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1996 Grand Prix of Portugal Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post Formula One race number 15 of 16 Sunday, September 22, 1996 at Autodromo do Estoril, Lisbon, Portugal 70 laps on a 4.360 kilometer road course (305.200 kilometers) Time of race: 1:40:22.915 Average speed: 182.423 kph Pole time: 80.33 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 19.966 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 5 Glossary    1996 Formula One results   /   1996 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 2 6   Jacques Villeneuve Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW18 / Renault RS8 70 1:40:22.915 24 10 2 1 5   Damon Hill Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW18 / Renault RS8 70 +19.966 42 6 3 4 1   Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari F310 / Ferrari Type 046 70 +53.765 0 4 4 3 3   Jean Alesi Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B196 / Renault RS8 70 +55.109 4 3 5 6 2   Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari F310 / Ferrari Type 046 70 +87.389 0 2 6 5 4   Gerhard Berger Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B196 / Renault RS8 70 +93.141 0 1 7 11 15   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 / Ford JD Zetec-R 69 +1 lap 0 0 8 12 14   Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 / Ford JD Zetec-R 69 +1 lap 0 0 9 10 12   Martin Brundle B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 196 / Peugeot A12 69 +1 lap 0 0 10 15 9   Olivier Panis Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 69 +1 lap 0 0 11 13 19   Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha Tyrrell 024 / Yamaha OX11A 69 +1 lap 0 0 12 14 18   Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha Tyrrell 024 / Yamaha OX11A 68 +2 laps 0 0 13 8 8   David Coulthard Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-11 / Mercedes-Benz FO110 68 +2 laps 0 0 14 17 16   Ricardo Rosset Footwork Hart Footwork FA17 / Hart 830 67 +3 laps 0 0 15 20 21   Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi Team SpA Minardi M195B / Ford EDM2 65 +5 laps 0 0 16 19 20   Pedro Lamy Minardi Team SpA Minardi M195B / Ford EDM2 65 +5 laps 0 0 ret 7 7   Mika Hakkinen Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-11 / Mercedes-Benz FO110 52 crash 0 0 ret 16 17   Jos Verstappen Footwork Hart Footwork FA17 / Hart 830 47 engine 0 0 ret 18 10   Pedro Diniz Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 46 crash 0 0 ret 9 11   Rubens Barrichello B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 196 / Peugeot A12 41 spun off 0 0

Fastest Lap: 189.398 kph by Jacques Villeneuve Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Damon Hill 1 17 17   Jean Alesi 18 21 4   Damon Hill 22 33 12   Jacques Villeneuve 34 35 2   Damon Hill 36 48 13   Jacques Villeneuve 49 70 22 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Damon Hill 87     2   Jacques Villeneuve 78   -9   3   Michael Schumacher 53   -34   4   Jean Alesi 47   -40   5   Mika Hakkinen 27   -60   6   Gerhard Berger 18   -69   6   David Coulthard 18   -69   8   Rubens Barrichello 14   -73   9   Olivier Panis 13   -74   10   Eddie Irvine 11   -76   11   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 6   -81   11   Martin Brundle 6   -81   13   Mika Salo 5   -82   14   Johnny Herbert 4   -83   15   Pedro Diniz 2   -85   16   Jos Verstappen 1   -86