Gridpedia1996 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Oct 1996
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | 52 | 1:32:33.791 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 52 | +1.883 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 52 | +3.212 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 52 | +26.526 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | 52 | +67.120 | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 7 | 52 | +81.186 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | 52 | +84.510 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | 52 | +85.233 | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 11 | 52 | +101.065 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 52 | +101.799 | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 17 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | 1:44.043 | 0 |
| R | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 15 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 16 | 13 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 9 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 21 | LAVGiovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 20 | 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
- Damon Hill: 2 stops (laps 18, 34), stints of 18, 16, 18 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 16, 32), stints of 16, 16, 20 laps
- 3rd
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 18, 32), stints of 18, 14, 20 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 52
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 18 (35.5 s), 34 (32.2 s) | 181618 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 16 (31.7 s), 32 (31.1 s) | 161620 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 18 (31.1 s), 32 (31.5 s) | 181420 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 3 | 4 (34.5 s), 22 (29.9 s), 36 (30.4 s) | 4181416 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 2 | 16 (33.4 s), 35 (32.6 s) | 161917 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 16 (33.0 s), 29 (32.1 s) | 161323 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 17 (31.7 s), 31 (33.0 s) | 171421 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 1 (40.5 s), 16 (31.4 s), 34 (34.2 s) | 151818 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 14 (33.0 s), 32 (32.2 s) | 141820 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 17 (32.4 s), 33 (33.4 s) | 171619 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 29 (34.7 s) | 2922 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 2 | 16 (31.5 s), 35 (31.6 s) | 161915 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 2 | 26 (36.2 s), 27 (38.4 s) | 2623 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 18 (31.9 s), 33 (31.4 s) | 18156 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 2 | 15 (32.6 s), 26 (44.5 s) | 151111 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 14 (35.1 s), 32 (35.4 s) | 14184 |
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 | 8 | 97 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 78 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 59 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 47 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 11 |