1996 Formula 1 World Championship
A historical profile with source-linked evidence. Further research is in progress.
Profile & context
Championship season: 1996
- Name
- 1996 Formula 1 World Championship
Sources behind this page
v2026.17.0 · seasons/1996
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Season coverage
16 of 16 source-calendar events have race results; 16 have qualifying; 16 have grids.
Rules audit: incomplete; published standings retained without summing gross race points. A populated calendar does not establish historical completeness.
Constructor championship: source_reported.
Historical scoring context
Finishing-point scale: Not yet audited for this season. Retention: Not yet audited.
Use source participant awards; eligibility and allocation vary historically. Use recorded awards; no universal half-points inference. Source decimals may round fractional awards; no guessed exact restoration.
Partial rule context only; this does not replace the source's retained championship standings.
Championship calendar
| Round | Grand Prix | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 Transurban Australian Grand Prix | 1996-03-10 | completed |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1996 | 1996-03-31 | completed |
| 3 | Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1996 | 1996-04-07 | completed |
| 4 | 1996 Grand Prix of Europe | 1996-04-28 | completed |
| 5 | Gran Premio di San Marino 1996 | 1996-05-05 | completed |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1996 | 1996-05-19 | completed |
| 7 | Gran Premio Marlboro de España 1996 | 1996-06-02 | completed |
| 8 | Grand Prix Molson du Canada 1996 | 1996-06-16 | completed |
| 9 | Grand Prix de France 1996 | 1996-06-30 | completed |
| 10 | 1996 RAC British Grand Prix | 1996-07-14 | completed |
| 11 | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1996 | 1996-07-28 | completed |
| 12 | Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj 1996 | 1996-08-11 | completed |
| 13 | 1996 Belgian Grand Prix | 1996-08-25 | completed |
| 14 | Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia 1996 | 1996-09-08 | completed |
| 15 | Grande Prémio de Portugal 1996 | 1996-09-22 | completed |
| 16 | 1996 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | 1996-10-13 | completed |
Driver championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 97 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 78 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 59 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 31 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 21 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 11 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 5 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Constructor championship standings
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not recorded | Williams | Time not recorded · renault | 175 |
| 2 | Not recorded | Ferrari | Time not recorded · ferrari | 70 |
| 3 | Not recorded | Benetton | Time not recorded · renault | 68 |
| 4 | Not recorded | McLaren | Time not recorded · mercedes | 49 |
| 5 | Not recorded | Jordan | Time not recorded · peugeot | 22 |
| 6 | Not recorded | Ligier | Time not recorded · mugen-honda | 15 |
| 7 | Not recorded | Sauber | Time not recorded · ford | 11 |
| 8 | Not recorded | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · yamaha | 5 |
| 9 | Not recorded | Footwork | Time not recorded · hart | 1 |