THE FORMULA 1 ARCHIVE
Formula 1 1996 Season
Explore the 1996 Formula 1 season, including race results, driver standings, constructor standings and Grand Prix information.
RACES ON RECORD1616 scheduled
DRIVERS24
DIFFERENT WINNERS4
CONSTRUCTORS11
The season calendar.
Compare drivers ↗| Round | Grand Prix / Circuit | Date | Country | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Australian Grand Prix ↗Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit | 10 Mar | Australia | Damon Hill |
| 02 | Brazilian Grand Prix ↗Autódromo José Carlos Pace | 31 Mar | Brazil | Damon Hill |
| 03 | Argentine Grand Prix ↗Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 7 Apr | Argentina | Damon Hill |
| 04 | European Grand Prix ↗Nürburgring | 28 Apr | Germany | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 05 | San Marino Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 5 May | Italy | Damon Hill |
| 06 | Monaco Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Monaco | 19 May | Monaco | Olivier Panis |
| 07 | Spanish Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 2 Jun | Spain | Michael Schumacher |
| 08 | Canadian Grand Prix ↗Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 16 Jun | Canada | Damon Hill |
| 09 | French Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 30 Jun | France | Damon Hill |
| 10 | British Grand Prix ↗Silverstone Circuit | 14 Jul | UK | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 11 | German Grand Prix ↗Hockenheimring | 28 Jul | Germany | Damon Hill |
| 12 | Hungarian Grand Prix ↗Hungaroring | 11 Aug | Hungary | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 13 | Belgian Grand Prix ↗Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 25 Aug | Belgium | Michael Schumacher |
| 14 | Italian Grand Prix ↗Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 8 Sept | Italy | Michael Schumacher |
| 15 | Portuguese Grand Prix ↗Autódromo do Estoril | 22 Sept | Portugal | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 16 | Japanese Grand Prix ↗Suzuka Circuit | 13 Oct | Japan | Damon Hill |
Driver standings.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Wins | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon HillWilliams | 97 | 8 | — |
| 2 | Jacques VilleneuveWilliams | 78 | 4 | −19 |
| 3 | Michael SchumacherFerrari | 59 | 3 | −38 |
| 4 | Jean AlesiBenetton | 47 | 0 | −50 |
| 5 | Mika HäkkinenMcLaren | 31 | 0 | −66 |
| 6 | Gerhard BergerBenetton | 21 | 0 | −76 |
| 7 | David CoulthardMcLaren | 18 | 0 | −79 |
| 8 | Rubens BarrichelloJordan | 14 | 0 | −83 |
| 9 | Olivier PanisLigier | 13 | 1 | −84 |
| 10 | Eddie IrvineFerrari | 11 | 0 | −86 |
| 11 | Martin BrundleJordan | 8 | 0 | −89 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber | 7 | 0 | −90 |
| 13 | Mika SaloTyrrell | 5 | 0 | −92 |
| 14 | Johnny HerbertSauber | 4 | 0 | −93 |
| 15 | Pedro DinizLigier | 2 | 0 | −95 |
| 16 | Jos VerstappenFootwork | 1 | 0 | −96 |
| Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell | 0 | 0 | −97 | |
| Ricardo RossetFootwork | 0 | 0 | −97 | |
| Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi | 0 | 0 | −97 | |
| Pedro LamyMinardi | 0 | 0 | −97 | |
| Luca BadoerForti | 0 | 0 | −97 | |
| Giovanni LavaggiMinardi | 0 | 0 | −97 | |
| Andrea MonterminiForti | 0 | 0 | −97 | |
| Tarso MarquesMinardi | 0 | 0 | −97 |