Gridpedia1996 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 25 Aug 1996
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 13 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 44 | 1:28:15.125 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 44 | +5.602 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 44 | +15.710 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 7 | 44 | +19.125 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | 44 | +29.179 | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 44 | +29.896 | 1:53.067 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | 44 | +60.754 | 0 | |
| 8 | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 17 | 44 | +100.227 | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 9 | 29 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 29 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 15 | 22 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 16 | 11 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 21 | LAVGiovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | PL | 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
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 14, 30), stints of 14, 16, 14 laps
- 2nd
- Jacques Villeneuve: 2 stops (laps 15, 32), stints of 15, 17, 12 laps
- 3rd
- Mika Häkkinen: 1 stop (lap 24), stints of 24, 20 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 15 of 44
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 14 (34.2 s), 30 (33.7 s) | 141614 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 15 (34.7 s), 32 (33.2 s) | 151712 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 24 (35.4 s) | 2420 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 14 (35.5 s), 30 (33.3 s) | 141614 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 16 (35.4 s), 34 (32.0 s) | 161810 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 2 | 15 (34.7 s), 31 (32.6 s) | 151613 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 14 (33.7 s), 30 (33.3 s) | 141614 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 2 | 15 (41.3 s), 29 (34.7 s) | 151415 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 2 | 14 (73.3 s), 30 (36.0 s) | 141613 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 3 | 14 (34.7 s), 30 (31.4 s), 38 (31.5 s) | 141685 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 22 (36.4 s) | 2215 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 2 | 15 (38.4 s), 31 (33.0 s) | 15163 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 13 (33.8 s), 25 (35.2 s) | 13124 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 1 (205.9 s), 16 (39.0 s) | 1513 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 15 (65.0 s) | 157 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 11 (83.5 s) | 11 |
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 | 7 | 81 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 68 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 39 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |