597th GP – Japan 1996

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1996 FUJI TELEVISION JAPANESE GRAND PRIX

Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F310 [171]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear
2	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F310 [170]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear
3	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196 [5]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear
4	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196 [4]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear
5	Damon Hill	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18 [6]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear
6	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18 [3]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear
7	Mika Häkkinen	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/11 [6]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear
8	David Coulthard	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/11 [7]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear
9	Olivier Panis	Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43 [4]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear
10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43 [3]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear
11	Rubens Barrichello	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196 [4]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear
12	Martin Brundle	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196 [6]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear
14	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15 [3]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear
15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15 [6]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear
16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17 [3]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear
17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17 [1]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear
18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	Tyrrell 024 [5]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear
19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	Tyrrell 024 [2]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear
20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Team	Minardi M195B [4]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear
21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi Team	Minardi M195B [1]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton B196 [4]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.350	30
2	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren MP4/11 [6]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.954	22
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F310 [171]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.321	24
4	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams FW18 [3]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.372	30
5	5	Damon Hill	Williams FW18 [6]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.747	30
6	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan 196 [6]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.845	29
7	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton B196 [5]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.860	22
8	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari F310 [170]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:44.092	21
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan 196 [4]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:44.441	25
10	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber C15 [6]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:44.598	24
11	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell 024 [2]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:44.971	27
12	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber C15 [3]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:45.194	24
13	8	David Coulthard	McLaren MP4/11 [7]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:45.471	22
14	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell 024 [5]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:45.789	29
15	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier JS43 [4]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:45.893	30
16	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork FA17 [1]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:46.105	17
17	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork FA17 [3]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:47.285	24
18	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi M195B [4]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:48.724	27
19	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi M195B [1]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:50.227	29
20	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier JS43 [3]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	02:02.130	12

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams FW18 [3]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:40.534	23
2	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren MP4/11 [6]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.136	17
3	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan 196 [4]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.842	18
4	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari F310 [170]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.916	18
5	5	Damon Hill	Williams FW18 [6]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.980	22
6	8	David Coulthard	McLaren MP4/11 [7]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.009	20
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F310 [171]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.368	17
8	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier JS43 [4]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.672	22
9	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber C15 [3]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.714	26
10	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell 024 [2]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.759	24
11	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber C15 [6]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.839	21
12	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan 196 [6]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.905	24
13	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier JS43 [3]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.106	25
14	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton B196 [4]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.445	20
15	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton B196 [5]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.643	15
16	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell 024 [5]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:44.340	23
17	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork FA17 [3]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:45.198	21
18	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork FA17 [1]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:45.653	21
19	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi M195B [1]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:47.473	26
20	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi M195B [4]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:48.082	16

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams FW18 [3]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:38.909	11
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams FW18 [6]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:39.370	11
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F310 [171]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:40.071	11
4	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton B196 [4]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:40.364	10
5	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren MP4/11 [6]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:40.458	10
6	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari F310 [170]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.005	11
7	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber C15 [6]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.277	12
8	8	David Coulthard	McLaren MP4/11 [8]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.384	9
9	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton B196 [5]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.562	8
10	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan 196 [6]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.600	11
11	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan 196 [4]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:41.919	11
12	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier JS43 [4]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.206	11
13	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber C15 [1]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.658	12
14	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell 024 [5]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.711	12
15	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell 024 [2]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:42.840	12
16	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier JS43 [5]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.196	11
17	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork FA17 [1]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:43.383	10
18	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi M195B [2]	Ford Cosworth EDM4 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:44.874	11
19	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork FA17 [3]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:45.412	12
DNQ	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi M195B [1]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:46.795	11
Lavaggi failed to set a time within 107% of pole lap time and did not qualify.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps
1	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams FW18 [3]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:48.664	11
2	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan 196 [4]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:48.937	12
3	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton B196 [5]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:49.373	8
4	5	Damon Hill	Williams FW18 [6]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:51.390	11
5	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell 024 [5]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:52.013	12
6	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier JS43 [4]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:53.537	11
7	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari F310 [171]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:53.677	8
8	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell 024 [2]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:53.957	11
9	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier JS43 [3]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:54.526	9
10	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi M195B [4]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:54.781	13
11	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber C15 [6]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:54.896	10
12	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan 196 [6]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:56.763	12
13	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton B196 [4]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:58.753	7
14	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber C15 [3]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	02:02.452	6
15	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari F310 [170]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	02:04.512	4
16	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork FA17 [1]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:05.863	5
17	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren MP4/11 [6]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	02:23.659	3
18	8	David Coulthard	McLaren MP4/11 [7]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	04:49.078	2
19	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork FA17 [3]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	023:38.561	2

