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Race · Round 13 of 16 ·

1996 Belgian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from 3rd on the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 9 of the starters were not classified.

Dry, with cloud · High of 17 °C, 1.4 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
Winner
Michael SchumacherFerrari
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Entries
2010 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Michael SchumacherFerrariF310344Finished10
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW18144Finished6
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren—644Finished4
4Jean AlesiBenettonB196744Finished3
5Damon HillWilliamsFW18244Finished2
6Gerhard BergerBenettonB196544Finished1fastest lap
7Mika SaloTyrrell201344Finished0
8Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell201744Finished0
9Ricardo RossetFootworkFA171843Finished0
10Pedro LamyMinardiM195B1943Finished0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLaren—437Spun off0
DNFMartin BrundleJordan196834Engine0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariF310929Gearbox0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordan1961029Suspension0
DNFPedro DinizLigierJS431522Electrical0
DNFJos VerstappenFootworkFA171611Accident0
DNFOlivier PanisLigierJS43140Collision0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberC15120Collision0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberC15110Collision0
DNQGiovanni LavaggiMinardiM195B——DNQ0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout spa-francorchamps-2 · 6.94 km · 19 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

0510152025303540Laps completedGridResult31Michael Schumacher12Jacques Villeneuve63Mika Hakkinen74Jean Alesi25Damon Hill56Gerhard Berger137Mika Salo178Ukyo Katayama189Ricardo Rosset1910Pedro Lamy4DNFDavid Coulthard8DNFMartin Brundle9DNFEddie Irvine10DNFRubens Barrichello15DNFPedro Diniz16DNFJos Verstappen14DNFOlivier Panis12DNFJohnny Herbert11DNFHeinz-Harald Frentzen

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Michael Schumacher3144
Jacques Villeneuve1244
Mika Hakkinen6344
Jean Alesi7444
Damon Hill2544
Gerhard Berger5644
Mika Salo13744
Ukyo Katayama17844
Ricardo Rosset18943
Pedro Lamy191043
David Coulthard4DNF37
Martin Brundle8DNF34
Eddie Irvine9DNF29
Rubens Barrichello10DNF29
Pedro Diniz15DNF22
Jos Verstappen16DNF11
Olivier Panis14DNF0
Johnny Herbert12DNF0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen11DNF0

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:50.574—0 m—
2Damon HillWilliams51:50.980+0.40626 m+0.406
3Michael SchumacherFerrari11:51.778+1.20476 m+0.798
4David CoulthardMcLaren81:51.884+1.31083 m+0.106
5Gerhard BergerBenetton41:51.960+1.38688 m+0.076
6Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:52.318+1.744110 m+0.358
7Jean AlesiBenetton31:52.354+1.780113 m+0.036
8Martin BrundleJordan121:52.977+2.403152 m+0.623
9Eddie IrvineFerrari21:53.043+2.469156 m+0.066
10Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:53.152+2.578163 m+0.109
11Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:53.199+2.625166 m+0.047
12Johnny HerbertSauber141:53.993+3.419217 m+0.794
13Mika SaloTyrrell191:54.095+3.521223 m+0.102
14Olivier PanisLigier91:54.220+3.646231 m+0.125
15Pedro DinizLigier101:54.700+4.126261 m+0.480
16Jos VerstappenFootwork171:55.150+4.576290 m+0.450
17Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:55.371+4.797304 m+0.221
18Ricardo RossetFootwork161:56.286+5.712362 m+0.915
19Pedro LamyMinardi201:56.830+6.256396 m+0.544
20Giovanni LavaggiMinardi211:58.579+8.005507 m+1.749
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

