Pit Lane F1
1996 Season - Round 15 - 1996-09-22
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams, with Damon Hill (Williams) second and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Damon Hill (Williams), who could not convert it into the win.
Olivier Panis (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 5-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 4 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix, completing round 15 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 | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 17 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 20 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
