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1996 Canada Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Montréal circuit. Full information

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1996 Canada Grand Prix

1996 Canada Grand Prix is 589th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Montréal circuit. Damon Hill won the pole position and this race. This was his 18th victory. Jacques Villeneuve and Jean Alesi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 69 laps (305 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1996 Spain Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1996 France Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1996 Canada Grand Prix

89th victory for the Williams team
18th victory for the Damon Hill
35th podium for the Damon Hill
5th podium for the Jacques Villeneuve
22nd podium for the Jean Alesi

Damon Hill - Winner of the 1996 Canada Grand Prix

1996 Canada Grand Prix

Williams FW18 - 1996 Canada Grand Prix winner

1996 Canada Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Damon Hill	10.00	1h 36m 03.465s ( 190.541 km/h )	69	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Jacques Villeneuve	6.00	1h 36m 07.648s ( +04.183s )	69	Rothmans Williams Renault
3	Jean Alesi	4.00	1h 36m 58.120s ( +54.655s )	69	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
4	David Coulthard	3.00	1h 37m 07.138s ( +1m 03.673s )	69	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
5	Mika Hakkinen	2.00		68	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
6	Martin Brundle	1.00		68	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
7	Johnny Herbert	0		68	Red Bull Sauber Ford
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	0		67	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Pedro Lamy	0	Accident	44	Minardi F1 Team
ab	Luca Badoer	0	Gearbox	44	Forti Corse
ab	Gerhard Berger	0	Spin	42	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
ab	Michael Schumacher	0	Transmission	41	Scuderia Ferrari
ab	Olivier Panis	0	Electrics	39	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
ab	Mika Salo	0	Engine	39	Tyrrell Yamaha
ab	Pedro Diniz	0	Engine	38	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
ab	Rubens Barrichello	0	Clutch	22	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
ab	Andrea Montermini	0	Accident	22	Forti Corse
ab	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0	Gearbox	19	Red Bull Sauber Ford
ab	Jos Verstappen	0	Engine	10	Footwork Hart
ab	Ricardo Rosset	0	Collision	6	Footwork Hart
ab	Ukyo Katayama	0	Collision	6	Tyrrell Yamaha
ab	Eddie Irvine	0	Steering	1	Scuderia Ferrari

Qualifying Results for the 1996 Canada Grand Prix on the Montréal circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Damon Hill	1'21''059	Rothmans Williams Renault
2	Jacques Villeneuve	1'21''079	Rothmans Williams Renault
3	Michael Schumacher	1'21''198	Scuderia Ferrari
4	Jean Alesi	1'21''529	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
5	Eddie Irvine	1'21''657	Scuderia Ferrari
6	Mika Hakkinen	1'21''807	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
7	Gerhard Berger	1'21''926	Mild Seven Benetton Renault
8	Rubens Barrichello	1'21''982	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
9	Martin Brundle	1'22''321	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
10	David Coulthard	1'22''332	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
11	Olivier Panis	1'22''481	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1'22''875	Red Bull Sauber Ford
13	Jos Verstappen	1'23''067	Footwork Hart
14	Mika Salo	1'23''118	Tyrrell Yamaha
15	Johnny Herbert	1'23''201	Red Bull Sauber Ford
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	1'23''519	Minardi F1 Team
17	Ukyo Katayama	1'23''599	Tyrrell Yamaha
18	Pedro Diniz	1'23''959	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes
19	Pedro Lamy	1'24''262	Minardi F1 Team
20	Luca Badoer	1'25''012	Forti Corse
21	Ricardo Rosset	1'25''193	Footwork Hart
22	Andrea Montermini	1'26''109	Forti Corse