The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 11 August 1996. It was the twelfth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship and the eleventh Hungarian Grand Prix.
The 77-lap race was won by Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault, after starting from third position. Villeneuve's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Damon Hill, finished second, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Benetton-Renault. This was Williams' fifth 1–2 finish of the season, and it secured their fourth Constructors' Championship in five years.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:17.129 2 5 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:17.182 +0.053 3 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:17.259 +0.130 4 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:18.617 +1.488 5 3 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:18.754 +1.625 6 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:18.794 +1.665 7 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.116 +1.987 8 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 1:19.292 +2.163 9 8 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.384 +2.255 10 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:19.436 +2.307 11 9 Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:19.538 +2.409 12 12 Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.828 +2.699 13 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.966 +2.837 14 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:20.499 +3.370 15 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:20.665 +3.536 16 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:20.678 +3.549 17 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 1:20.781 +3.652 18 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 1:21.590 +4.461 19 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 1:21.713 +4.584 20 21 Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford 1:22.468 +5.339107% time: 1:22.528 Sources:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 77 1:46:21.134 3 10 2 5 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 77 + 0.771 2 6 3 3 Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 77 + 1:24.212 5 4 4 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 76 + 1 lap 7 3 5 9 Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 76 + 1 lap 11 2 6 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 75 + 2 laps 13 1 7 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 74 + 3 laps 14 8 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 74 + 3 laps 18 9 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 70 Throttle 1 10 21 Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford 69 Spun off 20 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 64 Engine 6 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 50 Electrical 10 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 35 Engine 8 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 31 Gearbox 4 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 24 Suspension 19 8 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 23 Engine 9 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 10 Spun off 17 12 Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 5 Spun off 12 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1 Collision 15 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 0 Collision 16
Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates the World Champions.
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Damon Hill 79 2 Jacques Villeneuve 62 3 Jean Alesi 35 4 Michael Schumacher 29 5 Mika Häkkinen 19Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 141 2 Benetton-Renault 51 3 Ferrari 38 4 McLaren-Mercedes 37 5 Jordan-Peugeot 15Source:
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