1996 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 14 Jul 1996
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 10 of 16
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 61 | 1:33:00.874 | 1:29.288 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | 61 | +19.026 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 61 | +50.830 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | 61 | +66.716 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 61 | +82.507 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | 60 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | 60 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | 59 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | 44 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 16 | 40 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1 | 26 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 13 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 12 | 12 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 5 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 3 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| F | 23 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 22 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve: 2 stops (laps 23, 42), stints of 23, 19, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Gerhard Berger: 1 stop (lap 33), stints of 33, 28 laps
- 3rd
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 27, 44), stints of 27, 17, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 5 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 27 of 61
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 23 (38.7 s), 42 (37.1 s) | 231919 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 1 | 33 (40.4 s) | 3328 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 27 (35.4 s), 44 (35.8 s) | 271717 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 19 (37.8 s), 38 (38.4 s) | 191923 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 23 (36.0 s), 41 (38.2 s) | 231820 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 3 | 17 (41.8 s), 28 (38.6 s), 40 (37.7 s) | 17111220 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 31 (38.7 s) | 3129 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 30 (39.1 s) | 3030 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 22 (36.3 s), 41 (35.6 s) | 221919 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 29 (42.0 s) | 2931 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 32 (40.9 s) | 3227 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 31 (39.9 s) | 3113 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 15 (42.8 s), 31 (38.7 s), 37 (53.4 s) | 151663 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 28 (44.6 s) | 2810 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 6 | 63 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 48 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 16 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |