Japan Grand Prix 1996: results

Round 16 of the 1996 season, 13 October 1996, at Suzuka Circuit. Damon Hill won for Williams from P2 on the grid. Jacques Villeneuve took pole position. Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve, 1:44.043 (lap 34).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Damon HillWilliams1:32:33.79110
2Michael SchumacherFerrari+1.8836
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren+3.2124
4Gerhard BergerBenetton+26.5263
5Martin BrundleJordan+1:07.1202
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1:21.1861
7Olivier PanisLigier+1:24.5100
8David CoulthardMcLaren+1:25.2330
9Rubens BarrichelloJordan+1:41.0650
10Johnny HerbertSauber+1:41.7990
11Jos VerstappenFootwork+1 lap0
12Pedro LamyMinardi+2 laps0
13Ricardo RossetFootwork+2 laps0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariCollision0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellEngine0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsWheel0
DNFMika SaloTyrrellEngine0
DNFPedro DinizLigierSpun off0
DNFJean AlesiBenettonSpun off0
DNQGiovanni LavaggiMinardi—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
2Damon HillWilliams
3Michael SchumacherFerrari
4Gerhard BergerBenetton
5Mika HäkkinenMcLaren
6Eddie IrvineFerrari
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber
8David CoulthardMcLaren
9Jean AlesiBenetton
10Martin BrundleJordan
11Rubens BarrichelloJordan
12Olivier PanisLigier
13Johnny HerbertSauber
14Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell
15Mika SaloTyrrell
16Pedro DinizLigier
17Jos VerstappenFootwork
18Pedro LamyMinardi
19Ricardo RossetFootwork
20Giovanni LavaggiMinardi

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