1996 Hungarian Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary on 11 August 1996. It was the twelfth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship and the eleventh Hungarian Grand Prix.

The 77-lap race was won by Canadian driver Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault, after starting from third position. Villeneuve's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Damon Hill, finished second, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Benetton-Renault. This was Williams' fifth 1–2 finish of the season, and it secured their fourth Constructors' Championship in five years.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:17.129
2	5	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:17.182	+0.053
3	6	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:17.259	+0.130
4	2	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.617	+1.488
5	3	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:18.754	+1.625
6	4	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:18.794	+1.665
7	7	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:19.116	+1.987
8	14	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	1:19.292	+2.163
9	8	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:19.384	+2.255
10	15	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:19.436	+2.307
11	9	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:19.538	+2.409
12	12	Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:19.828	+2.699
13	11	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:19.966	+2.837
14	18	Template:Flagicon Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:20.499	+3.370
15	10	Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:20.665	+3.536
16	19	Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:20.678	+3.549
17	17	Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:20.781	+3.652
18	16	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:21.590	+4.461
19	20	Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:21.713	+4.584
20	21	Template:Flagicon Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	1:22.468	+5.339
107% time: 1:22.528
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	77	1:46:21.134	3	10
2	5	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	77	+ 0.771	2	6
3	3	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	77	+ 1:24.212	5	4
4	7	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	76	+ 1 lap	7	3
5	9	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	76	+ 1 lap	11	2
6	11	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	75	+ 2 laps	13	1
7	18	Template:Flagicon Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	74	+ 3 laps	14
8	16	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	74	+ 3 laps	18
9	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	70	Throttle	1
10	21	Template:Flagicon Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	69	Spun off	20
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	64	Engine	6
Ret	15	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	50	Electrical	10
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	35	Engine	8
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	31	Gearbox	4
Ret	20	Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	24	Suspension	19
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	23	Engine	9
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	10	Spun off	17
Ret	12	Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	5	Spun off	12
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1	Collision	15
Ret	19	Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	0	Collision	16
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Championship standings after the race

• Bold text indicates the World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	79
2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	62
3	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	35
4	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	29
5	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	19
Source: <ref name="Championship standings">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Williams-Renault	141
2	Template:Flagicon Benetton-Renault	51
3	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	38
4	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes	37
5	Template:Flagicon Jordan-Peugeot	15
Source: <ref name="Championship standings"/>

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