Portugal | ||||
Circuit | Autódromo do Estoril | ||||
Location | Estoril, Cascais, Portugal | ||||
Lap distance | 4.360 km (2.709 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 305.2 km (189.642 mi) | ||||
Date | 22 September | Laps | 70 |
16 | Japanese Grand Prix | 13 October | |||
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Official Title | XXIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||||
Circuit | Suzuka Circuit | ||||
Location | Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||||
Lap distance | 5.864 km (3.644 mi) | ||||
Race distance | 304.928 km (189.473 mi) | ||||
Date | 13 October | Laps | 52 |
Non-Championship Schedule[]
Date | Event | Circuit | Report |
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7th–8th of December | VIII Formula One Indoor Trophy | Bologna | Report |
Results[]
Standings[]
World Championship for Drivers[]
World Championship for Drivers | ||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Driver | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. |
1st | Hill | 1st | 1stP | 1stP | 4thP | 1st | Ret | RetP | 1stP | 1st | RetP | 1stP | 2nd | 5th | RetP | 2ndP | 1st | 97 |
2nd | Villeneuve | 2ndP | Ret | 2nd | 1st | 11th† | Ret | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2ndP | 7th | 1st | RetP | 78 |
3rd | Schumacher | Ret | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | 2ndP | RetP | 1st | Ret | DNSP | Ret | 4th | 9thP† | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 59 |
4th | Alesi | Ret | 2nd | 3rd | Ret | 6th | Ret | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | Ret | 47 |
5th | Häkkinen | 5th | 4th | Ret | 8th | 8th† | 6th† | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | Ret | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | Ret | 3rd | 31 |
6th | Berger | 4th | Ret | Ret | 9th | 3rd | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4th | 2nd | 13th† | Ret | 6th | Ret | 6th | 4th | 21 |
7th | Coulthard | Ret | Ret | 7th | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | Ret | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13th | 8th | 18 |
8th | Barrichello | Ret | Ret | 4th | 5th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th | 4th | 6th | 6th | Ret | 5th | Ret | 9th | 14 |
9th | Panis | 7th | 6th | 8th | Ret | Ret | 1st | Ret | Ret | 7th | Ret | 7th | 5th | Ret | Ret | 10th | 7th | 13 |
10th | Irvine | 3rd | 7th | 5th | Ret | 4th | 7th† | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5th | Ret | 11 |
11th | Brundle | Ret | 12th† | Ret | 6th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6th | 8th | 6th | 10th | Ret | Ret | 4th | 9th | 5th | 8 |
12th | Frentzen | 8th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4th† | 4th | Ret | Ret | 8th | 8th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7th | 6th | 7 |
13th | Salo | 6th | 5th | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 5th† | DSQ | Ret | 10th | 7th | 9th | Ret | 7th | Ret | 11th | Ret | 5 |
14th | Herbert | Ret | Ret | 9th | 7th | Ret | 3rd | Ret | 7th | DSQ | 9th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th† | 8th | 10th | 4 |
15th | Diniz | 10th | 8th | Ret | 10th | 7th | Ret | 6th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6th | Ret | Ret | 2 |
16th | Verstappen | Ret | Ret | 6th | 7th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8th | Ret | 11th | 1 |
— | Katayama | 11th | 9th | Ret | DSQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7th | 8th | 10th | 12th | Ret | 0 |
— | Rosset | 9th | Ret | Ret | 11th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11th | Ret | 11th | 8th | 9th | Ret | 14th | 13th | 0 |
— | Fisichella | Ret | 13th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8th | Ret | 11th | 0 | ||||||||
— | Lamy | Ret | 10th | Ret | 12th | 9th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12th | Ret | 12th | Ret | 10th | Ret | 16th | 12th | 0 |
— | Badoer | DNQ | 11th | Ret | DNQ | 10th | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
— | Lavaggi | DNQ | 10th† | DNQ | Ret | 15th | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||
— | Montermini | DNQ | Ret | 10th | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
— | Marques | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Pos. | Driver | Pts. | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
- P Indicates a driver who qualified pole position.
- Italic donates as a driver's fastest lap.
- † Indicates a driver who was still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
Internation Cup for Constructors[]
Internation Cup for Constructors | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | Driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pts. |
1st | Williams-Renault | 5 | 1st | 1stP | 1stP | 4thP | 1st | Ret | RetP | 1stP | 1st | RetP | 1stP | 2nd | 5th | RetP | 2ndP | 1st | 175 |
6 | 2ndP | Ret | 2nd | 1st | 11th† | Ret | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2ndP | 7th | 1st | RetP | |||
2nd | Ferrari | 1 | Ret | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | 2ndP | RetP | 1st | Ret | DNSP | Ret | 4th | 9thP† | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 70 |
2 | 3rd | 7th | 5th | Ret | 4th | 7th† | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5th | Ret | |||
3rd | Benetton-Renault | 3 | Ret | 2nd | 3rd | Ret | 6th | Ret | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | Ret | 68 |
4 | 4th | Ret | Ret | 9th | 3rd | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4th | 2nd | 13th† | Ret | 6th | Ret | 6th | 4th | |||
4th | McLaren-Mercedes | 7 | 5th | 4th | Ret | 8th | 8th† | 6th† | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | Ret | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | Ret | 3rd | 49 |
8 | Ret | Ret | 7th | 3rd | Ret | 2nd | Ret | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13th | 8th | |||
5th | Jordan-Peugeot | 11 | Ret | Ret | 4th | 5th | 5th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th | 4th | 6th | 6th | Ret | 5th | Ret | 9th | 22 |
12 | Ret | 12th† | Ret | 6th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6th | 8th | 6th | 10th | Ret | Ret | 4th | 9th | 5th | |||
6th | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 9 | 7th | 6th | 8th | Ret | Ret | 1st | Ret | Ret | 7th | Ret | 7th | 5th | Ret | Ret | 10th | 7th | 15 |
10 | 10th | 8th | Ret | 10th | 7th | Ret | 6th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6th | Ret | Ret | |||
7th | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 14 | Ret | Ret | 9th | 7th | Ret | 3rd | Ret | 7th | DSQ | 9th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9th† | 8th | 10th | 11 |
15 | 8th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4th† | 4th | Ret | Ret | 8th | 8th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7th | 6th | |||
8th | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 18 | 11th | 9th | Ret | DSQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7th | 8th | 10th | 12th | Ret | 5 |
19 | 6th | 5th | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 5th† | DSQ | Ret | 10th | 7th | 9th | Ret | 7th | Ret | 11th | Ret | |||
9th | Footwork-Hart | 16 | 9th | Ret | Ret | 11th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11th | Ret | 11th | 8th | 9th | Ret | 14th | 13th | 1 |
17 | Ret | Ret | 6th | 7th | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8th | Ret | 11th | |||
— | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 20 | Ret | 10th | Ret | 12th | 9th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12th | Ret | 12th | Ret | 10th | Ret | 16th | 12th | 0 |
21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13th | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8th | Ret | 11th | DNQ | 10th† | DNQ | Ret | 15th | DNQ | |||
— | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNQ | 11th | Ret | DNQ | 10th | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 0 | ||||||
23 | DNQ | Ret | 10th | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | |||||||||
Pos. | Driver | No. | Pts. | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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