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Season · 16 rounds, all run

1996 FIA Formula One World Championship

Damon Hill followed his father Graham — the only father-and-son World Champions until Keke and Nico Rosberg in 2016.

Rounds
16all run
Drivers' champion
Damon Hill97 points
Constructors' champion
Williams175 points
Margin
19over Jacques Villeneuve

How the title was decided

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Damon HillJacques VilleneuveMichael Schumacher

The three drivers who finished highest, tracked from the opening round.

The numbers behind this chart, How the title was decided
How the title was decided
DriverAfter roundPoints
Damon Hill110
Damon Hill220
Damon Hill330
Damon Hill433
Damon Hill543
Damon Hill643
Damon Hill743
Damon Hill853
Damon Hill963
Damon Hill1063
Damon Hill1173
Damon Hill1279
Damon Hill1381
Damon Hill1481
Damon Hill1587
Damon Hill1697
Jacques Villeneuve16
Jacques Villeneuve26
Jacques Villeneuve312
Jacques Villeneuve422
Jacques Villeneuve522
Jacques Villeneuve622
Jacques Villeneuve726
Jacques Villeneuve832
Jacques Villeneuve938
Jacques Villeneuve1048
Jacques Villeneuve1152
Jacques Villeneuve1262
Jacques Villeneuve1368
Jacques Villeneuve1468
Jacques Villeneuve1578
Jacques Villeneuve1678
Michael Schumacher24
Michael Schumacher34
Michael Schumacher410
Michael Schumacher516
Michael Schumacher616
Michael Schumacher726
Michael Schumacher826
Michael Schumacher926
Michael Schumacher1026
Michael Schumacher1129
Michael Schumacher1229
Michael Schumacher1339
Michael Schumacher1449
Michael Schumacher1553
Michael Schumacher1659

Final drivers' standings

Final drivers' standings
PosDriverWinsPointsGap
1Damon Hill897—
2Jacques Villeneuve47819
3Michael Schumacher35938
4Jean Alesi04750
5Mika Hakkinen03166
6Gerhard Berger02176
7David Coulthard01879
8Rubens Barrichello01483
9Olivier Panis11384
10Eddie Irvine01186
11Martin Brundle0889
12Heinz-Harald Frentzen0790
13Mika Salo0592
14Johnny Herbert0493
15Pedro Diniz0295
16Jos Verstappen0196
A driver with points and no position was excluded from the classification: the points stand, the position does not. Wins are counted from the race records, and a shared drive is a win for both of its drivers. The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all.

Final constructors' standings

Final constructors' standings
PosConstructorPointsGap
1Williams renault175—
2Ferrari ferrari70105
3Benetton renault68107
4McLaren mercedes49126
5Jordan peugeot22153
6Ligier mugen-honda15160
7Sauber ford11164
8Tyrrell yamaha5170
9Footwork hart1174
The gap is to the highest points total classified, so the leader's own is an em dash; before 1991 it is a difference of net totals, dropped scores and all. The championship is contested by a chassis–engine pair, so one name can appear more than once with different engines.

The calendar

  1. R1Australianrun
  2. R2Brazilianrun
  3. R3Argentinerun
  4. R4Europeanrun
  5. R5San Marinorun
  6. R6Monacorun
  7. R7Spanishrun
  8. R8Canadianrun
  9. R9Frenchrun
  10. R10Britishrun
  11. R11Germanrun
  12. R12Hungarianrun
  13. R13Belgianrun
  14. R14Italianrun
  15. R15Portugueserun
  16. R16Japaneserun

The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists. F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy.

