1996 Hungarian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Hungary
Grand Prix:Hungarian
Official Name:XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Date:11 August
Year:1996
Race No:12
Season No:16
Location:Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[1]
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.466
Course Km:3.968
Distance Laps:77
Distance Mi:189.851
Distance Km:305.536
Weather:Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27C[2]
Pole Driver:Michael Schumacher
Pole Team:Ferrari
Pole Time:1:17.129
Pole Country:Germany
Fast Driver:Damon Hill
Fast Team:Williams-Renault
Fast Time:1:20.093
Fast Lap:67
Fast Country:United Kingdom
First Driver:Jacques Villeneuve
First Team:Williams-Renault
First Country:Canada
Second Driver:Damon Hill
Second Team:Williams-Renault
Second Country:United Kingdom
Third Driver:Jean Alesi
Third Team:Benetton-Renault
Third Country:France
Previous Round:1996 German Grand Prix
Next Round:1996 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 11 August 1996. It was the twelfth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship and the eleventh Hungarian Grand Prix.

The 77-lap race was won by Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault, after starting from third position. Villeneuve's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Damon Hill, finished second, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Benetton-Renault. This was Williams' fifth 1–2 finish of the season, and it secured their fourth Constructors' Championship in five years.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
11 Michael SchumacherFerrari1:17.129
25 Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:17.182+0.053
36 Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:17.259+0.130
42 Eddie IrvineFerrari1:18.617+1.488
53 Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:18.754+1.625
64 Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:18.794+1.665
77 Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.116+1.987
814 Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford1:19.292+2.163
98 David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.384+2.255
1015 Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:19.436+2.307
119 Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:19.538+2.409
1212 Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:19.828+2.699
1311 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:19.966+2.837
1418 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.499+3.370
1510 Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:20.665+3.536
1619 Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.678+3.549
1717 Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:20.781+3.652
1816 Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:21.590+4.461
1920 Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford1:21.713+4.584
2021 Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford1:22.468+5.339
107% time

1:22.528

Sources:[3] [4]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
16 Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault771:46:21.134310
25 Damon HillWilliams-Renault77+ 0.77126
33 Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault77+ 1:24.21254
47 Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes76+ 1 lap73
59 Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda76+ 1 lap112
611 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot75+ 2 laps131
718 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha74+ 3 laps14 
816 Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart74+ 3 laps18 
91 Michael SchumacherFerrari70Throttle1 
1021 Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford69Spun off20 
Ret4 Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault64Engine6 
Ret15 Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford50Electrical10 
Ret14 Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford35Engine8 
Ret2 Eddie IrvineFerrari31Gearbox4 
Ret20 Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford24Suspension19 
Ret8 David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes23Engine9 
Ret17 Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart10Spun off17 
Ret12 Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot5Spun off12 
Ret10 Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1Collision15 
Ret19 Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha0Collision16 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Damon Hill79
2 Jacques Villeneuve62
3 Jean Alesi35
4 Michael Schumacher29
5 Mika Häkkinen19
Source: [5]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Williams-Renault141
2 Benetton-Renault51
3 Ferrari38
4 McLaren-Mercedes37
5 Jordan-Peugeot15
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix. Motor Sport. 8 June 2022.
  2. http://classic.wunderground.com/history/airport/LHBP/1996/8/11/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Budapest&req_state=&req_statename=Hungary&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=6&reqdb.wmo=12838 Weather info for the 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix
  3. Web site: Hungary 1996 – Qualifications. StatsF1. 29 December 2023.
  4. Web site: 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying. Motorsport Stats. 29 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Hungary 1996 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 18 March 2019.

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