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1996 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 16 of 16 Sunday, October 13, 1996 at Suzuka Circuitland, Suzuka City, Japan 52 laps on a 5.864 kilometer road course (304.928 kilometers) Time of race: 1:32:33.791 Average speed: 197.656 kph Pole time: 98.909 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1.883 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 0 Glossary    1996 Formula One results   /   1996 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 2 5   Damon Hill Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW18 / Renault RS8 52 1:32:33.791 52 10 2 3 1   Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari F310 / Ferrari Type 046 52 +1.883 0 6 3 5 7   Mika Hakkinen Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-11 / Mercedes-Benz FO110 52 +3.212 0 4 4 4 4   Gerhard Berger Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B196 / Renault RS8 52 +26.526 0 3 5 10 12   Martin Brundle B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 196 / Peugeot A12 52 +67.120 0 2 6 7 15   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 / Ford JD Zetec-R 52 +81.186 0 1 7 12 9   Olivier Panis Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 52 +84.510 0 0 8 8 8   David Coulthard Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-11 / Mercedes-Benz FO110 52 +85.233 0 0 9 11 11   Rubens Barrichello B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 196 / Peugeot A12 52 +101.065 0 0 10 13 14   Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 / Ford JD Zetec-R 52 +101.799 0 0 11 17 17   Jos Verstappen Footwork Hart Footwork FA17 / Hart 830 51 +1 lap 0 0 12 18 20   Pedro Lamy Minardi Team SpA Minardi M195B / Ford EDM2 50 +2 laps 0 0 13 19 16   Ricardo Rosset Footwork Hart Footwork FA17 / Hart 830 50 +2 laps 0 0 ret 6 2   Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari F310 / Ferrari Type 046 39 crash 0 0 ret 14 18   Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha Tyrrell 024 / Yamaha OX11A 37 engine 0 0 ret 1 6   Jacques Villeneuve Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW18 / Renault RS8 36 lost wheel 0 0 ret 15 19   Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha Tyrrell 024 / Yamaha OX11A 20 engine 0 0 ret 16 10   Pedro Diniz Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 13 spun off 0 0 ret 9 3   Jean Alesi Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B196 / Renault RS8 0 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 202.901 kph by Jacques Villeneuve Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 20 Giovanni Lavaggi 21 Minardi Team SpA Minardi M195B / Ford EDM2 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Damon Hill 1 52 52 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Damon Hill 97     2   Jacques Villeneuve 78   -19   3   Michael Schumacher 59   -38   4   Jean Alesi 47   -50   5   Mika Hakkinen 31   -66   6   Gerhard Berger 21   -76   7   David Coulthard 18   -79   8   Rubens Barrichello 14   -83   9   Olivier Panis 13   -84   10   Eddie Irvine 11   -86   11   Martin Brundle 8   -89   12   Heinz-Harald Frentzen 7   -90   13   Mika Salo 5   -92   14   Johnny Herbert 4   -93   15   Pedro Diniz 2   -95   16   Jos Verstappen 1   -96