1996 Formula One Season

1996 FIA Formula One World Championship
Previous	1995
Next	1997
1996 World Champion, Damon Hill
Season data
Number of races	16
First race	Australian Grand Prix
Last race	Japanese Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Damon Hill 97 points
Runners-up	Jacques Villeneuve 78 points
3rd	Michael Schumacher 59 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champions	Williams-Renault 175 points
Runners-up	Ferrari 70 points
3rd	Benetton-Renault 68 points

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

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
Ferrari	F310	G	1	Michael Schumacher	All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari Type 046 3.0 V10		2	Eddie Irvine	All
Benetton-Renault	B196	G	3	Jean Alesi	All
Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Renault RS8 3.0 V10		4	Gerhard Berger	All
Williams-Renault	FW18	G	5	Damon Hill	All
Rothmans Williams Renault	Renault RS8 3.0 V10		6	Jacques Villeneuve	All
McLaren-Mercedes	MP4/11 MP4/11B	G	7	Mika Häkkinen	All	Jan Magnussen
Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	Mercedes FO110/3 3.0 V10		8	David Coulthard	All
Ligier-Mugen-Honda	JS43	G	9	Olivier Panis	All
Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Mugen-Honda MF-301 HA 3.0 V10		10	Pedro Diniz	All
Jordan-Peugeot	196	G	11	Rubens Barrichello	All
Benson & Hedges Total Jordan Peugeot	Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10		12	Martin Brundle	All
Sauber-Ford	C14	G	14	Johnny Herbert	All
Red Bull Sauber Ford	Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10		15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All
Footwork-Hart	FA17	G	16	Ricardo Rosset	All
Footwork Hart	Hart 830 3.0 V8		17	Jos Verstappen	All
Tyrrell-Yamaha	024	G	18	Ukyo Katayama	All
Tyrrell Yamaha	Yamaha OX11A 3.0 V10		19	Mika Salo	All
Minardi-Ford	M195B	G	20	Pedro Lamy	All
Minardi Team	Ford ED2 3.0 V8 Ford ED3 3.0 V8		21	Giancarlo Fisichella	1, 4-10
			21	Tarso Marques	2-3
			21	Giovanni Lavaggi	11-16
Forti-Ford Cosworth	FG01B FG03	G	22	Luca Badoer	1-10
Forti Grand Prix	Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8		23	Andrea Montermini	1-10

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.

Driver Standings

Driver Placings
Pos	Driver																	Pts
1st	Hill	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	Ret	Ret	1st	1st	Ret	1st	2nd	5th	Ret	2nd	1st	97
2nd	Villeneuve	2nd	Ret	2nd	1st	11th	Ret	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	7th	1st	Ret	78
3rd	Schumacher	Ret	3rd	Ret	2nd	2nd	Ret	1st	Ret	DNS	Ret	4th	9th	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	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	11th	1
NC	Katayama	11th	9th	Ret	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	8th	10th	12th	Ret	0
NC	Rosset	9th	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	11th	8th	9th	Ret	14th	13th	0
NC	Fisichella	Ret			13th	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	11th							0
NC	Lamy	Ret	10th	Ret	12th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	12th	Ret	10th	Ret	16th	12th	0
NC	Badoer	DNQ	11th	Ret	DNQ	10th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNP						0
NC	Lavaggi											DNQ	10th	DNQ	Ret	15th	DNQ	0
NC	Montermini	DNQ	Ret	10th	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNP						0
NC	Marques		Ret	Ret														0

Constructor Standings

Team Placings
Pos	Team																		Pts
1st	Williams	Hill	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	Ret	Ret	1st	1st	Ret	1st	2nd	5th	Ret	2nd	1st	175
		Villeneuve	2nd	Ret	2nd	1st	11th	Ret	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	7th	1st	Ret
2nd	Ferrari	Schumacher	Ret	3rd	Ret	2nd	2nd	Ret	1st	Ret	DNS	Ret	4th	9th	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	70
		Irvine	3rd	7th	5th	Ret	4th	7th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret
3rd	Benetton	Alesi	Ret	2nd	3rd	Ret	6th	Ret	2nd	3rd	3rd	Ret	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	Ret	68
		Berger	4th	Ret	Ret	9th	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	2nd	13th	Ret	6th	Ret	6th	4th
4th	McLaren	Häkkinen	5th	4th	Ret	8th	8th	6th	5th	5th	5th	3rd	Ret	4th	3rd	3rd	Ret	3rd	49
		Coulthard	Ret	Ret	7th	3rd	Ret	2nd	Ret	4th	6th	5th	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	8th
5th	Jordan	Barrichello	Ret	Ret	4th	5th	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	4th	6th	6th	Ret	5th	Ret	9th	22
		Brundle	Ret	12th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	8th	6th	10th	Ret	Ret	4th	9th	5th
6th	Ligier	Panis	7th	6th	8th	Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	7th	5th	Ret	Ret	10th	7th	15
		Diniz	10th	8th	Ret	10th	7th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret
7th	Sauber	Herbert	Ret	Ret	9th	7th	Ret	3rd	Ret	7th	DSQ	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	8th	10th	11
		Frentzen	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	4th	Ret	Ret	8th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	6th
8th	Tyrrell	Katayama	11th	9th	Ret	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	8th	10th	12th	Ret	5
		Salo	6th	5th	Ret	DSQ	Ret	5th	DSQ	Ret	10th	7th	9th	Ret	7th	Ret	11th	Ret
9th	Footwork	Rosset	9th	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	11th	8th	9th	Ret	14th	13th	1
		Verstappen	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	11th
10th	Minardi	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
		Lavaggi											DNQ	10th	DNQ	Ret	15th	DNQ
		Marques		Ret	Ret
11th	Forti	Badoer	DNQ	11th	Ret	DNQ	10th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNP						0
		Montermini	DNQ	Ret	10th	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNP

Calendar

Schedule

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Transurban Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	March 10
2	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	March 31
3	Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina	Argentine GP	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires	April 7
4	Grand Prix of Europe	European GP	Nürburgring, Nürburg	April 28
5	Gran Premio di San Marino	San Marino GP	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	May 5
6	Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo	May 19
7	Gran Premio Marlboro de España	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	June 2
8	Grand Prix Molson du Canada	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	June 16
9	Grand Prix de France	French GP	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	June 30
10	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	July 14
11	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	July 28
12	Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	August 11
13	Grand Prix de Belgique	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	August 25
14	Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	September 8
15	Grande Prémio de Portugal	Portuguese GP	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril	September 22
16	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	October 13

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