Portuguese Grand Prix 1996

Estoril
22 September 1996
70 laps
305.2 km
4.360 km a lap

P1Jacques Villeneuve Williams1:40:22.915
P2Damon Hill Williams+19.966
P3Michael Schumacher Ferrari+53.765

Pole positionDamon HillWilliams · 1:20.330
Fastest lapJacques Villeneuve1:22.873 · lap 37
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuvefastest lap	6	Williams · Renault	2	70	1:40:22.915	10
2	Damon Hill	5	Williams · Renault	1	70	+19.966	6
3	Michael Schumacher	1	Ferrari	4	70	+53.765	4
4	Jean Alesi	3	Benetton · Renault	3	70	+55.109	3
5	Eddie Irvine	2	Ferrari	6	70	+1:27.389	2
6	Gerhard Berger	4	Benetton · Renault	5	70	+1:33.141	1
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	Sauber · Ford	11	69	+1 lap
8	Johnny Herbert	14	Sauber · Ford	12	69	+1 lap
9	Martin Brundle	12	Jordan · Peugeot	10	69	+1 lap
10	Olivier Panis	9	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	15	69	+1 lap
11	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Yamaha	13	69	+1 lap
12	Ukyo Katayama	18	Tyrrell · Yamaha	14	68	+2 laps
13	David Coulthard	8	McLaren · Mercedes	8	68	+2 laps
14	Ricardo Rosset	16	Footwork · Hart	17	67	+3 laps
15	Giovanni Lavaggi	21	Minardi · Ford	20	65	+5 laps
16	Pedro Lamy	20	Minardi · Ford	19	65	+5 laps
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	7	McLaren · Mercedes	7	52	Collision damage
DNF	Jos Verstappen	17	Footwork · Hart	16	47	Engine
DNF	Pedro Diniz	10	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	18	46	Collision
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	11	Jordan · Peugeot	9	41	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 42, Jacques Villeneuve 24, Jean Alesi 4. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 35	Lap 53	Finish	Laps led
Jacques Villeneuve	2	2	1	1	1	24
Damon Hill	1	3	2	2	2	42
Michael Schumacher	4	4	3	3	3
Jean Alesi	3	1	4	4	4	4
Eddie Irvine	6	6	5	5	5
Gerhard Berger	5	5	6	6	6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	11	10	10	7	7
Johnny Herbert	12	12	9	9	8
Martin Brundle	10	13	14	10	9
Olivier Panis	15	15	13	8	10
Mika Salo	13	9	11	11	11
Ukyo Katayama	14	17	16	12	12
David Coulthard	8	7	7	13	13
Ricardo Rosset	17	14	17	14	14
Giovanni Lavaggi	20	19	19	15	15
Pedro Lamy	19	20	20	16	16
Mika Häkkinen	7	8	8	–	out
Jos Verstappen	16	16	15	–	out
Pedro Diniz	18	18	18	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	9	11	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 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 35	Lap 53	Last lap
Jacques Villeneuve	+7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0
Damon Hill	+9.5	+15.1	+1.9	+20.0
Michael Schumacher	+9.7	+15.8	+32.9	+53.8
Jean Alesi	0.0	+25.9	+36.3	+55.1
Eddie Irvine	+13.2	+39.7	+49.7	+87.4
Gerhard Berger	+11.7	+44.7	+56.0	+93.1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+33.5	+67.6	+97.9	+138.2
Johnny Herbert	+52.8	+65.4	+101.3	+141.4
Martin Brundle	+55.3	+89.9	+122.0	+145.6
Olivier Panis	+63.3	+79.2	+98.9	+158.6
Mika Salo	+31.3	+74.5	+124.8	+162.2
Ukyo Katayama	+83.4	+115.0	+156.1	+201.2
David Coulthard	+15.1	+51.3	+193.3	+234.9
Ricardo Rosset	+57.9	+131.0	+214.6	+282.2
Giovanni Lavaggi	+108.6	+256.9	+371.2	+443.1
Pedro Lamy	+243.9	+326.6	+403.8	+474.9
Mika Häkkinen	+17.2	+52.5	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+65.9	+109.9	–	out
Pedro Diniz	+86.2	+147.5	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+44.5	+75.0	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	1:20.330
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.339	+0.009
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:21.088	+0.758
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.236	+0.906
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.293	+0.963
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.362	+1.032
7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.640	+1.310
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:22.066	+1.736
9	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:22.205	+1.875
10	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:22.324	+1.994
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:22.325	+1.995
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.655	+2.325
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:22.765	+2.435
14	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:23.013	+2.683
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:23.055	+2.725
16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:23.531	+3.201
17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:24.230	+3.900
18	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:24.293	+3.963
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:24.510	+4.180
20	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	1:25.612	+5.282

