Gridpedia1996 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 31 Mar 1996
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
- Pole position
- Damon Hill (1:18.111)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 71 | 1:49:52.976 | 1:21.547 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | 71 | +17.982 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 22 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 19 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 6 | 64 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 2 | 59 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 29 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 20 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 17 | 24 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:18.111 | ||
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:19.092 | ||
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:19.254 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:19.474 | ||
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:19.484 | ||
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:19.519 | ||
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:19.607 | ||
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:19.762 | ||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:19.799 | ||
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:19.951 | ||
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:20.000 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:20.144 | ||
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:20.157 | ||
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:20.167 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:20.426 | ||
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:20.427 | ||
| 17 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:20.440 | ||
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:21.491 | ||
| 19 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:23.174 | ||
| 20 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:23.454 | ||
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | |||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 0 | 0 |