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1996 Formula 1 Season · Debrief F1

1996

Completed

1991–2002 regulations · Champion Damon Hill

Schumacher moved to Ferrari; Villeneuve beat Hill in a Williams duel.

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Championship progression

Calendar

R1 · Australian Grand Prix1996-03-10
R2 · Brazilian Grand Prix1996-03-31
R3 · Argentine Grand Prix1996-04-07
R4 · European Grand Prix1996-04-28
R5 · San Marino Grand Prix1996-05-05
R6 · Monaco Grand Prix1996-05-19
R7 · Spanish Grand Prix1996-06-02
R8 · Canadian Grand Prix1996-06-16
R9 · French Grand Prix1996-06-30
R10 · British Grand Prix1996-07-14
R11 · German Grand Prix1996-07-28
R12 · Hungarian Grand Prix1996-08-11
R13 · Belgian Grand Prix1996-08-25
R14 · Italian Grand Prix1996-09-08
R15 · Portuguese Grand Prix1996-09-22
R16 · Japanese Grand Prix1996-10-13

Drivers' standings

1 · Damon HillWilliams97
2 · Jacques VilleneuveWilliams78
3 · Michael SchumacherFerrari59
4 · Jean AlesiBenetton47
5 · Mika HäkkinenMcLaren31

6 · Gerhard BergerBenetton

21

7 · David CoulthardMcLaren18

8 · Rubens BarrichelloJordan14

9 · Olivier PanisLigier13

10 · Eddie IrvineFerrari11

11 · Martin BrundleJordan8

12 · Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber7

13 · Mika SaloTyrrell5

14 · Johnny HerbertSauber4

15 · Pedro DinizLigier2

16 · Jos VerstappenFootwork1

null · Luca BadoerForti0

null · Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi0

null · Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell0

null · Pedro LamyMinardi0

null · Giovanni LavaggiMinardi0

null · Tarso MarquesMinardi0

null · Andrea MonterminiForti0

null · Ricardo RossetFootwork0

Constructors' standings

1 · Williams
175
2 · Ferrari
70
3 · Benetton
68
4 · McLaren
49
5 · Jordan
22
6 · Ligier
15
7 · Sauber
11
8 · Tyrrell
5
9 · Footwork
1
· Minardi
0
· Forti
0