Season 1996 · Round 16
Japanese Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
6
L39
L37
L36
L20
L13
L0
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 20/36
55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
1991 Japanese Grand Prix
0.344s
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka, Japan
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P1 Michael Schumacher
6 wins
· GP #1
P5 Gerhard Berger
2 wins
· → Sebastian Vettel -2
P5 Mika Häkkinen
2 wins
· → Sebastian Vettel -2
P1 Michael Schumacher
8
· GP #1
P7 Gerhard Berger
2
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P7 Jacques Villeneuve
2
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P1 Michael Schumacher
9
· GP #1
P5 Mika Häkkinen
6
· → Max Verstappen -1
P8 David Coulthard
4
· → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P6 Rubens Barrichello
1
· → Max Verstappen -1
P2 Michael Schumacher
19 starts
· → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello
19 starts
· → Fernando Alonso -3
P7 David Coulthard
14 starts
· → Kimi Räikkönen -3
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 52 | 1:32:33.791 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 52 | +1.883 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 52 | +3.212 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 52 | +26.526 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 Martin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | 52 | +1:07.120 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 7 | 52 | +1:21.186 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | 52 | +1:24.510 | |
| 8 | 8 David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | 52 | +1:25.233 | |
| 9 | 11 Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 11 | 52 | +1:41.065 | |
| 10 | 14 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 52 | +1:41.799 | |
| 11 | 17 Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 17 | 51 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | 20 Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | 16 Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 50 | +2 Laps | |
| R | 2 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | Collision | |
| R | 18 Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 37 | Engine | |
| R | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | |
| R | 19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 15 | 20 | Engine | |
| R | 10 Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 16 | 13 | Spun off | |
| R | 3 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 9 | 0 | Spun off |
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1.
The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | 1:44.043 | L34 |
| 2 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | 1:44.262 | L18 |
| 3 | 4 Gerhard Berger | 1:44.350 | L24 |
| 4 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | 1:44.353 | L17 |
| 5 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:44.445 | L18 |
| 6 | 4 Gerhard Berger | 1:44.494 | L28 |
| 7 | 4 Gerhard Berger | 1:44.531 | L25 |
| 8 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:44.642 | L34 |
| 9 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | 1:44.666 | L36 |
| 10 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | 1:44.729 | L20 |
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
Most positions lost
Gerhard Berger −14
Rubens Barrichello −9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen −8
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) ·
DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15