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1996 RAC British Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 14 Jul 1996

Name
1996 RAC British Grand Prix
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/591

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.

Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1996 RAC British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1996 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:33:00.874 · 61 laps · renault10
2Gerhard BergerBenetton1:33:19.900 · 61 laps · renault6
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:33:51.704 · 61 laps · mercedes4
4Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:34:07.590 · 61 laps · peugeot3
5David CoulthardMcLaren1:34:23.381 · 61 laps · mercedes2
6Martin BrundleJordanTime not recorded · 60 laps · peugeot1
7Mika SaloTyrrellTime not recorded · 60 laps · yamahaUnknown / not applicable
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauberTime not recorded · 60 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
9Johnny HerbertSauberTime not recorded · 60 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
10Jos VerstappenFootworkTime not recorded · 60 laps · hartUnknown / not applicable
11Giancarlo FisichellaMinardiTime not recorded · 59 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFJean AlesiBenettonWheel bearing · Time not recorded · 44 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFOlivier PanisLigierHandling · Time not recorded · 40 laps · mugen-hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFPedro DinizLigierEngine · Time not recorded · 38 laps · mugen-hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFDamon HillWilliamsWheel nut · Time not recorded · 26 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
DNFPedro LamyMinardiGearbox · Time not recorded · 21 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFRicardo RossetFootworkElectrical · Time not recorded · 13 laps · hartUnknown / not applicable
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellCamshaft · Time not recorded · 12 laps · yamahaUnknown / not applicable
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariDifferential · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariHydraulics · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
DNQAndrea MonterminiFortiTime not recorded · 0 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNQLuca BadoerFortiTime not recorded · fordUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Damon HillWilliams1:26.875 · 10 laps · renault
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:27.070 · 12 laps · renault
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27.707 · 9 laps · ferrari
4Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:27.856 · 12 laps · mercedes
5Jean AlesiBenetton1:28.307 · 10 laps · renault
6Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:28.409 · 12 laps · peugeot
7Gerhard BergerBenetton1:28.653 · 9 laps · renault
8Martin BrundleJordan1:28.946 · 11 laps · peugeot
9David CoulthardMcLaren1:28.966 · 12 laps · mercedes
10Eddie IrvineFerrari1:29.186 · 12 laps · ferrari
11Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:29.591 · 12 laps · ford
12Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell1:29.913 · 12 laps · yamaha
13Johnny HerbertSauber1:29.947 · 12 laps · ford
14Mika SaloTyrrell1:29.949 · 12 laps · yamaha
15Jos VerstappenFootwork1:30.102 · 12 laps · hart
16Olivier PanisLigier1:30.167 · 10 laps · mugen-honda
17Ricardo RossetFootwork1:30.529 · 11 laps · hart
18Pedro DinizLigier1:31.076 · 12 laps · mugen-honda
19Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi1:31.365 · 11 laps · ford
20Pedro LamyMinardi1:31.454 · 12 laps · ford
21Andrea MonterminiForti1:35.206 · 3 laps · ford
22Luca BadoerForti1:35.304 · 3 laps · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Damon HillWilliams1:26.875 · renault
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:27.070 · renault
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:27.707 · ferrari
4Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:27.856 · mercedes
5Jean AlesiBenetton1:28.307 · renault
6Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:28.409 · peugeot
7Gerhard BergerBenetton1:28.653 · renault
8Martin BrundleJordan1:28.946 · peugeot
9David CoulthardMcLaren1:28.966 · mercedes
10Eddie IrvineFerrari1:29.186 · ferrari
11Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:29.591 · ford
12Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell1:29.913 · yamaha
13Johnny HerbertSauber1:29.947 · ford
14Mika SaloTyrrell1:29.949 · yamaha
15Jos VerstappenFootwork1:30.102 · hart
16Olivier PanisLigier1:30.167 · mugen-honda
17Pedro DinizLigier1:31.076 · mugen-honda
18Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi1:31.365 · ford
19Pedro LamyMinardi1:31.454 · ford
20Ricardo RossetFootworkTime not recorded · hart

