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1996 season/Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix 1996

  • Suzuka
  • 13 October 1996
  • 52 laps
  • 304.7 km
  • 5.860 km a lap
  • Title decided here
  1. P1Damon HillWilliams1:32:33.791
  2. P2Michael SchumacherFerrari+1.883
  3. P3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren+3.212

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Damon Hill5Williams · Renault2521:32:33.79110
2Michael Schumacher1Ferrari352+1.8836
3Mika Häkkinen7McLaren · Mercedes552+3.2124
4Gerhard Berger4Benetton · Renault452+26.5263
5Martin Brundle12Jordan · Peugeot1052+1:07.1202
6Heinz-Harald Frentzen15Sauber · Ford752+1:21.1861
7Olivier Panis9Ligier · Mugen-Honda1252+1:24.510
8David Coulthard8McLaren · Mercedes852+1:25.233
9Rubens Barrichello11Jordan · Peugeot1152+1:41.065
10Johnny Herbert14Sauber · Ford1352+1:41.799
11Jos Verstappen17Footwork · Hart1751+1 lap
12Pedro Lamy20Minardi · Ford1850+2 laps
13Ricardo Rosset16Footwork · Hart1950+2 laps
DNFEddie Irvine2Ferrari639Collision
DNFUkyo Katayama18Tyrrell · Yamaha1437Engine
DNFJacques Villeneuvefastest lap6Williams · Renault136Wheel
DNFMika Salo19Tyrrell · Yamaha1520Engine
DNFPedro Diniz10Ligier · Mugen-Honda1613Spun off
DNFJean Alesi3Benetton · Renault90Spun off
DNQGiovanni Lavaggi21Minardi · 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.

1510155101520253035404550LapHILMSCHAKBERBRUFREPANCOU15101511223344Lap
Laps led: Damon Hill 52. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.
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DriverGridLap 13Lap 26Lap 39FinishLaps led
Damon Hill2111152
Michael Schumacher33222
Mika Häkkinen52333
Gerhard Berger411754
Martin Brundle106665
Heinz-Harald Frentzen78976
Olivier Panis1291087
David Coulthard81512118
Rubens Barrichello117899
Johnny Herbert1310111010
Jos Verstappen1713131211
Pedro Lamy1817151312
Ricardo Rosset1918161413
Eddie Irvine6554out
Ukyo Katayama141414–out
Jacques Villeneuve144–out
Mika Salo1516––out
Pedro Diniz1612––out

Gap to the leader

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

0+20+40+60+80+1005101520253035404550LapHILMSCHAKBERBRUFREPANCOU0+20+40+60+80+10011223344Lap
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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DriverLap 13Lap 26Lap 39Last lap
Damon Hill0.00.00.00.0
Michael Schumacher+6.1+2.7+3.0+1.9
Mika Häkkinen+4.0+4.4+3.7+3.2
Gerhard Berger+28.2+28.3+27.9+26.5
Martin Brundle+13.6+28.1+52.4+67.1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen+20.1+39.6+64.0+81.2
Olivier Panis+25.3+42.4+64.6+84.5
David Coulthard+49.9+63.1+78.6+85.2
Rubens Barrichello+19.7+39.4+68.7+101.1
Johnny Herbert+27.9+45.7+72.9+101.8
Jos Verstappen+48.5+83.9+126.1+157.8
Pedro Lamy+62.0+123.1+187.8+241.7
Ricardo Rosset+74.2+123.9+226.7+276.1
Eddie Irvine+10.1+14.8+27.4out
Ukyo Katayama+49.0+86.0–out
Jacques Villeneuve+7.7+5.3–out
Mika Salo+57.5––out
Pedro Diniz+47.6––out

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:38.909
2Damon HillWilliams1:39.370+0.461
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:40.071+1.162
4Gerhard BergerBenetton1:40.364+1.455
5Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:40.458+1.549
6Eddie IrvineFerrari1:41.005+2.096
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:41.277+2.368
8David CoulthardMcLaren1:41.384+2.475
9Jean AlesiBenetton1:41.562+2.653
10Martin BrundleJordan1:41.600+2.691
11Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:41.919+3.010
12Olivier PanisLigier1:42.206+3.297
13Johnny HerbertSauber1:42.658+3.749
14Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell1:42.711+3.802
15Mika SaloTyrrell1:42.840+3.931
16Pedro DinizLigier1:43.196+4.287
17Jos VerstappenFootwork1:43.383+4.474
18Pedro LamyMinardi1:44.874+5.965
19Ricardo RossetFootwork1:45.412+6.503
20Giovanni LavaggiMinardi1:46.795+7.886

Pit stops

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

DriverStopsOn lapsFastest
Jos Verstappen12934.681 s
Michael Schumacher216, 3231.056 s
Mika Häkkinen218, 3231.122 s
Eddie Irvine218, 3331.450 s
Pedro Lamy216, 3531.457 s
Olivier Panis217, 3131.699 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen216, 2932.102 s
Damon Hill218, 3432.164 s
Rubens Barrichello214, 3232.174 s
Johnny Herbert217, 3332.387 s
Ukyo Katayama215, 2632.560 s
Martin Brundle216, 3532.626 s
Jacques Villeneuve214, 3235.118 s
Ricardo Rosset226, 2736.249 s
Gerhard Berger34, 22, 3629.950 s
David Coulthard31, 16, 3431.354 s
Every stop, lap by lap (33)
LapDriverStopTime
1David Coulthard140.462 s
4Gerhard Berger134.477 s
14Rubens Barrichello132.972 s
14Jacques Villeneuve135.118 s
15Ukyo Katayama132.560 s
16David Coulthard231.354 s
16Pedro Lamy131.457 s
16Michael Schumacher131.683 s
16Heinz-Harald Frentzen132.981 s
16Martin Brundle133.415 s
17Olivier Panis131.699 s
17Johnny Herbert132.387 s
18Mika Häkkinen131.122 s
18Eddie Irvine131.870 s
18Damon Hill135.463 s
22Gerhard Berger229.950 s
26Ricardo Rosset136.249 s
26Ukyo Katayama244.463 s
27Ricardo Rosset238.380 s
29Heinz-Harald Frentzen232.102 s
29Jos Verstappen134.681 s
31Olivier Panis233.032 s
32Michael Schumacher231.056 s
32Mika Häkkinen231.452 s
32Rubens Barrichello232.174 s
32Jacques Villeneuve235.437 s
33Eddie Irvine231.450 s
33Johnny Herbert233.431 s
34Damon Hill232.164 s
34David Coulthard334.194 s
35Pedro Lamy231.552 s
35Martin Brundle232.626 s
36Gerhard Berger330.351 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Jacques Villeneuve341:44.043
2Gerhard Berger241:44.350+0.307
3Michael Schumacher181:44.445+0.402
4Damon Hill301:44.753+0.710
5Mika Häkkinen351:44.852+0.809
6Olivier Panis191:45.347+1.304
7David Coulthard381:45.613+1.570
8Eddie Irvine201:45.798+1.755
9Martin Brundle371:45.882+1.839
10Johnny Herbert191:45.932+1.889

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 16
PosDriverPointsChange
1Damon Hill97
2Jacques Villeneuve78
3Michael Schumacher59
4Jean Alesi47
5Mika Häkkinen31
6Gerhard Berger21
7David Coulthard18
8Rubens Barrichello14
9Olivier Panis13
10Eddie Irvine11
Constructors' championship after round 16
PosTeamPointsChange
1Williams175
2Ferrari70▲1
3Benetton68▼1
4McLaren49
5Jordan22
6Ligier15
7Sauber11
8Tyrrell5
9Footwork1