1996 British Grand Prix

Circuit: Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Winner: Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
Pole: Damon Hill
Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve
Entries: 2211 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	FW18	2	61	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	B196	7	61	Finished	6
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	—	4	61	Finished	4
4	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	196	6	61	Finished	3
5	David Coulthard	McLaren	—	9	61	Finished	2
6	Martin Brundle	Jordan	196	8	60	Finished	1
7	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	20	14	60	Finished	0
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	C15	11	60	Finished	0
9	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	C15	13	60	Finished	0
10	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	FA17	15	60	Finished	0
11	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	M195B	18	59	Finished	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Benetton	B196	5	44	Wheel bearing	0
DNF	Olivier Panis	Ligier	JS43	16	40	Handling	0
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	JS43	17	38	Engine	0
DNF	Damon Hill	Williams	FW18	1	26	Wheel nut	0
DNF	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	M195B	19	21	Gearbox	0
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	FA17	20	13	Electrical	0
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	20	12	12	Camshaft	0
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F310	10	5	Differential	0
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F310	3	3	Hydraulics	0
DNQ	Andrea Montermini	Forti	—	—	0	DNQ	0
DNQ	Luca Badoer	Forti	—	—	—	DNQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Jacques Villeneuve	2	1	61
Gerhard Berger	7	2	61
Mika Hakkinen	4	3	61
Rubens Barrichello	6	4	61
David Coulthard	9	5	61
Martin Brundle	8	6	60
Mika Salo	14	7	60
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	11	8	60
Johnny Herbert	13	9	60
Jos Verstappen	15	10	60
Giancarlo Fisichella	18	11	59
Jean Alesi	5	DNF	44
Olivier Panis	16	DNF	40
Pedro Diniz	17	DNF	38
Damon Hill	1	DNF	26
Pedro Lamy	19	DNF	21
Ricardo Rosset	20	DNF	13
Ukyo Katayama	12	DNF	12
Eddie Irvine	10	DNF	5
Michael Schumacher	3	DNF	3

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:26.875	—	—
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:27.070	+0.195	+0.195
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:27.707	+0.832	+0.637
4	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:27.856	+0.981	+0.149
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:28.307	+1.432	+0.451
6	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:28.409	+1.534	+0.102
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:28.653	+1.778	+0.244
8	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:28.946	+2.071	+0.293
9	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:28.966	+2.091	+0.020
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:29.186	+2.311	+0.220
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:29.591	+2.716	+0.405
12	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:29.913	+3.038	+0.322
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:29.947	+3.072	+0.034
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:29.949	+3.074	+0.002
15	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:30.102	+3.227	+0.153
16	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:30.167	+3.292	+0.065
17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:30.529	+3.654	+0.362
18	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:31.076	+4.201	+0.547
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:31.365	+4.490	+0.289
20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:31.454	+4.579	+0.089
21	Andrea Montermini	Forti	23	1:35.206	+8.331	+3.752
22	Luca Badoer	Forti	22	1:35.304	+8.429	+0.098

