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Portuguese Grand Prix 1996

Round 15 of 16  · 22 September 1996  · Estoril  · 70 laps

Fastest Lap Jacques Villeneuve 1:22.873 (lap 37)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 VIL Jacques Villeneuve FL Williams 2 1:40:22.915 10
2 HIL Damon Hill Williams 1 +19.966 6
3 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 +53.765 4
4 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 3 +55.109 3
5 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 6 +1:27.389 2
6 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 5 +1:33.141 1
7 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 11 +1 lap
8 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 +1 lap
9 BRU Martin Brundle Jordan 10 +1 lap
10 PAN Olivier Panis Ligier 15 +1 lap
11 SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 13 +1 lap
12 KAT Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 14 +2 laps
13 COU David Coulthard McLaren 8 +2 laps
14 ROS Ricardo Rosset Footwork 17 +3 laps
15 LAV Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi 20 +5 laps
16 LAM Pedro Lamy Minardi 19 +5 laps
DNF HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 7 Collision damage
DNF VER Jos Verstappen Footwork 16 Engine
DNF DIN Pedro Diniz Ligier 18 Collision
DNF BAR Rubens Barrichello Jordan 9 Spun off

Qualifying — One-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 HIL Damon Hill Williams 1:20.330
2 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:20.339
3 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 1:21.088
4 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:21.236
5 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:21.293
6 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:21.362
7 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:21.640
8 COU David Coulthard McLaren 1:22.066
9 BAR Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:22.205
10 BRU Martin Brundle Jordan 1:22.324
11 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:22.325
12 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:22.655
13 SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:22.765
14 KAT Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:23.013
15 PAN Olivier Panis Ligier 1:23.055
16 VER Jos Verstappen Footwork 1:23.531
17 ROS Ricardo Rosset Footwork 1:24.230
18 DIN Pedro Diniz Ligier 1:24.293
19 LAM Pedro Lamy Minardi 1:24.510
20 LAV Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi 1:25.612