1996 Hungarian Grand Prix

  1996 Hungarian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
Date	August 11, 1996
Official name	XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydij
Location	Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility 3.968 km (2.480 mi)
Distance	77 laps, 305.536 km (190.960 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:17.129
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:20.093 on lap 67
Podium
First	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Second	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Third	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault

The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on August 11, 1996 at Hungaroring.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Diff.
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.129
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:17.182	+0.053
3	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:17.259	+0.130
4	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.617	+1.488
5	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:18.754	+1.625
6	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:18.794	+1.665
7	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:19.116	+1.987
8	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	1:19.292	+2.163
9	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:19.384	+2.255
10	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:19.436	+2.307
11	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:19.538	+2.409
12	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:19.828	+2.699
13	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:19.966	+2.837
14	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:20.499	+3.370
15	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:20.665	+3.536
16	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:20.678	+3.549
17	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:20.781	+3.652
18	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:21.590	+4.461
19	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:21.713	+4.584
20	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	1:22.468	+5.339
107% time: 1:22.528

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	77	1:46:21.134	3	10
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	77	+ 0.771	2	6
3	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	77	+ 1:24.212	5	4
4	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	76	+ 1 Lap	7	3
5	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	76	+ 1 Lap	11	2
6	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	75	+ 2 Laps	13	1
7	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	74	+ 3 Laps	14
8	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	74	+ 3 Laps	18
9	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	Throttle	1
10	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	69	Spun off	20
Ret	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	64	Engine	6
Ret	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	50	Electrical	10
Ret	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	35	Engine	8
Ret	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	31	Gearbox	4
Ret	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	24	Suspension	19
Ret	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	23	Engine	9
Ret	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	10	Spun off	17
Ret	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	5	Spun off	12
Ret	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1	Collision	15
Ret	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	0	Collision	16

Notes

• This was Williams' fifth 1-2 finish of the season, and it secured their fourth Constructors' Championship in five years.

Standings after Grand Prix

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Damon Hill 79 2 Jacques Villeneuve 62 3 Jean Alesi 35 4 Michael Schumacher 29 5 Mika Häkkinen 19

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 141 2 Benetton-Renault 51 3 Ferrari 38 4 McLaren-Mercedes 37 5 Jordan-Peugeot 15

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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