Round 2 · 1996
Brazilian Grand Prix
WinnerHIDWilliams · from P1
PoleHID
Fastest lap1:21.547Hill · L65
Biggest gain+14Diniz P22→P8
Retirements10of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1:49:52.976 FL | — | 10 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi ALE | Benetton | 5 | +3 | 71 | +17.980 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 4 | +1 | 70 | +1 lap | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 7 | +3 | 70 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Salo SAL | Tyrrell | 11 | +6 | 70 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Oliver Panis PAN | Ligier | 15 | +9 | 70 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 10 | +3 | 70 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz DIN | Ligier | 22 | +14 | 69 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Tyrrell | 16 | +7 | 69 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Jose Lamy V PED | Minardi | 18 | +8 | 68 | +3 laps | — | |
| 11 | Luca Badoer BAD | Forti | 19 | +8 | 67 | +4 laps | — | |
| 12 | Martin Brundle BRL | Jordan | 6 | -6 | 64 | +7 laps | — | |
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 12 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Jos Verstappen VEA | Footwork | 13 | 19 | DNF · L19 | — | ||
| — | Williams | 3 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | |||
| — | Jordan | 2 | 59 | DNF · L59 | — | |||
| — | Sauber | 9 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — | |||
| — | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 14 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | ||
| — | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Footwork | 17 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Benetton | 8 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Tarso Marques MAQ | Minardi | 21 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Forti | 20 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 2
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill HID | 20 | |
| 2 | Jean Alesi ALE | 6 | ▲11 |
| 3 | 6 | ▼1 | |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 5 | ▲1 |
| 5 | 4 | ▲5 | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 4 | ▼3 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 3 | ▼3 |
| 8 | Mika Salo SAL | 3 | ▼2 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Benetton | 2 | |
| 1994 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Benetton | 2 | |
| 1993 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 3 |
| 1992 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1991 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1990 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Ferrari | 6 |
| 1980 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Alpine | 6 | |
| 1979 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 1 |