Brazilian Grand Prix 1996

José Carlos Pace
São Paulo
31 March 1996
71 laps
307.1 km
4.309 km a lap

Pole positionDamon HillWilliams · 1:18.111
Fastest lapDamon Hill1:21.547 · lap 65
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Damon Hillfastest lap	5	Williams · Renault	1	71	1:49:52.976	10
2	Jean Alesi	3	Benetton · Renault	5	71	+17.982	6
3	Michael Schumacher	1	Ferrari	4	70	+1 lap	4
4	Mika Häkkinen	7	McLaren · Mercedes	7	70	+1 lap	3
5	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Yamaha	11	70	+1 lap	2
6	Olivier Panis	9	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	15	70	+1 lap	1
7	Eddie Irvine	2	Ferrari	10	70	+1 lap
8	Pedro Diniz	10	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	22	69	+2 laps
9	Ukyo Katayama	18	Tyrrell · Yamaha	16	69	+2 laps
10	Pedro Lamy	20	Minardi · Ford	18	68	+3 laps
11	Luca Badoer	22	Forti · Ford	19	67	+4 laps
12	Martin Brundle	12	Jordan · Peugeot	6	64	Spun off
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	11	Jordan · Peugeot	2	59	Spun off
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	Sauber · Ford	9	36	Engine
DNF	David Coulthard	8	McLaren · Mercedes	14	29	Spun off
DNF	Johnny Herbert	14	Sauber · Ford	–	28	Engine
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	6	Williams · Renault	3	26	Spun off
DNF	Gerhard Berger	4	Benetton · Renault	8	26	Hydraulics
DNF	Andrea Montermini	23	Forti · Ford	20	26	Spun off
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	16	Footwork · Hart	17	24	Spun off
DNF	Jos Verstappen	17	Footwork · Hart	13	19	Engine
DNF	Tarso Marques	21	Minardi · Ford	21	0	Spun off

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: Damon Hill 68, Jean Alesi 3. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 53	Finish	Laps led
Damon Hill	1	1	1	1	1	68
Jean Alesi	5	3	2	2	2	3
Michael Schumacher	4	5	5	3	3
Mika Häkkinen	7	9	8	5	4
Mika Salo	11	10	4	6	5
Olivier Panis	15	14	11	7	6
Eddie Irvine	10	12	9	8	7
Pedro Diniz	22	16	7	10	8
Ukyo Katayama	16	18	12	11	9
Pedro Lamy	18	19	13	12	10
Luca Badoer	19	21	14	13	11
Martin Brundle	6	11	10	9	12
Rubens Barrichello	2	4	3	4	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	9	6	6	–	out
David Coulthard	14	8	–	–	out
Johnny Herbert	–	17	–	–	out
Jacques Villeneuve	3	2	–	–	out
Gerhard Berger	8	13	–	–	out
Andrea Montermini	20	20	–	–	out
Ricardo Rosset	17	15	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	13	7	–	–	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 100 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

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Driver	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 53	Last lap
Damon Hill	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jean Alesi	+18.5	+18.7	+26.7	+18.0
Michael Schumacher	+20.9	+69.2	+78.9	+92.7
Mika Häkkinen	+42.9	+85.4	+111.2	+108.2
Mika Salo	+43.5	+62.3	+112.6	+118.5
Olivier Panis	+48.9	+95.7	+114.4	+126.2
Eddie Irvine	+48.1	+89.0	+139.8	+163.6
Pedro Diniz	+59.9	+81.5	+178.5	+203.5
Ukyo Katayama	+85.6	+136.4	+223.5	+236.7
Pedro Lamy	+92.3	+146.0	+229.3	+262.1
Luca Badoer	+169.6	+259.8	+317.2	+394.5
Martin Brundle	+45.3	+91.1	+142.0	+144.7
Rubens Barrichello	+19.7	+54.5	+81.2	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+21.2	+76.1	–	out
David Coulthard	+41.0	–	–	out
Johnny Herbert	+76.1	–	–	out
Jacques Villeneuve	+16.3	–	–	out
Gerhard Berger	+48.7	–	–	out
Andrea Montermini	+141.9	–	–	out
Ricardo Rosset	+52.7	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+26.3	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	1:18.111
2	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:19.092	+0.981
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.254	+1.143
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.474	+1.363
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:19.484	+1.373
6	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:19.519	+1.408
7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.607	+1.496
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:19.762	+1.651
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:19.799	+1.688
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.951	+1.840
11	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:20.000	+1.889
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:20.144	+2.033
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:20.157	+2.046
14	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.167	+2.056
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:20.426	+2.315
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:20.427	+2.316
17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:20.440	+2.329
18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:21.491	+3.380
19	Luca Badoer	Forti	1:23.174	+5.063
20	Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:23.454	+5.343
21	Tarso Marques	Minardi
22	Pedro Diniz	Ligier

