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1996 Season - Overview



After two titles with Benetton, defending champion Michael Schumacher moved to Ferrari for the 1996 season |  Jacques Villeneuve started in pole position in his first ever Formula One race at the 1996 Australian GP |  Damon Hill won his first and only world title in 1996, becoming the only world champion's son in history to have done so |  Williams regained both titles in 1996, making it its sixth Driver's crown and eighth Constructors' triumph

FACTFILE

No. of teams: 11
No. of Drivers: 24
No. of Races: 16
No. of Race Winners: 4
Most no. of Fastest Laps: Jacques Villeneuve - 6 times

winning driver

1

winning constructor

1
Williams
Williams
   
 
 175
2 Ferrari
70
3 Benetton
68
4 McLaren
49
5 Jordan
22
Complete Standings

1996 FORMULA ONE - Calendar

NO
DATE
GRAND PRIX
Winning Driver
Winning Constructor
1
Mar 10
Australia
 D.Hill
 Williams

2
Mar 31
Brazil
 D.Hill
 Williams

3
Apr 07
Argentina
 D.Hill
 Williams



6
May 19
Monaco
 O.Panis
 Ligier


8
Jun 16
Canada
 D.Hill
 Williams

9
Jun 30
France
 D.Hill
 Williams


11
Jul 28
Germany
 D.Hill
 Williams



14
Sep 08
Italy
 M.Schumacher
 Ferrari


16
Oct 13
Japan
 D.Hill
 Williams

1996 FORMULA ONE - TEAMS & DRIVERS

Benetton
Gerhard Berger
Jean Alesi
BMW Sauber F1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Johnny Herbert
Ferrari
Eddie Irvine
Michael Schumacher
Footwork
Jos Verstappen
Ricardo Rosset
Forti
Andrea Montermini
Luca Badoer
Jordan
Martin Brundle
Rubens Barrichello
Ligier
Olivier Panis
Pedro Diniz
McLaren
David Coulthard
Mika Hakkinen
Minardi
Giancarlo Fisichella
Giovanni Lavaggi
Pedro Lamy
Tarso Marques
Tyrrell
Mika Salo
Ukyo Katayama
Williams
Damon Hill
Jacques Villeneuve
    

TOP PERFORMERS IN 1996

According to stats...

  • After two titles with Benetton, defending champion Michael Schumacher moved to Ferrari for the 1996 season
  • Jacques Villeneuve started in pole position in his first ever Formula One race at the 1996 Australian GP
  • Damon Hill won his first and only world title in 1996, becoming the only world champion's son in history to have done so
  • Williams regained both titles in 1996, making it its sixth Driver's crown and eighth Constructors' triumph

DRIVER TRIVIA

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Drivers with most retirements in the 1996 season.
Jos Verstappen
Jos
Verstappen (12)
Eddie Irvine
Eddie
Irvine (10)
Pedro Diniz
Pedro
Diniz (10)
Ukyo Katayama
Ukyo
Katayama (10)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Heinz-Harald
Frentzen (9)
Mika Salo
Mika
Salo (8)