Season 1996 · Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1996-03-31 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 71Lap · 304.732km
Williams 1:49:52.976
Team win 10pt P1 · P17
Benetton +17.982
Fastest Lap
DNF
10
Rubens Barrichello L59 Heinz-Harald Frentzen L36 David Coulthard L29 Johnny Herbert L28 Jacques Villeneuve L26 Gerhard Berger L26 Andrea Montermini L26 Ricardo Rosset L24 Jos Verstappen L19 Tarso Marques L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
71Lap 304.732km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P2 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · → Alain Prost -2
P5 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
P1 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P8 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Jarno Trulli -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Hill HIL Hill HIL Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Salo SAL Salo SAL Panis PAN Panis PAN Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Lamy LAM Lamy LAM Badoer BAD Badoer BAD Brundle · stopped L64 · classified P12 Brundle BRU Brundle BRU Barrichello · retired L59 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Frentzen · retired L36 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Coulthard · retired L29 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Herbert · retired L28 Herbert HER Herbert HER Villeneuve · retired L26 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Berger · retired L26 Berger BER Berger BER Montermini · retired L26 Montermini MON Montermini MON Rosset · retired L24 Rosset ROS Rosset ROS Verstappen · retired L19 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Marques · retired L0 Marques MAR Marques MAR
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Damon Hill Williams 1 71 1:49:52.976 10
2 3 Jean Alesi Benetton 5 71 +17.982 6
3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 70 +1 Lap 4
4 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 7 70 +1 Lap 3
5 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 11 70 +1 Lap 2
6 9 Olivier Panis Ligier 15 70 +1 Lap 1
7 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 10 70 +1 Lap
8 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier 22 69 +2 Laps
9 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 16 69 +2 Laps
10 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi 18 68 +3 Laps
11 22 Luca Badoer Forti 19 67 +4 Laps
12 12 Martin Brundle Jordan 6 64 Spun off
R 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 2 59 Spun off
R 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 9 36 Engine
R 8 David Coulthard McLaren 14 29 Spun off
R 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 28 Engine
R 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 3 26 Spun off
R 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 8 26 Hydraulics
R 23 Andrea Montermini Forti 20 26 Spun off
R 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 17 24 Spun off
R 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 13 19 Engine
R 21 Tarso Marques Minardi 21 0 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Damon Hill Williams 1:18.111 POLE Q1
2 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:19.092 +0.981 Q1
3 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:19.254 +1.143 Q1
4 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:19.474 +1.363 Q1
5 3 Jean Alesi Benetton 1:19.484 +1.373 Q1
6 12 Martin Brundle Jordan 1:19.519 +1.408 Q1
7 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:19.607 +1.496 Q1
8 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:19.762 +1.651 Q1
9 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:19.799 +1.688 Q1
10 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:19.951 +1.840 Q1
11 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:20.000 +1.889 Q1
12 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:20.144 +2.033 Q1
13 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 1:20.157 +2.046 Q1
14 8 David Coulthard McLaren 1:20.167 +2.056 Q1
15 9 Olivier Panis Ligier 1:20.426 +2.315 Q1
16 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:20.427 +2.316 Q1
17 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 1:20.440 +2.329 Q1
18 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi 1:21.491 +3.380 Q1
19 22 Luca Badoer Forti 1:23.174 +5.063 Q1
20 23 Andrea Montermini Forti 1:23.454 +5.343 Q1
21 21 Tarso Marques Minardi
22 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier
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.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 5 Damon Hill 1:21.547 L65
2 5 Damon Hill 1:21.623 L64
3 3 Jean Alesi 1:21.866 L58
4 3 Jean Alesi 1:21.884 L56
5 3 Jean Alesi 1:21.903 L60
6 5 Damon Hill 1:21.932 L56
7 3 Jean Alesi 1:21.966 L57
8 12 Martin Brundle 1:22.043 L64
9 3 Jean Alesi 1:22.045 L63
10 3 Jean Alesi 1:22.056 L55
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
7
+17
P7→P4
10
+16
P22→P8
18
+15
P16→P9
1
+14
P4→P3
19
+14
P11→P5
9
+14
P15→P6
2
+14
P10→P7
20
+14
P18→P10
Most positions lost
Pedro Lamy −13 Martin Brundle −13 Michael Schumacher −12
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