The calendar
RGrand PrixCircuitDatesWinnerConstructorPoleFastest lap
1Australian Grand PrixAlbert ParkDamon HillWilliamsJacques VilleneuveJacques Villeneuve
2Brazilian Grand PrixAutodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)Damon HillWilliamsDamon HillDamon Hill
3Argentine Grand PrixAutodromo Oscar GalvezDamon HillWilliamsDamon HillJean Alesi
4European Grand PrixNurburgring (GP-Strecke)Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsDamon HillDamon Hill
5San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariDamon HillWilliamsMichael SchumacherDamon Hill
6Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoOlivier PanisLigierMichael SchumacherJean Alesi
7Spanish Grand PrixCircuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMichael SchumacherFerrariDamon HillMichael Schumacher
8Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles-VilleneuveDamon HillWilliamsDamon HillJacques Villeneuve
9French Grand PrixCircuit de Nevers Magny-CoursDamon HillWilliamsMichael SchumacherJacques Villeneuve
10British Grand PrixSilverstone CircuitJacques VilleneuveWilliamsDamon HillJacques Villeneuve
11German Grand PrixHockenheimringDamon HillWilliamsDamon HillDamon Hill
12Hungarian Grand PrixHungaroringJacques VilleneuveWilliamsMichael SchumacherDamon Hill
13Belgian Grand PrixCircuit de Spa-FrancorchampsMichael SchumacherFerrariJacques VilleneuveGerhard Berger
14Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale MonzaMichael SchumacherFerrariDamon HillMichael Schumacher
15Portuguese Grand PrixAutodromo do EstorilJacques VilleneuveWilliamsDamon HillJacques Villeneuve
16Japanese Grand PrixSuzuka CircuitDamon HillWilliamsJacques VilleneuveJacques Villeneuve
Two names in one cell is a shared drive: both drivers are classified in that position, and both are winners. Open any round for its full classification.

Who entered

Who entered
ConstructorEntered asChassisDesignsEnginesTyres
BenettonMild Seven Benetton RenaultBenetton B1961Renault RS8 3.0 V10Goodyear
FerrariScuderia FerrariFerrari F3101Ferrari 046 3.0 V10Goodyear
FootworkFootwork HartFootwork FA171Hart 830 3.0 V8Goodyear
FortiForti Grand PrixForti FG01B, Forti FG032Ford ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8Goodyear
JordanBenson & Hedges Total Jordan PeugeotJordan 1961Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10Goodyear
LigierLigier Gauloises BlondesLigier JS431Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 3.0 V10Goodyear
McLarenMarlboro McLaren MercedesMcLaren MP4/11, McLaren MP4/11B2Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10Goodyear
MinardiMinardi TeamMinardi M195B1Ford ED2 3.0 V8, Ford ED3 3.0 V8Goodyear
SauberRed Bull Sauber FordSauber C151Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10Goodyear
TyrrellTyrrell YamahaTyrrell 0241Yamaha OX11A 3.0 V10Goodyear
WilliamsRothmans Williams RenaultWilliams FW181Renault RS8 3.0 V10Goodyear
Where an entrant ran more than one design, no source records which car raced which round — so those race results carry no chassis.

Photographs

From Wikimedia Commons, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require.

Williams FW18
Williams FW18
1996 Williams-Renault FW cropped · This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons cropped by Morio · Public domain · unchecked
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310 front-left National Motor Museum, Beaulieu · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43 front-left Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Benetton B196
Benetton B196
Jean Alesi - Imola 1996 (5) · Restu20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Footwork FA17
Footwork FA17
Grand Prix Monaco96 131954710 · Steve Gregory from Bradley Stoke, UK · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Jordan 196
Jordan 196
Jordan Peugeot 196 · LSDSL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Sauber C15
Sauber C15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1996 Imola · Restu20 (upload), Francois-Pier (edit) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024 Mika Salo 1996 German Grand Prix · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0

Where this comes from

Team
Williams
Runner-up
Jacques Villeneuve — 78
Engine formula
3.0 L naturally aspirated, max 10 cylinders (V10 from 2000 mandated)
Tyres
Goodyear (sole supplier)
Entered
24 drivers, 11 constructors, 8 engine makers — counted from the entries, whether or not they started