Pit Lane F1
1996 Season - Round 12 - 1996-08-11
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams, with Damon Hill (Williams) second and Jean Alesi (Benetton) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Ricardo Rosset (Footwork) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P8 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix, completing round 12 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Mika Häkkinen |
| McLaren |
| 7 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 13 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Throttle | 0 |
| 10 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 6 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | Electrical | 0 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | Suspension | 0 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | Collision | 0 |
