The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

1996  ·  Suzuka Circuit  ·  13 October 1996  ·  52 laps

  1. 1st Damon Hill Williams · 01:32:33.791
  2. 2nd Michael Schumacher Ferrari · +1.883
  3. 3rd Mika Häkkinen McLaren · +3.212

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 36

Jacques Villeneuve

Retirement Williams  —  Wheel

03 Lap 37

Ukyo Katayama

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Engine

04 Lap 39

Eddie Irvine

Retirement Ferrari  —  Collision

05 On the Charge

Jos Verstappen

Footwork  —  P17 → P11

06 Victory

Damon Hill

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Damon Hill Williams 2 52 01:32:33.791 10
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 52 +1.883 6
3 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 52 +3.212 4
4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 4 52 +26.526 3
5 Martin Brundle Jordan 10 52 +1:07.120 2
6 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 7 52 +1:21.186 1
7 Olivier Panis Ligier 12 52 +1:24.510
8 David Coulthard McLaren 8 52 +1:25.233
9 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 11 52 +1:41.065
10 Johnny Herbert Sauber 13 52 +1:41.799
11 Jos Verstappen Footwork 17 51 +1 Lap
12 Pedro Lamy Minardi 18 50 +2 Laps
13 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 19 50 +2 Laps
14 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 6 39 Collision
15 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 14 37 Engine
16 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 36 Wheel
17 Mika Salo Tyrrell 15 20 Engine
18 Pedro Diniz Ligier 16 13 Spun off
19 Jean Alesi Benetton 9 0 Spun off

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