1996 Formula One Season

1996 FIA Formula One World Championship

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1995	1997

1996 World Champion, Damon Hill

Season Information

Number of races

16

Season opener

Australian Grand Prix

Season finale

Japanese Grand Prix

Tyre suppliers

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Drivers' World Championship

Champion

Damon Hill
97 points

Runner-Up

Jacques Villeneuve
78 points

3rd

Michael Schumacher
59 points

Constructors' World Championship

Champion

Williams-Renault
175 points

Runner-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[]

Outlined below is the full entry list of teams and drivers for the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship:

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine		No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers

Ferrari	F310	G	1	Michael Schumacher	All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 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 FO 110/3 3.0 V10		8	David Coulthard	All	Jan Magnussen

Ligier-Mugen-Honda	JS43	G	9	Olivier Panis	All
Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 3.0 V10		10	Pedro Diniz	All

Jordan-Peugeot	196	G	11	Rubens Barrichello	All
B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10		12	Martin Brundle	All

Sauber-Ford Cosworth	C15	G	14	Johnny Herbert	All
Red Bull Sauber Ford	Ford Cosworth 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 Cosworth	M195B	G	20	Pedro Lamy	All
Minardi Team	Ford Cosworth ED2 3.0 V8 Ford Cosworth 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 Cosworth 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.

Calendar[]

World Championship Schedule[]

Outlined below is the full world championship schedule for the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship:

Round	Grand Prix	Date

		10 March
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

		31 March
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

		7 April
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

		28 April
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 May
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

		19 May
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

		2 June
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

		16 June
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

		30 June
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

		14 July
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

		28 July
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

		11 August
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

		25 August
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

		8 September
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

		22 September
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

		13 October
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
7^th–8^th of December	VIII Formula One Indoor Trophy	Bologna	Report

Results[]

Standings[]

World Championship for Drivers[]

World Championship for Drivers
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.
Pos.	Driver																	Pts.
1st	Hill	1st	1st^P	1st^P	4th^P	1st	Ret	Ret^P	1st^P	1st	Ret^P	1st^P	2nd	5th	Ret^P	2nd^P	1st	97
2nd	Villeneuve	2nd^P	Ret	2nd	1st	11th^†	Ret	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd^P	7th	1st	Ret^P	78
3rd	Schumacher	Ret	3rd	Ret	2nd	2nd^P	Ret^P	1st	Ret	DNS^P	Ret	4th	9th^P^†	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.
Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.

^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
Pos.	Driver	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.
Pos.	Driver	No.																	Pts.
1st	Williams-Renault	5	1st	1st^P	1st^P	4th^P	1st	Ret	Ret^P	1st^P	1st	Ret^P	1st^P	2nd	5th	Ret^P	2nd^P	1st	175
1st	Williams-Renault	6	2nd^P	Ret	2nd	1st	11th^†	Ret	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd^P	7th	1st	Ret^P	175
2nd	Ferrari	1	Ret	3rd	Ret	2nd	2nd^P	Ret^P	1st	Ret	DNS^P	Ret	4th	9th^P^†	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	70
2nd	Ferrari	2	3rd	7th	5th	Ret	4th	7th^†	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	Ret	70
3rd	Benetton-Renault	3	Ret	2nd	3rd	Ret	6th	Ret	2nd	3rd	3rd	Ret	2nd	3rd	4th	2nd	4th	Ret	68
3rd	Benetton-Renault	4	4th	Ret	Ret	9th	3rd	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th	2nd	13th^†	Ret	6th	Ret	6th	4th	68
4th	McLaren-Mercedes	7	5th	4th	Ret	8th	8th^†	6th^†	5th	5th	5th	3rd	Ret	4th	3rd	3rd	Ret	3rd	49
4th	McLaren-Mercedes	8	Ret	Ret	7th	3rd	Ret	2nd	Ret	4th	6th	5th	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	8th	49
5th	Jordan-Peugeot	11	Ret	Ret	4th	5th	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	4th	6th	6th	Ret	5th	Ret	9th	22
5th	Jordan-Peugeot	12	Ret	12th^†	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	8th	6th	10th	Ret	Ret	4th	9th	5th	22
6th	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	9	7th	6th	8th	Ret	Ret	1st	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	7th	5th	Ret	Ret	10th	7th	15
6th	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	10	10th	8th	Ret	10th	7th	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6th	Ret	Ret	15
7th	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	14	Ret	Ret	9th	7th	Ret	3rd	Ret	7th	DSQ	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th^†	8th	10th	11
7th	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	15	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4th^†	4th	Ret	Ret	8th	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	6th	11
8th	Tyrrell-Yamaha	18	11th	9th	Ret	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	8th	10th	12th	Ret	5
8th	Tyrrell-Yamaha	19	6th	5th	Ret	DSQ	Ret	5th^†	DSQ	Ret	10th	7th	9th	Ret	7th	Ret	11th	Ret	5
9th	Footwork-Hart	16	9th	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11th	Ret	11th	8th	9th	Ret	14th	13th	1
9th	Footwork-Hart	17	Ret	Ret	6th	7th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	11th	1
—	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	20	Ret	10th	Ret	12th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	12th	Ret	10th	Ret	16th	12th	0
—	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	Ret	11th	DNQ	10th^†	DNQ	Ret	15th	DNQ	0
—	Forti-Ford Cosworth	22	DNQ	11th	Ret	DNQ	10th	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ							0
—	Forti-Ford Cosworth	23	DNQ	Ret	10th	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ							0
Pos.	Driver	No.																	Pts.
Pos.	Driver	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts.

V T E	1996 Formula One Season
Teams	Ferrari • Benetton • Williams • McLaren • Ligier • Jordan • Sauber • Footwork • Tyrrell • Minardi • Forti
Engines	Ferrari • Ford • Hart • Mercedes • Mugen-Honda • Peugeot • Renault • Yamaha
Drivers	1 M. Schumacher • 2 Irvine • 3 Alesi • 4 Berger • 5 Hill • 6 Villeneuve • 7 Häkkinen • 8 Coulthard • 9 Panis • 10 Diniz • 11 Barrichello • 12 Brundle • 14 Herbert • 15 Frentzen • 16 Rosset • 17 Verstappen • 18 Katayama • 19 Salo • 20 Lamy • 21 Fisichella • 21 Marques • 21 Lavaggi • 22 Badoer • 23 Montermini
Other Drivers	Magnussen • Mansell • McNish • Prost • R. Schumacher • Tuero
Cars	Ferrari F310 • Benetton B196 • Williams FW18 • McLaren MP4/11 • Ligier JS43 • Jordan 196 • Sauber C15 • Footwork FA17 • Tyrrell 024 • Minardi 195B • Forti FG01B • Forti FG03
Tyres	Goodyear
Races	Australia • Brazil • Argentina • Europe • San Marino • Monaco • Spain • Canada • France • Britain • Germany • Hungary • Belgium • Italy • Portugal • Japan
Non-Championship Races	F1 Indoor Trophy
See also	1995 Formula One Season • 1997 Formula One Season • Category

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