1996 Japanese Grand Prix

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The 1996 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 13, 1996 at Suzuka. Jacques Villeneuve's retirement ended his small chance of the title, handing it to Damon Hill. Martin Brundle scored points in his final Grand Prix.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 52 1:32:33.791 2 10
2 1 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 52 + 1.883 3 6
3 7 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 52 + 3.212 5 4
4 4 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 52 + 26.526 4 3
5 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 52 + 67.120 10 2
6 15 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 52 + 81.186 7 1
7 9 Flag of France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 52 + 84.510 12  
8 8 Flag of the United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 52 + 85.233 8  
9 11 Flag of Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 52 + 101.065 11  
10 14 Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 52 + 101.799 13  
11 17 Flag of the Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 51 + 1 Lap 17  
12 20 Flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 18  
13 16 Flag of Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 50 + 2 Laps 19  
Ret 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 39 Collision 6  
Ret 18 Flag of Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 37 Engine 14  
Ret 6 Flag of Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 36 Wheel 1  
Ret 19 Flag of Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 20 Engine 15  
Ret 10 Flag of Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 13 Spun off 16  
Ret 3 Flag of France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 0 Spun off 9  
DNQ 21 Flag of Italy Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford   DNQ 20  

[edit] Notes


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