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Jacques Villeneuve	1	61	2	23, 42
Gerhard Berger	2	61	1	33
Mika Hakkinen	3	61	2	27, 44
Rubens Barrichello	4	61	2	19, 38
David Coulthard	5	61	2	23, 41
Martin Brundle	6	60	3	17, 28, 40
Mika Salo	7	60	1	31
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	60	1	30
Johnny Herbert	9	60	2	22, 41
Jos Verstappen	10	60	1	29
Giancarlo Fisichella	11	59	1	32
Jean Alesi	DNF	44	1	31
Olivier Panis	DNF	40	3	15, 31, 37
Pedro Diniz	DNF	38	1	28
Damon Hill	DNF	26	0	None recorded
Pedro Lamy	DNF	21	0	None recorded
Ricardo Rosset	DNF	13	0	None recorded
Ukyo Katayama	DNF	12	0	None recorded
Eddie Irvine	DNF	5	0	None recorded
Michael Schumacher	DNF	3	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Jacques Villeneuve · Gerhard Berger	2 · 7	1 · 2	23 · 33	Jacques Villeneuve	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Gerhard Berger	4 · 7	3 · 2	27 · 33	Mika Hakkinen	Swapped places
Rubens Barrichello · Gerhard Berger	6 · 7	4 · 2	19 · 33	Rubens Barrichello	Swapped places
Gerhard Berger · Martin Brundle	7 · 8	2 · 6	33 · 17	Martin Brundle	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Rubens Barrichello	4 · 6	3 · 4	27 · 19	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
Rubens Barrichello · David Coulthard	6 · 9	4 · 5	19 · 23	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
Martin Brundle · David Coulthard	8 · 9	6 · 5	17 · 23	Martin Brundle	Swapped places
Martin Brundle · Mika Salo	8 · 14	6 · 7	17 · 31	Martin Brundle	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Mika Salo	11 · 14	8 · 7	30 · 31	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Swapped places
Johnny Herbert · Mika Salo	13 · 14	9 · 7	22 · 31	Johnny Herbert	Swapped places
Mika Salo · Jos Verstappen	14 · 15	7 · 10	31 · 29	Jos Verstappen	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Johnny Herbert	11 · 13	8 · 9	30 · 22	Johnny Herbert	Kept their order
Johnny Herbert · Jos Verstappen	13 · 15	9 · 10	22 · 29	Johnny Herbert	Kept their order
Jos Verstappen · Giancarlo Fisichella	15 · 18	10 · 11	29 · 32	Jos Verstappen	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:27.541	—	—	30
2	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:28.241	+0.700	+0.700	30
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:28.364	+0.823	+0.123	20
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:28.417	+0.876	+0.053	30
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:28.436	+0.895	+0.019	30
6	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:28.888	+1.347	+0.452	25
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:29.013	+1.472	+0.125	30
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:29.137	+1.596	+0.124	27
9	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:29.146	+1.605	+0.009	29
10	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:29.236	+1.695	+0.090	25
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:29.312	+1.771	+0.076	29
12	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:29.458	+1.917	+0.146	28
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:29.753	+2.212	+0.295	14
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:30.388	+2.847	+0.635	19
15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:30.459	+2.918	+0.071	30
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:30.826	+3.285	+0.367	16
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:30.829	+3.288	+0.003	20
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:31.032	+3.491	+0.203	28
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:31.450	+3.909	+0.418	30
20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:31.661	+4.120	+0.211	30

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:26.560	—	—	23
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:27.028	+0.468	+0.468	25
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:27.624	+1.064	+0.596	22
4	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:27.705	+1.145	+0.081	22
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:27.996	+1.436	+0.291	26
6	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:28.013	+1.453	+0.017	25
7	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:28.384	+1.824	+0.371	29
8	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:28.534	+1.974	+0.150	27
9	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:28.552	+1.992	+0.018	26
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:29.182	+2.622	+0.630	20
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:29.549	+2.989	+0.367	28
12	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:29.684	+3.124	+0.135	20
13	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:29.741	+3.181	+0.057	21
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:29.773	+3.213	+0.032	23
15	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:29.777	+3.217	+0.004	26
16	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:29.810	+3.250	+0.033	27
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:30.743	+4.183	+0.933	22
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:31.083	+4.523	+0.340	21
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:31.591	+5.031	+0.508	24
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:31.771	+5.211	+0.180	21

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:28.993	—	—	10
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:29.093	+0.100	+0.100	12
3	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:29.696	+0.703	+0.603	11
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:29.889	+0.896	+0.193	7
5	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:29.893	+0.900	+0.004	13
6	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:30.201	+1.208	+0.308	14
7	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:30.206	+1.213	+0.005	13
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:30.268	+1.275	+0.062	8
9	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:30.308	+1.315	+0.040	6
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:30.400	+1.407	+0.092	14
11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:30.598	+1.605	+0.198	11
12	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:30.604	+1.611	+0.006	11
13	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:31.222	+2.229	+0.618	14
14	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:31.491	+2.498	+0.269	14
15	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:31.522	+2.529	+0.031	14
16	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:31.610	+2.617	+0.088	10
17	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:32.292	+3.299	+0.682	12
18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:33.103	+4.110	+0.811	15
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:33.204	+4.211	+0.101	13
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:33.355	+4.362	+0.151	11

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Benetton B196
Jean Alesi - Imola 1996 (5) · Restu20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs

Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round: 10 of 1996
Grand Prix: British Grand Prix
Dates: 14 Jul 1996
Layout raced: Bridge circuit, revised · 5.072 km
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Williams
Entrant: Williams-Renault
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.