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 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1 | 71 | 1:49:52.976 | 1:21.547 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | 71 | +17.982 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 22 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 19 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 6 | 64 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 2 | 59 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 29 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 20 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 17 | 24 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | MARTarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | 0 | Spun off | 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: 1 stop (lap 40), stints of 40, 31 laps
- 2nd
- Jean Alesi: 1 stop (lap 42), stints of 42, 29 laps
- 3rd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 24, 40), stints of 24, 16, 30 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 9 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 33 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 1 | 40 (46.6 s) | 4031 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 42 (46.6 s) | 4229 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 24 (47.7 s), 40 (44.4 s) | 241630 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 30 (47.6 s), 43 (42.3 s) | 301327 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 36 (47.3 s), 43 (44.1 s) | 36727 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 26 (47.8 s), 42 (44.8 s) | 261628 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 35 (45.7 s), 43 (41.0 s) | 35827 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 2 | 38 (48.6 s), 43 (42.9 s) | 38526 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 3 | 32 (48.1 s), 42 (30.8 s), 45 (45.7 s) | 3210324 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 2 | 33 (48.7 s), 46 (51.0 s) | 331322 |
| BADLuca Badoer | 2 | 10 (47.6 s), 39 (53.3 s) | 102928 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 2 | 30 (48.6 s), 44 (52.3 s) | 301420 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 34 (47.7 s), 43 (44.3 s) | 34916 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 26 (45.1 s) | 2610 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 22 (50.1 s) | 227 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 1 | 27 (45.4 s) | 27 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:18.111 | fastest Q1 | |||
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:19.092 | +0.981 Q1 | |||
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:19.254 | +1.143 Q1 | |||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:19.474 | +1.363 Q1 | |||
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:19.484 | +1.373 Q1 | |||
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:19.519 | +1.408 Q1 | |||
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:19.607 | +1.496 Q1 | |||
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:19.762 | +1.651 Q1 | |||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:19.799 | +1.688 Q1 | |||
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:19.951 | +1.840 Q1 | |||
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:20.000 | +1.889 Q1 | |||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:20.144 | +2.033 Q1 | |||
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:20.157 | +2.046 Q1 | |||
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:20.167 | +2.056 Q1 | |||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:20.426 | +2.315 Q1 | |||
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:20.427 | +2.316 Q1 | |||
| 17 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:20.440 | +2.329 Q1 | |||
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:21.491 | +3.380 Q1 | |||
| 19 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:23.174 | +5.063 Q1 | |||
| 20 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:23.454 | +5.343 Q1 | |||
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | |||||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
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 |