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Damon HillNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded63
2Jacques VilleneuveNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded48
3Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded26
4Jean AlesiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded25
5Gerhard BergerNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
6David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
7Mika HäkkinenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded16
8Olivier PanisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded11
9Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
10Eddie IrvineNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
11Heinz-Harald FrentzenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
12Mika SaloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded5
13Johnny HerbertNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
14Martin BrundleNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
15Jos VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
15Pedro DinizNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsJacques Villeneuve11:27.541
freePractice1ResultsDamon Hill21:28.241
freePractice1ResultsJean Alesi31:28.364
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard41:28.417
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher51:28.436
freePractice1ResultsMika Häkkinen61:28.888
freePractice1ResultsGerhard Berger71:29.013
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello81:29.137
freePractice1ResultsMartin Brundle91:29.146
freePractice1ResultsOlivier Panis101:29.236
freePractice1ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen111:29.312
freePractice1ResultsEddie Irvine121:29.458
freePractice1ResultsJos Verstappen131:29.753
freePractice1ResultsMika Salo141:30.388
freePractice1ResultsJohnny Herbert151:30.459
freePractice1ResultsUkyo Katayama161:30.826
freePractice1ResultsPedro Diniz171:30.829
freePractice1ResultsRicardo Rosset181:31.032
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella191:31.450
freePractice1ResultsPedro Lamy201:31.661
freePractice2ResultsDamon Hill11:26.560
freePractice2ResultsJacques Villeneuve21:27.028
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher31:27.624
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello41:27.705
freePractice2ResultsGerhard Berger51:27.996
freePractice2ResultsMika Häkkinen61:28.013
freePractice2ResultsMartin Brundle71:28.384
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard81:28.534
freePractice2ResultsJean Alesi91:28.552
freePractice2ResultsEddie Irvine101:29.182
freePractice2ResultsJohnny Herbert111:29.549
freePractice2ResultsJos Verstappen121:29.684
freePractice2ResultsOlivier Panis131:29.741
freePractice2ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen141:29.773
freePractice2ResultsUkyo Katayama151:29.777
freePractice2ResultsMika Salo161:29.810
freePractice2ResultsPedro Diniz171:30.743
freePractice2ResultsRicardo Rosset181:31.083
freePractice2ResultsPedro Lamy191:31.591
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella201:31.771
warmingUpResultsMika Häkkinen11:28.993
warmingUpResultsJacques Villeneuve21:29.093
warmingUpResultsDamon Hill31:29.696
warmingUpResultsMichael Schumacher41:29.889
warmingUpResultsJean Alesi51:29.893
warmingUpResultsMartin Brundle61:30.201
warmingUpResultsOlivier Panis71:30.206
warmingUpResultsEddie Irvine81:30.268
warmingUpResultsJos Verstappen91:30.308
warmingUpResultsJohnny Herbert101:30.400
warmingUpResultsRubens Barrichello111:30.598
warmingUpResultsGerhard Berger121:30.604
warmingUpResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen131:31.222
warmingUpResultsPedro Diniz141:31.491
warmingUpResultsUkyo Katayama151:31.522
warmingUpResultsDavid Coulthard161:31.610
warmingUpResultsMika Salo171:32.292
warmingUpResultsPedro Lamy181:33.103
warmingUpResultsGiancarlo Fisichella191:33.204
warmingUpResultsRicardo Rosset201:33.355

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Olivier Panis11542.785
Martin Brundle11741.804
Rubens Barrichello11937.767
Johnny Herbert12236.283
Jacques Villeneuve12338.721
David Coulthard12336.036
Mika Häkkinen12735.444
Martin Brundle22838.566
Pedro Diniz12844.611
Jos Verstappen12941.981
Heinz-Harald Frentzen13039.138
Jean Alesi13139.904
Mika Salo13138.746
Olivier Panis23138.714
Gerhard Berger13340.375
Giancarlo Fisichella13240.877
Rubens Barrichello23838.369
Olivier Panis33753.368
Martin Brundle34037.721
David Coulthard24138.230
Jacques Villeneuve24237.103
Johnny Herbert24135.562
Mika Häkkinen24435.821

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