Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1996

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

1996-03-31 · time TBA

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Damon Hill	Williams	Fastest lap · Race · 1:49:52.976 · 71 laps	10
2	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Race · 1:50:10.958 · 71 laps	6
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	4
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	3
5	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	2
6	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	1
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Race · Time not recorded · 68 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Luca Badoer	Forti	Race · Time not recorded · 67 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 64 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 59 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 36 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	David Coulthard	McLaren	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 29 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 28 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea Montermini	Forti	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 24 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tarso Marques	Minardi	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Damon Hill · Williams

Jean Alesi · Benetton

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Mika Häkkinen · McLaren

Mika Salo · Tyrrell

Olivier Panis · Ligier

Eddie Irvine · Ferrari

Pedro Diniz · Ligier

Ukyo Katayama · Tyrrell

Pedro Lamy · Minardi

Luca Badoer · Forti

Martin Brundle · Jordan

Rubens Barrichello · Jordan

Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Sauber

David Coulthard · McLaren

Johnny Herbert · Sauber

Jacques Villeneuve · Williams

Gerhard Berger · Benetton

Andrea Montermini · Forti

Ricardo Rosset · Footwork

Jos Verstappen · Footwork

Tarso Marques · Minardi

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Williams	Qualifying · 1:18.111 · 7 laps
2	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:19.092 · 11 laps
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Qualifying · 1:19.254 · 11 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:19.474 · 11 laps
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:19.484 · 9 laps
6	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:19.519 · 12 laps
7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:19.607 · 12 laps
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:19.762 · 11 laps
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:19.799 · 11 laps
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:19.951 · 12 laps
11	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:20.000 · 12 laps
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:20.144 · 12 laps
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Qualifying · 1:20.157 · 12 laps
14	David Coulthard	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:20.167 · 12 laps
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:20.426 · 12 laps
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:20.427 · 12 laps
17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Qualifying · 1:20.440 · 10 laps
18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:21.491 · 12 laps
19	Luca Badoer	Forti	Qualifying · 1:23.174 · 12 laps
20	Andrea Montermini	Forti	Qualifying · 1:23.454 · 11 laps
21	Tarso Marques	Minardi	Qualifying · Time not recorded
22	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Qualifying · Time not recorded

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Williams	Starting grid · 1:18.111
2	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:19.092
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Starting grid · 1:19.254
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:19.474
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:19.484
6	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:19.519
7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:19.607
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:19.762
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:19.799
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:19.951
11	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:20.000
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:20.144
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Starting grid · 1:20.157
14	David Coulthard	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:20.167
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:20.426
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:20.427
17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Starting grid · 1:20.440
18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:21.491
19	Luca Badoer	Forti	Starting grid · 1:23.174
20	Andrea Montermini	Forti	Starting grid · 1:23.454
21	Tarso Marques	Minardi	Starting grid · Time not recorded
22	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Starting grid · Time not recorded

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.240 · 29 laps
2	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.879 · 30 laps
3	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.696 · 28 laps
4	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.852 · 28 laps
5	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.938 · 28 laps
6	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.006 · 28 laps
7	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.165 · 23 laps
8	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.199 · 22 laps
9	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.311 · 23 laps
10	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.625 · 19 laps
11	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.701 · 26 laps
12	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.706 · 24 laps
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.932 · 13 laps
14	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.005 · 30 laps
15	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.040 · 29 laps
16	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.144 · 22 laps
17	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.162 · 30 laps
18	Tarso Marques	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.447 · 23 laps
19	Pedro Lamy	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.964 · 30 laps
20	Andrea Montermini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:25.601 · 19 laps
21	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.331 · 17 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.959 · 25 laps
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.221 · 27 laps
3	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.480 · 20 laps
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.764 · 8 laps
5	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.908 · 26 laps
6	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.085 · 28 laps
7	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.366 · 26 laps
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.551 · 26 laps
9	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.577 · 23 laps
10	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.618 · 29 laps
11	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.752 · 28 laps
12	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.943 · 12 laps
13	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.970 · 28 laps
14	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.073 · 18 laps
15	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.395 · 29 laps
16	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.846 · 30 laps
17	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.949 · 2 laps
18	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.018 · 7 laps
19	Tarso Marques	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.644 · 24 laps
20	Pedro Lamy	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.853 · 24 laps
21	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:22.872 · 26 laps
22	Andrea Montermini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:23.283 · 26 laps

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.258 · 11 laps
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.284 · 11 laps
3	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.292 · 13 laps
4	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.296 · 14 laps
5	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.310 · 16 laps
6	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.523 · 15 laps
7	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.567 · 10 laps
8	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.688 · 17 laps
9	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.760 · 11 laps
10	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.933 · 13 laps
11	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.115 · 10 laps
12	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.138 · 16 laps
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.169 · 14 laps
14	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.351 · 13 laps
15	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.447 · 12 laps
16	Pedro Lamy	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.765 · 14 laps
17	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.879 · 14 laps
18	Tarso Marques	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.654 · 14 laps
19	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.975 · 10 laps
20	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:25.216 · 5 laps
21	Andrea Montermini	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 2:46.494 · 1 laps
22	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 4:08.567 · 2 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:21.547
2	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:21.866
3	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:22.043
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:22.283
5	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:22.359
6	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:22.483
7	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:22.722
8	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Fastest laps · 1:22.743
9	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:22.889
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:23.062
11	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:23.559
12	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Fastest laps · 1:23.576
13	Luca Badoer	Forti	Fastest laps · 1:25.627
14	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Fastest laps · 1:35.435
15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:36.166
16	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:36.245
17	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:36.383
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Fastest laps · 1:36.981
19	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:36.998
20	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:38.127
21	Andrea Montermini	Forti	Fastest laps · 1:40.661

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Luca Badoer	1	10	47.560
David Coulthard	1	22	50.150
Michael Schumacher	1	24	47.675
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	26	45.063
Olivier Panis	1	26	47.828
Johnny Herbert	1	27	45.434
Mika Häkkinen	1	30	47.573
Martin Brundle	1	30	48.641
Ukyo Katayama	1	32	48.071
Pedro Lamy	1	33	48.716
Rubens Barrichello	1	34	47.665
Eddie Irvine	1	35	45.683
Mika Salo	1	36	47.256
Pedro Diniz	1	38	48.637
Damon Hill	1	40	46.581
Michael Schumacher	2	40	44.370
Luca Badoer	2	39	53.251
Jean Alesi	1	42	46.561
Olivier Panis	2	42	44.776
Ukyo Katayama	2	42	30.771
Rubens Barrichello	2	43	44.266
Mika Salo	2	43	44.087
Mika Häkkinen	2	43	42.349
Eddie Irvine	2	43	41.014
Pedro Diniz	2	43	42.945
Martin Brundle	2	44	52.338
Ukyo Katayama	3	45	45.732
Pedro Lamy	2	46	51.043

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
2	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
4	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
5	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
5	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
7	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
8	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
9	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Williams Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26
2	Benetton Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	9
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
4	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5
5	Tyrrell Yamaha	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
6	Ligier Mugen-Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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