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Grande Prémio de Portugal 1996 · race
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Grande Prémio de Portugal 1996 · race
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/596-race
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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.
Grand Prix context
Grande Prémio de Portugal 1996 · Autódromo do Estoril
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1996 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:40:22.915 · 70 laps · renault | 10 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:40:42.881 · 70 laps · renault | 6 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:41:16.680 · 70 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:41:18.024 · 70 laps · renault | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:41:50.304 · 70 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:41:56.056 · 70 laps · renault | 1 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | Time not recorded · 69 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | Time not recorded · 69 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 69 laps · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 68 laps · yamaha | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Time not recorded · 68 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | Time not recorded · 67 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Collision damage · Time not recorded · 52 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | Engine · Time not recorded · 47 laps · hart | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | Collision · Time not recorded · 46 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | Spun off · Time not recorded · 41 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.330 · 8 laps · renault | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:20.339 · 10 laps · renault | |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:21.088 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.236 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:21.293 · 9 laps · renault | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:21.362 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:21.640 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:22.066 · 9 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:22.205 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:22.324 · 10 laps · peugeot | |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:22.325 · 11 laps · ford | |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:22.655 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:22.765 · 12 laps · yamaha | |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:23.013 · 11 laps · yamaha | |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:23.055 · 10 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:23.531 · 10 laps · hart | |
| 17 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:24.230 · 10 laps · hart | |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:24.293 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:24.510 · 11 laps · ford | |
| 20 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 1:25.612 · 12 laps · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.330 · renault | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:20.339 · renault | |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:21.088 · renault | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.236 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:21.293 · renault | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:21.362 · ferrari | |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:21.640 · mercedes | |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:22.066 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:22.205 · peugeot | |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:22.324 · peugeot | |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:22.325 · ford | |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:22.655 · ford | |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:22.765 · yamaha | |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:23.013 · yamaha | |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:23.055 · mugen-honda | |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:23.531 · hart | |
| 17 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:24.230 · hart | |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:24.293 · mugen-honda | |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:24.510 · ford | |
| 20 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 1:25.612 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 87 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 78 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 53 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 47 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 27 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 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 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 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 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:23.554 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 2 | 1:24.281 |
| freePractice1Results | Ukyo Katayama | 3 | 1:24.359 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 4 | 1:24.477 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 5 | 1:24.764 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 6 | 1:24.803 |
| freePractice1Results | Gerhard Berger | 7 | 1:24.832 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 8 | 1:25.234 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 9 | 1:25.403 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 10 | 1:25.567 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 11 | 1:25.592 |
| freePractice1Results | Martin Brundle | 12 | 1:25.705 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 13 | 1:25.944 |
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 14 | 1:25.980 |
| freePractice1Results | Ricardo Rosset | 15 | 1:26.065 |
| freePractice1Results | Jos Verstappen | 16 | 1:26.288 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 17 | 1:26.422 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Lamy | 18 | 1:26.515 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 19 | 1:26.700 |
| freePractice1Results | Giovanni Lavaggi | 20 | 1:28.356 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:21.858 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 2 | 1:21.867 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 3 | 1:22.268 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 4 | 1:22.469 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 5 | 1:22.664 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 6 | 1:22.668 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:22.705 |
| freePractice2Results | Gerhard Berger | 8 | 1:22.796 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 9 | 1:23.249 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 10 | 1:23.422 |
| freePractice2Results | Martin Brundle | 11 | 1:23.436 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 12 | 1:23.523 |
| freePractice2Results | Ukyo Katayama | 13 | 1:23.653 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 14 | 1:23.675 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 15 | 1:24.330 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Lamy | 16 | 1:25.023 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 17 | 1:25.270 |
| freePractice2Results | Jos Verstappen | 18 | 1:25.339 |
| freePractice2Results | Ricardo Rosset | 19 | 1:25.402 |
| freePractice2Results | Giovanni Lavaggi | 20 | 1:27.963 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:22.666 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 2 | 1:22.878 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 3 | 1:22.946 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 4 | 1:23.537 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 5 | 1:23.621 |
| warmingUpResults | Gerhard Berger | 6 | 1:23.660 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 7 | 1:24.162 |
| warmingUpResults | Martin Brundle | 8 | 1:24.223 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 9 | 1:24.248 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 10 | 1:24.542 |
| warmingUpResults | Ukyo Katayama | 11 | 1:24.798 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 12 | 1:24.849 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 13 | 1:25.225 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 14 | 1:25.381 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 15 | 1:25.564 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 16 | 1:25.616 |
| warmingUpResults | Jos Verstappen | 17 | 1:25.649 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Lamy | 18 | 1:26.404 |
| warmingUpResults | Ricardo Rosset | 19 | 1:26.802 |
| warmingUpResults | Giovanni Lavaggi | 20 | 1:28.138 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.