1996 Formula One Season

The 1996 Formula One season was the 47th season of the FIA Formula One World Championship. It began on March 10th at the Australian GP in Melbourne, and finished on October 13th at the Japanese GP at Suzuka after sixteen races. The World Champion was Damon Hill, of , who won the constructors' title.
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==Teams and Drivers==
===Entry list===
Outlined below is the full entry list of teams and drivers for the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship:
===Changes from last season===
====Team changes====
*Pacific Grand Prix withdrew from Formula One.
====Driver changes====
*Michael Schumacher: → 
*Eddie Irvine: → 
*Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger: → 
*David Coulthard: → 
*Pedro Diniz: → 
*Martin Brundle: → 
*Johnny Herbert: → 
*Jos Verstappen: → 
*Luca Badoer: → 
===Mid-season Changes===
====Team changes====
*Forti were declared bankrupt after the British Grand Prix, taking no further part in the championship.
====Driver changes====
*Only a single mid-season driver change happened in the season. Tarso Marques filled in Fisichella's seat for the Brazilian Grand Prix. However, after the British Grand Prix, Fisichella would be replaced by Giovanni Lavaggi for the remainder of the season.
==Calendar==
===World Championship Schedule===
Outlined below is the full world championship schedule for the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship:
===Non-Championship Schedule===
Date 	Event 	Circuit	Report
7th–8th of December	VIII Formula One Indoor Trophy	Bologna	Report
==Results==
==Standings==
===World Championship for Drivers===
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Pos. 	Driver 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
 	Hill 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	97
 	Villeneuve 	 	 	 	 	11th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	78
 	Schumacher 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th† 	 	 	 	 	59
4th 	Alesi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	47
5th 	Häkkinen 	 	 	 	8th 	8th† 	† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	31
6th 	Berger 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th† 	 	 	 	 	 	21
7th 	Coulthard 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	8th 	18
8th 	Barrichello 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	14
9th 	Panis 	7th 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	7th 	 	 	 	10th 	7th 	13
10th 	Irvine 	 	7th 	 	 	 	7th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	11
11th 	Brundle 	 	12th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	10th 	 	 	 	9th 	 	8
12th 	Frentzen 	8th 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	8th 	8th 	 	 	 	7th 	 	7
13th 	Salo 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	10th 	7th 	9th 	 	7th 	 	11th 	 	5
14th 	Herbert 	 	 	9th 	7th 	 	 	 	7th 	 	9th 	 	 	 	9th† 	8th 	10th 	4
15th 	Diniz 	10th 	8th 	 	10th 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2
16th 	Verstappen 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	8th 	 	11th 	1
— 	Katayama 	11th 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	8th 	10th 	12th 	 	0
— 	Rosset 	9th 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	11th 	8th 	9th 	 	14th 	13th 	0
— 	Fisichella 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	8th 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Lamy 	 	10th 	 	12th 	9th 	 	 	 	12th 	 	12th 	 	10th 	 	16th 	12th 	0
— 	Badoer 	 	11th 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Lavaggi 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	10th† 	 	 	15th 	 	0
— 	Montermini 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	Marques 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos. 	Driver 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
* Indicates a driver who qualified pole position.
*Italic donates as a driver's fastest lap.
*† Indicates a driver who was still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
===Internation Cup for Constructors===
Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors	Internation Cup for Constructors
Pos. 	Driver 	No. 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	No. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
rowspan=2 	 	5 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	175
6 	 	 	 	 	 	11th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	175
rowspan=2 	 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th† 	 	 	 	 	70
2 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	7th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	70
rowspan=2 	 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	68
4 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	68
4th 	 	7 	 	 	 	8th 	8th† 	† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	49
4th 	 	8 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13th 	8th 	49
5th 	 	11 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	9th 	22
5th 	 	12 	 	12th† 	 	 	 	 	 	 	8th 	 	10th 	 	 	 	9th 	 	22
6th 	 	9 	7th 	 	8th 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	 	7th 	 	 	 	10th 	7th 	15
6th 	 	10 	10th 	8th 	 	10th 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
7th 	 	14 	 	 	9th 	7th 	 	 	 	7th 	 	9th 	 	 	 	9th† 	8th 	10th 	11
7th 	 	15 	8th 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	 	8th 	8th 	 	 	 	7th 	 	11
8th 	 	18 	11th 	9th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	7th 	8th 	10th 	12th 	 	5
8th 	 	19 	 	 	 	 	 	† 	 	 	10th 	7th 	9th 	 	7th 	 	11th 	 	5
9th 	 	16 	9th 	 	 	11th 	 	 	 	 	11th 	 	11th 	8th 	9th 	 	14th 	13th 	1
9th 	 	17 	 	 	 	7th 	 	 	 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	8th 	 	11th 	1
— 	 	20 	 	10th 	 	12th 	9th 	 	 	 	12th 	 	12th 	 	10th 	 	16th 	12th 	0
— 	 	21 	 	 	 	13th 	 	 	 	8th 	 	11th 	 	10th† 	 	 	15th 	 	0
— 	 	22 	 	11th 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
— 	 	23 	 	 	10th 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	0
Pos. 	Driver 	No. 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Pts.
Pos. 	Driver 	No. 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	9 	10 	11 	12 	13 	14 	15 	16 	Pts.
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