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1996 Brazil Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Interlagos circuit. Full information

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1996 Brazil Grand Prix

1996 Brazil Grand Prix is 583rd Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Interlagos circuit. Damon Hill won the pole position and this race. This was his 15th victory. Jean Alesi and Michael Schumacher also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 71 laps (307 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1996 Australia Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1996 Argentina Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Brazil Grand Prix

85th victory for the Williams team
15th victory for the Damon Hill
32nd podium for the Damon Hill
19th podium for the Jean Alesi
39th podium for the Michael Schumacher

Damon Hill - Winner of the 1996 Brazil Grand Prix

1996 Brazil Grand Prix

Williams FW18 - 1996 Brazil Grand Prix winner

1996 Brazil Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Damon Hill	10.00	1h 49m 52.976s ( 167.674 km/h )	71	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Jean Alesi	6.00	1h 50m 10.958s ( +17.982s )	71	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
3	Michael Schumacher	4.00		70	Scuderia Ferrari
4	Mika Hakkinen	3.00		70	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
5	Mika Salo	2.00		70	Tyrrell Yamaha
6	Olivier Panis	1.00		70	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
7	Eddie Irvine	0		70	Scuderia Ferrari
8	Pedro Diniz	0		69	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
9	Ukyo Katayama	0		69	Tyrrell Yamaha
10	Pedro Lamy	0		68	Minardi F1 Team
11	Luca Badoer	0		67	Forti Corse
12	Martin Brundle	0	Spin	64	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
ab	Rubens Barrichello	0	Spin	59	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
ab	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0	Engine	36	Red Bull Sauber Ford
ab	David Coulthard	0	Spin	29	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
ab	Johnny Herbert	0	Engine	28	Red Bull Sauber Ford
ab	Gerhard Berger	0	Hydraulics	26	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
ab	Jacques Villeneuve	0	Spin	26	Rothmans Williams Renault
ab	Andrea Montermini	0	Spin	26	Forti Corse
ab	Ricardo Rosset	0	Accident	24	Footwork Hart
ab	Jos Verstappen	0	Engine	19	Footwork Hart
ab	Tarso Marques	0	Spin	0	Minardi F1 Team

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Brazil Grand Prix on the Interlagos circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Damon Hill	1'18''111	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Rubens Barrichello	1'19''092	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
3	Jacques Villeneuve	1'19''254	Rothmans Williams Renault
4	Michael Schumacher	1'19''474	Scuderia Ferrari
5	Jean Alesi	1'19''484	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
6	Martin Brundle	1'19''519	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
7	Mika Hakkinen	1'19''607	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
8	Gerhard Berger	1'19''762	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1'19''799	Red Bull Sauber Ford
10	Eddie Irvine	1'19''951	Scuderia Ferrari
11	Mika Salo	1'20''000	Tyrrell Yamaha
12	Johnny Herbert	1'20''144	Red Bull Sauber Ford
13	Jos Verstappen	1'20''157	Footwork Hart
14	David Coulthard	1'20''167	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
15	Olivier Panis	1'20''426	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
16	Ukyo Katayama	1'20''427	Tyrrell Yamaha
17	Ricardo Rosset	1'20''440	Footwork Hart
18	Pedro Diniz	1'20''873	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
19	Tarso Marques	1'21''421	Minardi F1 Team
20	Pedro Lamy	1'21''491	Minardi F1 Team
21	Luca Badoer	1'23''174	Forti Corse
22	Andrea Montermini	1'23''454	Forti Corse