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Pedro Lamy	2	20, 46	27.841 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	22, 44	28.087 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	16, 32	28.131 s
Pedro Diniz	2	16, 41	28.232 s
Jean Alesi	2	22, 44	28.431 s
Eddie Irvine	2	20, 43	28.552 s
Mika Salo	2	21, 43	28.568 s
Gerhard Berger	2	19, 45	28.620 s
Jos Verstappen	2	16, 33	28.886 s
Ukyo Katayama	2	14, 41	30.310 s
Giovanni Lavaggi	2	24, 50	30.525 s
Ricardo Rosset	2	20, 43	31.391 s
Michael Schumacher	3	18, 35, 44	26.724 s
Mika Häkkinen	3	21, 44, 46	26.754 s
Johnny Herbert	3	16, 38, 53	26.868 s
Martin Brundle	3	17, 34, 52	27.110 s
Olivier Panis	3	13, 39, 56	27.190 s
Damon Hill	3	17, 34, 49	27.338 s
Jacques Villeneuve	3	18, 35, 50	27.440 s
David Coulthard	5	20, 45, 46, 47, 53	27.116 s

Every stop, lap by lap (50)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
13	Olivier Panis	1	32.519 s
14	Ukyo Katayama	1	30.310 s
16	Johnny Herbert	1	27.996 s
16	Rubens Barrichello	1	28.431 s
16	Jos Verstappen	1	31.975 s
16	Pedro Diniz	1	32.079 s
17	Martin Brundle	1	27.929 s
17	Damon Hill	1	28.069 s
18	Jacques Villeneuve	1	27.440 s
18	Michael Schumacher	1	27.598 s
19	Gerhard Berger	1	29.704 s
20	Eddie Irvine	1	28.608 s
20	Pedro Lamy	1	28.805 s
20	David Coulthard	1	30.272 s
20	Ricardo Rosset	1	31.391 s
21	Mika Häkkinen	1	27.505 s
21	Mika Salo	1	28.568 s
22	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	28.204 s
22	Jean Alesi	1	29.283 s
24	Giovanni Lavaggi	1	30.945 s
32	Rubens Barrichello	2	28.131 s
33	Jos Verstappen	2	28.886 s
34	Martin Brundle	2	27.110 s
34	Damon Hill	2	27.338 s
35	Michael Schumacher	2	27.153 s
35	Jacques Villeneuve	2	27.674 s
38	Johnny Herbert	2	27.724 s
39	Olivier Panis	2	27.805 s
41	Pedro Diniz	2	28.232 s
41	Ukyo Katayama	2	31.399 s
43	Eddie Irvine	2	28.552 s
43	Ricardo Rosset	2	31.549 s
43	Mika Salo	2	45.821 s
44	Michael Schumacher	3	26.724 s
44	Mika Häkkinen	2	26.754 s
44	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	28.087 s
44	Jean Alesi	2	28.431 s
45	David Coulthard	2	27.116 s
45	Gerhard Berger	2	28.620 s
46	Pedro Lamy	2	27.841 s
46	Mika Häkkinen	3	35.061 s
46	David Coulthard	3	35.453 s
47	David Coulthard	4	32.811 s
49	Damon Hill	3	28.751 s
50	Jacques Villeneuve	3	27.974 s
50	Giovanni Lavaggi	2	30.525 s
52	Martin Brundle	3	28.980 s
53	Johnny Herbert	3	26.868 s
53	David Coulthard	5	30.190 s
56	Olivier Panis	3	27.190 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	37	1:22.873
2	Damon Hill	37	1:23.762	+0.889
3	Michael Schumacher	38	1:24.059	+1.186
4	Jean Alesi	5	1:24.331	+1.458
5	Gerhard Berger	47	1:24.647	+1.774
6	Mika Häkkinen	24	1:24.747	+1.874
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	24	1:24.869	+1.996
8	Rubens Barrichello	18	1:24.954	+2.081
9	Olivier Panis	58	1:25.008	+2.135
10	Martin Brundle	36	1:25.028	+2.155

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 15
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Damon Hill	87
2	Jacques Villeneuve	78
3	Michael Schumacher	53
4	Jean Alesi	47
5	Mika Häkkinen	27
6	Gerhard Berger	18	▲1
7	David Coulthard	18	▼1
8	Rubens Barrichello	14
9	Olivier Panis	13
10	Eddie Irvine	11

Constructors' championship after round 15
Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	165
2	Benetton	65
3	Ferrari	64
4	McLaren	45
5	Jordan	20
6	Ligier	15
7	Sauber	10
8	Tyrrell	5
9	Footwork	1