| 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 12 of 16 in the1996 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 11 August 1996 | ||||
| Official name | XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj | ||||
| Location | Hungaroring Mogyoród,Pest, Hungary[1] | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 3.968 km (2.466 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 77 laps, 305.536 km (189.851 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny with temperatures reaching up to 27 °C (81 °F)[2] | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:17.129 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:20.093 on lap 67 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Third | Benetton-Renault | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1996 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally theXII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj) was aFormula One motor race held at theHungaroring,Mogyoród,Pest, Hungary on 11 August 1996. It was the twelfth race of the1996 Formula One World Championship and the eleventhHungarian Grand Prix.
The 77-lap race was won by Canadian driverJacques Villeneuve, driving aWilliams-Renault, after starting from third position. Villeneuve's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, BritonDamon Hill, finished second, with FrenchmanJean Alesi third in aBenetton-Renault. This was Williams' fifth 1–2 finish of the season, and it secured their fourth Constructors' Championship in five years.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | ||
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| 1 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:17.129 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:17.182 | +0.053 | ||
| 3 | 6 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 1:17.259 | +0.130 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:18.617 | +1.488 | ||
| 5 | 3 |  Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 1:18.754 | +1.625 | ||
| 6 | 4 |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 1:18.794 | +1.665 | ||
| 7 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.116 | +1.987 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford | 1:19.292 | +2.163 | ||
| 9 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.384 | +2.255 | ||
| 10 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 1:19.436 | +2.307 | ||
| 11 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.538 | +2.409 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.828 | +2.699 | ||
| 13 | 11 |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.966 | +2.837 | ||
| 14 | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:20.499 | +3.370 | ||
| 15 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:20.665 | +3.536 | ||
| 16 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:20.678 | +3.549 | ||
| 17 | 17 |  Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 1:20.781 | +3.652 | ||
| 18 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 1:21.590 | +4.461 | ||
| 19 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford | 1:21.713 | +4.584 | ||
| 20 | 21 |  Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi-Ford | 1:22.468 | +5.339 | ||
| 107% time: 1:22.528 | |||||||
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| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 77 | 1:46:21.134 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 77 | + 0.771 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 77 | + 1:24.212 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 76 | + 1 lap | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 76 | + 1 lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 75 | + 2 laps | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 74 | + 3 laps | 14 | |
| 8 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 74 | + 3 laps | 18 | |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 70 | Throttle | 1 | |
| 10 | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi-Ford | 69 | Spun off | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 64 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 50 | Electrical | 10 | |
| Ret | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford | 35 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 31 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford | 24 | Suspension | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 23 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 10 | Spun off | 17 | |
| Ret | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 5 | Spun off | 12 | |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
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