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	26	45.063 s
Johnny Herbert	1	27	45.434 s
Jean Alesi	1	42	46.561 s
Damon Hill	1	40	46.581 s
David Coulthard	1	22	50.150 s
Eddie Irvine	2	35, 43	41.014 s
Mika Häkkinen	2	30, 43	42.349 s
Pedro Diniz	2	38, 43	42.945 s
Mika Salo	2	36, 43	44.087 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	34, 43	44.266 s
Michael Schumacher	2	24, 40	44.370 s
Olivier Panis	2	26, 42	44.776 s
Luca Badoer	2	10, 39	47.560 s
Martin Brundle	2	30, 44	48.641 s
Pedro Lamy	2	33, 46	48.716 s
Ukyo Katayama	3	32, 42, 45	30.771 s

Every stop, lap by lap (28)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
10	Luca Badoer	1	47.560 s
22	David Coulthard	1	50.150 s
24	Michael Schumacher	1	47.675 s
26	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	45.063 s
26	Olivier Panis	1	47.828 s
27	Johnny Herbert	1	45.434 s
30	Mika Häkkinen	1	47.573 s
30	Martin Brundle	1	48.641 s
32	Ukyo Katayama	1	48.071 s
33	Pedro Lamy	1	48.716 s
34	Rubens Barrichello	1	47.665 s
35	Eddie Irvine	1	45.683 s
36	Mika Salo	1	47.256 s
38	Pedro Diniz	1	48.637 s
39	Luca Badoer	2	53.251 s
40	Michael Schumacher	2	44.370 s
40	Damon Hill	1	46.581 s
42	Ukyo Katayama	2	30.771 s
42	Olivier Panis	2	44.776 s
42	Jean Alesi	1	46.561 s
43	Eddie Irvine	2	41.014 s
43	Mika Häkkinen	2	42.349 s
43	Pedro Diniz	2	42.945 s
43	Mika Salo	2	44.087 s
43	Rubens Barrichello	2	44.266 s
44	Martin Brundle	2	52.338 s
45	Ukyo Katayama	3	45.732 s
46	Pedro Lamy	2	51.043 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Damon Hill	65	1:21.547
2	Jean Alesi	58	1:21.866	+0.319
3	Martin Brundle	64	1:22.043	+0.496
4	Mika Häkkinen	69	1:22.283	+0.736
5	Rubens Barrichello	52	1:22.359	+0.812
6	Mika Salo	61	1:22.483	+0.936
7	Ukyo Katayama	63	1:22.722	+1.175
8	Olivier Panis	61	1:22.743	+1.196
9	Michael Schumacher	55	1:22.889	+1.342
10	Eddie Irvine	69	1:23.062	+1.515

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 2
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Damon Hill	20
2	Jacques Villeneuve	6
2	Jean Alesi	6
4	Mika Häkkinen	5	▲1
5	Eddie Irvine	4	▼2
5	Michael Schumacher	4
7	Gerhard Berger	3	▼3
8	Mika Salo	3	▼2
9	Olivier Panis	1

Constructors' championship after round 2
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	26
2	Benetton	9	▲1
3	Ferrari	8	▼1
4	McLaren	5
5	Tyrrell	3
6	Ligier	1