Official Name	1996 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Circuit	Suzuka
Date	October 13
Pole	Jacques Villeneuve 01:38.909
Fastest Lap	Jacques Villeneuve 01:44.043
Podium	1st Damon Hill (52) , 2nd Michael Schumacher, 3rd Mika Häkkinen
GP Number	597
Round	16
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grande Prémio de Portugal September 22
Next race	Australian Grand Prix March 9

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	5	Damon Hill	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18 [6]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:32:33.791	52	01:44.753	52	2	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F310 [171]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:32:35.674	52	01:44.445	0	3	6
3	7	Mika Häkkinen	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/11 [6]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:32:37.003	52	01:44.852	0	5	4
4	4	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196 [4]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:33:00.317	52	01:44.350	0	4	3
5	12	Martin Brundle	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196 [6]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:33:40.911	52	01:45.882	0	10	2
6	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15 [6]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:33:54.977	52	01:46.407	0	7	1
7	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43 [4]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:33:58.301	52	01:45.347	0	12	0
8	8	David Coulthard	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/11 [7]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:33:59.024	52	01:45.613	0	8	0
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196 [4]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:34:14.856	52	01:46.339	0	11	0
10	14	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15 [3]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	01:34:15.590	52	01:45.932	0	13	0
11	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17 [1]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	+1 lap	51	01:46.977	0	17	0
12	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Team	Minardi M195B [4]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	+2 laps	50	01:49.220	0	18	0
13	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17 [3]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	+2 laps	50	01:49.263	0	19	0
DNF	2	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F310 [170]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Accident	39	01:45.798	0	6	0
DNF	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	Tyrrell 024 [5]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	Engine	37	01:47.518	0	14	0
DNF	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18 [3]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Wheel	36	01:44.043	0	1	0
DNF	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell Yamaha	Tyrrell 024 [2]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	Engine	20	01:49.372	0	15	0
DNF	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43 [3]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spun off	13	01:48.495	0	16	0
DNF	3	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196 [5]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Accident	0		0	9	0
DNQ	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi Team	Minardi M195B [1]	Ford Cosworth EDM3 V8 3.0	Goodyear	DNQ	0		0	20	0
T	8	David Coulthard	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4/11 [8]	Mercedes FO110 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43 [5]	Mugen Honda MF-301HA V10 3.0	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	14	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15 [1]	Ford Cosworth JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Team	Minardi M195B [2]	Ford Cosworth EDM4 V8 3.0	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
S	1	-	Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari F310 [167]	Ferrari 046 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	4	-	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196 [7]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	5	-	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18 [4]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	6	-	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18 [1]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	6	-	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18 [5]	Renault RS8 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spare monocoque	0		0		0
S	11	-	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196 [5]	Peugeot A12 EV5 V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	17	-	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17 [2]	Hart 830 V8 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	19	-	Tyrrell Yamaha	Tyrrell 024 [4]	Yamaha OX11A V10 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
Race scheduled for 53 laps, reduced to 52 due to cancellation of the first starting procedure.

Formula 1 1996 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Damon Hill	Williams	97
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	78
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	59
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	47
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	31
6	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	21
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	18
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14
9	Olivier Panis	Ligier	13
10	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	11
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	8
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	7
13	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	5
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	4
15	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	2
16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1
17	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	0
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	0
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	0
20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	0
21	Luca Badoer	Forti	0
22	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi	0
23	Andrea Montermini	Forti	0
24	Tarso Marques	Minardi	0

Formula 1 1996 World Championship
Pos	Team	Engine	Pts
1	Williams	Renault	175
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	70
3	Benetton	Renault	68
4	McLaren	Mercedes	49
5	Jordan	Peugeot	22
6	Ligier	Mugen Honda	15
7	Sauber	Ford Cosworth	11
8	Tyrrell	Yamaha	5
9	Footwork	Hart	1
10	Minardi	Ford Cosworth	0
11	Forti	Ford Cosworth	0