1996 British Grand Prix

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

1996 British Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
Silverstone Circuit (as modified in 1996)
Race details
Date 14 July 1996
Official name XLIX British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.072 km (3.152 mi)
Distance 61 laps, 309.392 km (192.247 mi)
Weather Warm and sunny with temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Renault
Time 1:26.875
Fastest lap
Driver Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Time 1:29.288 on lap 29
Podium
First
Williams-Renault
Second
Benetton-Renault
Third
McLaren-Mercedes

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.[2] 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.
1 5 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:26.875
2 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:27.070 +0.195
3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:27.707 +0.832
4 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:27.856 +0.981
5 3 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:28.307 +1.432
6 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:28.409 +1.534
7 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:28.653 +1.778
8 12 Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 1:28.946 +2.071
9 8 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.966 +2.091
10 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:29.186 +2.311
11 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:29.591 +2.716
12 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:29.913 +3.038
13 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 1:29.947 +3.072
14 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:29.949 +3.074
15 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 1:30.102 +3.227
16 9 Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:30.167 +3.292
17 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:31.076 +4.201
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi-Ford 1:31.365 +4.490
19 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 1:31.454 +4.579
107% time: 1:32.956
20 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart No time
DNQ 23 Andrea Montermini Forti-Ford 1:35.206 +8.331
DNQ 22 Luca Badoer Forti-Ford 1:35.304 +8.429

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 61 1:33:00.874 2 10
2 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 61 + 19.026 7 6
3 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 61 + 50.830 4 4
4 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 61 + 1:06.716 6 3
5 8 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 61 + 1:22.507 9 2
6 12 Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 60 + 1 Lap 8 1
7 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 60 + 1 Lap 14  
8 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 60 + 1 Lap 11  
9 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 60 + 1 Lap 13  
10 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 60 + 1 Lap 15  
11 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi-Ford 59 + 2 Laps 18  
Ret 3 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 44 Wheel bearing 5  
Ret 9 Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 40 Handling 16  
Ret 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 38 Engine 17  
Ret 5 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 26 Wheel nut 1  
Ret 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 21 Gearbox 19  
Ret 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 13 Electrical 20  
Ret 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 12 Engine 12  
Ret 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 5 Differential 10  
Ret 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 Hydraulics 3  
Source:[3]

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.[2]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. Weather info for the 1996 British Grand Prix at Weather Underground
  2. "F1 News – Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > British GP, 1996". Grandprix.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
  3. "1996 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. "Britain 1996 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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