1996 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 11 August 1996. It was the twelfth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship and the eleventh Hungarian Grand Prix.

1996 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date 11 August 1996
Official name XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Location Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.968 km (2.466 miles)
Distance 77 laps, 305.536 km (189.851 miles)
Weather Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 °C (81 °F)[2]
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:17.129
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:20.093 on lap 67
Podium
First
Williams-Renault
Second
Williams-Renault
Third
Benetton-Renault
Lap leaders

The 77-lap race was won by Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault, after starting from third position. Villeneuve's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Damon Hill, finished second, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Benetton-Renault. This was Williams' fifth 1–2 finish of the season, and it secured their fourth Constructors' Championship in five years.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
1 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.129
2 5 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:17.182 +0.053
3 6 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:17.259 +0.130
4 2 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:18.617 +1.488
5 3 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:18.754 +1.625
6 4 Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:18.794 +1.665
7 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.116 +1.987
8 14 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 1:19.292 +2.163
9 8 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.384 +2.255
10 15 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:19.436 +2.307
11 9 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:19.538 +2.409
12 12 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.828 +2.699
13 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.966 +2.837
14 18 Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:20.499 +3.370
15 10 Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:20.665 +3.536
16 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:20.678 +3.549
17 17 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 1:20.781 +3.652
18 16 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 1:21.590 +4.461
19 20 Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 1:21.713 +4.584
20 21 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford 1:22.468 +5.339
107% time: 1:22.528

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 6 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 77 1:46:21.134 3 10
2 5 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 77 + 0.771 2 6
3 3 France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 77 + 1:24.212 5 4
4 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 76 + 1 lap 7 3
5 9 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 76 + 1 lap 11 2
6 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 75 + 2 laps 13 1
7 18 Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 74 + 3 laps 14  
8 16 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 74 + 3 laps 18  
9 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 70 Throttle 1  
10 21 Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford 69 Spun off 20  
Ret 4 Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 64 Engine 6  
Ret 15 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 50 Electrical 10  
Ret 14 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 35 Engine 8  
Ret 2 United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 31 Gearbox 4  
Ret 20 Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 24 Suspension 19  
Ret 8 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 23 Engine 9  
Ret 17 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 10 Spun off 17  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 5 Spun off 12  
Ret 10 Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1 Collision 15  
Ret 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 0 Collision 16  
Source:[3]

Championship standings after the race
  • Bold text indicates the World Champions.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1996 Hungarian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. Weather info for the 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix at Weather Underground
  3. "1996 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. "Hungary 1996 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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