User:Pch172/1996 Formula One Season

The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th of the Formula One World Championship, a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is recognised by the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The season consisted of 16 races, starting in Australia on 10th March, and finishing in Japan on 13th October.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	F310	G	1	Michael Schumacher	All
				2	Eddie Irvine	All
Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton–Renault	B196	G	3	Jean Alesi	All
				4	Gerhard Berger	All
Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams–Renault	FW18	G	5	Damon Hill	All
				6	Jacques Villeneuve	All
Malboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren–Mercedes	MP4/11 MP4/11B	G	7	Mika Häkkinen	All
				8	David Coulthard	All
Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier–Mugen-Honda	JS43	G	9	Olivier Panis	All
				10	Pedro Deniz	All
Benson & Hedges Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan–Peugeot	196	G	11	Rubens Barrichello	All
				12	Martin Brundle	All
Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber–Ford	C15	G	14	Johnny Herbert	All
				15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All
Footwork Hart	Arrows–Hart	FA17	G	16	Ricardo Rosset	All
				17	Jos Verstappen	All
Tyrrell Yamaha	Tyrrell–Yamaha	024	G	18	Ukyo Katayama	All
				19	Mika Salo	All
Minardi Ford	Minardi–Ford	JS43	G	20	Pedro Lamy	All
				21	Giancarlo Fisichella	1, 4–10
					Tarso Marques	2–3
					Giovanni Lavaggi	11–16
Forti Grand Prix	Forti–Ford	FG01B	G	22	Luca Badoer	1–4
				23	Andrea Montermini	1–5
		FG03		22	Luca Badoer	5–10
				23	Andrea Montermini	6–10

Results

Rnd.	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park, Melbourne	10 March	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	31 March	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report
3	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires	7 April	Damon Hill	Jean Alesi	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report
4	European Grand Prix	Nürburgring, Nürburg	28 April	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams–Renault	Report
5	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	5 May	Michael Schumacher	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	19 May	Michael Schumacher	Jean Alesi	Olivier Panis	Ligier–Mugen-Honda	Report
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	2 June	Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	16 June	Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report
9	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	30 June	Michael Schumacher	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	14 July	Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams–Renault	Report
11	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report
12	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring, Budapest	11 August	Michael Schumacher	Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams–Renault	Report
13	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	25 August	Jacques Villeneuve	Gerhard Berger	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
14	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	8 September	Damon Hill	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Report
15	Portuguese Grand Prix	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril	22 September	Damon Hill	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams–Renault	Report
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	22 September	Jacques Villeneuve	Jacques Villeneuve	Damon Hill	Williams–Renault	Report

Drivers Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	6	4	3	2	1

Pos.	Driver	Grands Prix																Points
		AUS	BRA	ARG	EUR	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN
1	Damon Hill	1	1	1	4	1	Ret	Ret	1	1	Ret	1	2	5	Ret	2	1	97
2	Jacques Villeneuve	2	Ret	2	1	11†	Ret	3	2	2	1	3	1	2	7	1	Ret	78
3	Michael Schumacher	Ret	3	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	Ret	DNS	Ret	4	9†	1	1	3	2	59
4	Jean Alesi	Ret	2	3	Ret	6	Ret	2	3	3	Ret	2	3	4	2	4	Ret	47
5	Mika Häkkinen	5	4	Ret	8	8†	6†	5	5	5	3	Ret	4	3	3	Ret	3	31
6	Gerhard Berger	4	Ret	Ret	9	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	2	13†	Ret	6	Ret	6	4	21
7	David Coulthard	Ret	Ret	7	3	Ret	2	Ret	4	6	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	8	18
8	Rubens Barrichello	Ret	Ret	4	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	6	6	Ret	5	Ret	9	14
9	Olivier Panis	7	6	8	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	7	5	Ret	Ret	10	7	13
10	Eddie Irvine	3	7	5	Ret	4	7†	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	11
11	Martin Brundle	Ret	12†	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	8	6	10	Ret	Ret	4	9	5	8
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6	7
13	Mika Salo	6	5	Ret	DSQ	Ret	5†	DSQ	Ret	10	7	9	Ret	7	Ret	11	Ret	5
14	Johnny Herbert	Ret	Ret	9	7	Ret	3	Ret	7	DSQ	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	9†	8	10	4
15	Pedro Deniz	10	8	Ret	10	7	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	2
16	Jos Verstappen	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	1
—	Ukyo Katayama	11	9	Ret	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	8	10	12	Ret	—
—	Ricardo Rosset	9	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	11	8	9	Ret	14	13	—
—	Giancarlo Fisichella	Ret			13	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11							—
—	Pedro Lamy	Ret	10	Ret	12	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	12	Ret	10	Ret	16	12	—
—	Luca Badoer	DNQ	11	Ret	DNQ	10	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ							—
—	Giovanni Lavaggi											DNQ	10†	DNQ	Ret	15	DNQ	—
—	Andrea Montermini	DNQ	Ret	10	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ							—
—	Tarso Marques		Ret	Ret														—

Constructors Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	6	4	3	2	1

Pos.	Constructor	No.	Grands Prix																Points
			AUS	BRA	ARG	EUR	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN
1	Williams–Renault	5	1	1	1	4	1	Ret	Ret	1	1	Ret	1	2	5	Ret	2	1	175
		6	2	Ret	2	1	11†	Ret	3	2	2	1	3	1	2	7	1	Ret
2	Ferrari	1	Ret	3	Ret	2	2	Ret	1	Ret	DNS	Ret	4	9†	1	1	3	2	70
		2	3	7	5	Ret	4	7†	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret
3	Benetton–Renault	3	Ret	2	3	Ret	6	Ret	2	3	3	Ret	2	3	4	2	4	Ret	68
		4	4	Ret	Ret	9	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	2	13†	Ret	6	Ret	6	4
4	McLaren–Mercedes	7	5	4	Ret	8	8†	6†	5	5	5	3	Ret	4	3	3	Ret	3	48
		8	Ret	Ret	7	3	Ret	2	Ret	4	6	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	8
5	Jordan–Peugeot	11	Ret	Ret	4	5	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	6	6	Ret	5	Ret	9	22
		12	Ret	12†	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	8	6	10	Ret	Ret	4	9	5
6	Ligier–Mugen-Honda	9	7	6	8	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	7	5	Ret	Ret	10	7	15
		10	10	8	Ret	10	7	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret
7	Sauber–Ford	14	Ret	Ret	9	7	Ret	3	Ret	7	DSQ	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	9†	8	10	11
		15	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	4	Ret	Ret	8	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	6
8	Tyrrell–Yamaha	18	11	9	Ret	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	8	10	12	Ret	5
		19	6	5	Ret	DSQ	Ret	5†	DSQ	Ret	10	7	9	Ret	7	Ret	11	Ret
9	Arrows–Hart	16	9	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	11	8	9	Ret	14	13	1
		17	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11
—	Minardi–Ford	20	Ret	10	Ret	12	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	12	Ret	10	Ret	16	12	—
		21	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	11	DNQ	10†	DNQ	Ret	15	DNQ
—	Forti–Ford	22	DNQ	11	Ret	DNQ	10	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ							—
		23	DNQ	Ret	10	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