Belgian Grand Prix 1996

Spa-Francorchamps
Spa
25 August 1996
44 laps
306.6 km
6.940 km a lap

Pole positionJacques VilleneuveWilliams · 1:50.574
Fastest lapGerhard Berger1:53.067 · lap 42
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	1	Ferrari	3	44	1:28:15.125	10
2	Jacques Villeneuve	6	Williams · Renault	1	44	+5.602	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	7	McLaren · Mercedes	6	44	+15.710	4
4	Jean Alesi	3	Benetton · Renault	7	44	+19.125	3
5	Damon Hill	5	Williams · Renault	2	44	+29.179	2
6	Gerhard Bergerfastest lap	4	Benetton · Renault	5	44	+29.896	1
7	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Yamaha	13	44	+1:00.754
8	Ukyo Katayama	18	Tyrrell · Yamaha	17	44	+1:40.227
9	Ricardo Rosset	16	Footwork · Hart	18	43	+1 lap
10	Pedro Lamy	20	Minardi · Ford	19	43	+1 lap
DNF	David Coulthard	8	McLaren · Mercedes	4	37	Spun off
DNF	Martin Brundle	12	Jordan · Peugeot	8	34	Engine
DNF	Eddie Irvine	2	Ferrari	9	29	Gearbox
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	11	Jordan · Peugeot	10	29	Suspension
DNF	Pedro Diniz	10	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	15	22	Electrical
DNF	Jos Verstappen	17	Footwork · Hart	16	11	Accident
DNF	Olivier Panis	9	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	14	0	Collision
DNF	Johnny Herbert	14	Sauber · Ford	12	0	Collision
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	Sauber · Ford	11	0	Collision
DNQ	Giovanni Lavaggi	21	Minardi · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Michael Schumacher 18, Jacques Villeneuve 17, David Coulthard 7, Mika Häkkinen 2. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 11	Lap 22	Lap 33	Finish	Laps led
Michael Schumacher	3	2	2	1	1	18
Jacques Villeneuve	1	1	3	2	2	17
Mika Häkkinen	6	5	1	3	3	2
Jean Alesi	7	7	5	4	4
Damon Hill	2	4	9	5	5
Gerhard Berger	5	6	13	7	6
Mika Salo	13	10	6	8	7
Ukyo Katayama	17	11	10	10	8
Ricardo Rosset	18	14	12	12	9
Pedro Lamy	19	15	11	11	10
David Coulthard	4	3	4	6	out	7
Martin Brundle	8	8	8	9	out
Eddie Irvine	9	9	7	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	10	16	15	–	out
Pedro Diniz	15	13	14	–	out
Jos Verstappen	16	12	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 120 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 11	Lap 22	Lap 33	Last lap
Michael Schumacher	+1.2	+1.7	0.0	0.0
Jacques Villeneuve	0.0	+2.9	+0.9	+5.6
Mika Häkkinen	+11.6	0.0	+8.1	+15.7
Jean Alesi	+15.5	+5.8	+10.3	+19.1
Damon Hill	+9.6	+19.8	+11.0	+29.2
Gerhard Berger	+12.2	+31.8	+37.8	+29.9
Mika Salo	+33.9	+15.6	+38.3	+60.8
Ukyo Katayama	+47.0	+24.7	+64.1	+100.2
Ricardo Rosset	+62.2	+31.3	+77.8	+122.1
Pedro Lamy	+64.1	+28.2	+75.5	+139.1
David Coulthard	+7.1	+4.1	+21.4	out
Martin Brundle	+24.0	+19.4	+41.3	out
Eddie Irvine	+25.4	+17.2	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+262.5	+282.5	–	out
Pedro Diniz	+61.2	+49.4	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+48.7	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:50.574
2	Damon Hill	Williams	1:50.980	+0.406
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:51.778	+1.204
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:51.884	+1.310
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:51.960	+1.386
6	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:52.318	+1.744
7	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:52.354	+1.780
8	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:52.977	+2.403
9	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:53.043	+2.469
10	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:53.152	+2.578
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:53.199	+2.625
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:53.993	+3.419
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:54.095	+3.521
14	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:54.220	+3.646
15	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:54.700	+4.126
16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:55.150	+4.576
17	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:55.371	+4.797
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:56.286	+5.712
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:56.830	+6.256
20	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:58.579	+8.005

