The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1996  ·  Autódromo José Carlos Pace  ·  31 March 1996  ·  71 laps

  1. 1st Damon Hill Williams · 01:49:52.976
  2. 2nd Jean Alesi Benetton · +17.982
  3. 3rd Michael Schumacher Ferrari

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Damon Hill

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 26

Jacques Villeneuve

Retirement Williams  —  Spun off

03 Lap 59

Rubens Barrichello

Retirement Jordan  —  Spun off

04 On the Charge

Pedro Diniz

Ligier  —  P22 → P8

05 Victory

Damon Hill

Williams  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Damon Hill Williams 1 71 01:49:52.976 10
2 Jean Alesi Benetton 5 71 +17.982 6
3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 70 +1 Lap 4
4 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 7 70 +1 Lap 3
5 Mika Salo Tyrrell 11 70 +1 Lap 2
6 Olivier Panis Ligier 15 70 +1 Lap 1
7 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 10 70 +1 Lap
8 Pedro Diniz Ligier 22 69 +2 Laps
9 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 16 69 +2 Laps
10 Pedro Lamy Minardi 18 68 +3 Laps
11 Luca Badoer Forti 19 67 +4 Laps
12 Martin Brundle Jordan 6 64 Spun off
13 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 2 59 Spun off
14 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 9 36 Engine
15 David Coulthard McLaren 14 29 Spun off
16 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 28 Engine
17 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 3 26 Spun off
18 Gerhard Berger Benetton 8 26 Hydraulics
19 Andrea Montermini Forti 20 26 Spun off
20 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 17 24 Spun off
21 Jos Verstappen Footwork 13 19 Engine
22 Tarso Marques Minardi 21 0 Spun off

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