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Mika Häkkinen	1	24	35.443 s
David Coulthard	1	22	36.360 s
Pedro Diniz	1	15	1:04.955 s
Jos Verstappen	1	11	1:23.493 s
Damon Hill	2	16, 34	32.030 s
Gerhard Berger	2	15, 31	32.616 s
Martin Brundle	2	15, 31	32.969 s
Jacques Villeneuve	2	15, 32	33.194 s
Jean Alesi	2	14, 30	33.295 s
Mika Salo	2	14, 30	33.302 s
Michael Schumacher	2	14, 30	33.680 s
Eddie Irvine	2	13, 25	33.814 s
Ukyo Katayama	2	15, 29	34.710 s
Ricardo Rosset	2	14, 30	36.009 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	1, 16	38.985 s
Pedro Lamy	3	14, 30, 38	31.358 s

Every stop, lap by lap (29)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	Rubens Barrichello	1	3:25.886 s
11	Jos Verstappen	1	1:23.493 s
13	Eddie Irvine	1	33.814 s
14	Mika Salo	1	33.677 s
14	Michael Schumacher	1	34.193 s
14	Pedro Lamy	1	34.652 s
14	Jean Alesi	1	35.545 s
14	Ricardo Rosset	1	1:13.293 s
15	Gerhard Berger	1	34.685 s
15	Jacques Villeneuve	1	34.738 s
15	Martin Brundle	1	38.395 s
15	Ukyo Katayama	1	41.313 s
15	Pedro Diniz	1	1:04.955 s
16	Damon Hill	1	35.406 s
16	Rubens Barrichello	2	38.985 s
22	David Coulthard	1	36.360 s
24	Mika Häkkinen	1	35.443 s
25	Eddie Irvine	2	35.152 s
29	Ukyo Katayama	2	34.710 s
30	Pedro Lamy	2	31.358 s
30	Jean Alesi	2	33.295 s
30	Mika Salo	2	33.302 s
30	Michael Schumacher	2	33.680 s
30	Ricardo Rosset	2	36.009 s
31	Gerhard Berger	2	32.616 s
31	Martin Brundle	2	32.969 s
32	Jacques Villeneuve	2	33.194 s
34	Damon Hill	2	32.030 s
38	Pedro Lamy	3	31.459 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Gerhard Berger	42	1:53.067
2	Damon Hill	40	1:53.441	+0.374
3	Jacques Villeneuve	38	1:53.587	+0.520
4	Michael Schumacher	41	1:53.905	+0.838
5	Mika Häkkinen	23	1:54.198	+1.131
6	David Coulthard	21	1:54.655	+1.588
7	Jean Alesi	37	1:54.685	+1.618
8	Martin Brundle	33	1:55.616	+2.549
9	Eddie Irvine	10	1:55.753	+2.686
10	Mika Salo	42	1:55.854	+2.787

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 13. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 13
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Damon Hill	81
2	Jacques Villeneuve	68
3	Michael Schumacher	39	▲1
4	Jean Alesi	38	▼1
5	Mika Häkkinen	23
6	David Coulthard	18
7	Gerhard Berger	17
8	Olivier Panis	13
9	Rubens Barrichello	12
10	Eddie Irvine	9

Constructors' championship after round 13
Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	149
2	Benetton	55
3	Ferrari	48
4	McLaren	41
5	Jordan	15
6	Ligier	14
7	Sauber	10
8	Tyrrell	5
9	Footwork	1