0510152025303540LapStops on each lap (up to 5)1Michael SchumacherLap 14: pit lane 34.2 sLap 30: pit lane 33.7 s2Jacques VilleneuveLap 15: pit lane 34.7 sLap 32: pit lane 33.2 s3Mika HakkinenLap 24: pit lane 35.4 s4Jean AlesiLap 14: pit lane 35.5 sLap 30: pit lane 33.3 s5Damon HillLap 16: pit lane 35.4 sLap 34: pit lane 32.0 s6Gerhard BergerLap 15: pit lane 34.7 sLap 31: pit lane 32.6 s7Mika SaloLap 14: pit lane 33.7 sLap 30: pit lane 33.3 s8Ukyo KatayamaLap 15: pit lane 41.3 sLap 29: pit lane 34.7 s9Ricardo RossetLap 14: pit lane 73.3 sLap 30: pit lane 36.0 s10Pedro LamyLap 14: pit lane 34.7 sLap 30: pit lane 31.4 sLap 38: pit lane 31.5 sDNFDavid CoulthardLap 22: pit lane 36.4 sDNFMartin BrundleLap 15: pit lane 38.4 sLap 31: pit lane 33.0 sDNFEddie IrvineLap 13: pit lane 33.8 sLap 25: pit lane 35.2 sDNFRubens BarrichelloLap 1: pit lane 205.9 sLap 16: pit lane 39.0 sDNFPedro DinizLap 15: pit lane 65.0 sDNFJos VerstappenLap 11: pit lane 83.5 sDNFOlivier PanisDNFJohnny HerbertDNFHeinz-Harald Frentzen

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
DriverResultLapsStops recordedStopped on lapPit-lane time (s)
Michael Schumacher144214, 3034.2, 33.7
Jacques Villeneuve244215, 3234.7, 33.2
Mika Hakkinen34412435.4
Jean Alesi444214, 3035.5, 33.3
Damon Hill544216, 3435.4, 32.0
Gerhard Berger644215, 3134.7, 32.6
Mika Salo744214, 3033.7, 33.3
Ukyo Katayama844215, 2941.3, 34.7
Ricardo Rosset943214, 3073.3, 36.0
Pedro Lamy1043314, 30, 3834.7, 31.4, 31.5
David CoulthardDNF3712236.4
Martin BrundleDNF34215, 3138.4, 33.0
Eddie IrvineDNF29213, 2533.8, 35.2
Rubens BarrichelloDNF2921, 16205.9, 39.0
Pedro DinizDNF2211565.0
Jos VerstappenDNF1111183.5
Olivier PanisDNF00None recorded—
Johnny HerbertDNF00None recorded—
Heinz-Harald FrentzenDNF00None recorded—
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid orderGridResultFirst recorded stop, lapStopped firstGrid to flag
Jacques Villeneuve · Michael Schumacher1 · 32 · 115 · 14Michael SchumacherSwapped places
Damon Hill · Michael Schumacher2 · 35 · 116 · 14Michael SchumacherSwapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Mika Hakkinen1 · 62 · 315 · 24Jacques VilleneuveKept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Damon Hill1 · 22 · 515 · 16Jacques VilleneuveKept their order
Gerhard Berger · Mika Hakkinen5 · 66 · 315 · 24Gerhard BergerSwapped places
Mika Hakkinen · Jean Alesi6 · 73 · 424 · 14Jean AlesiKept their order
Damon Hill · Jean Alesi2 · 75 · 416 · 14Jean AlesiSwapped places
Damon Hill · Gerhard Berger2 · 55 · 616 · 15Gerhard BergerKept their order
Gerhard Berger · Mika Salo5 · 136 · 715 · 14Mika SaloKept their order
Mika Salo · Ukyo Katayama13 · 177 · 814 · 15Mika SaloKept their order
Ukyo Katayama · Ricardo Rosset17 · 188 · 915 · 14Ricardo RossetKept their order
Ricardo Rosset · Pedro Lamy18 · 199 · 1014 · 14Same lapKept their order
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Gerhard BergerBenetton41:53.706—0 m—24
2David CoulthardMcLaren81:54.342+0.63639 m+0.63625
3Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:54.443+0.73745 m+0.10125
4Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:54.754+1.04865 m+0.31118
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:54.984+1.27879 m+0.23024
6Jean AlesiBenetton31:55.101+1.39586 m+0.11721
7Damon HillWilliams51:55.281+1.57597 m+0.18026
8Michael SchumacherFerrari11:55.333+1.627100 m+0.05210
9Martin BrundleJordan121:55.385+1.679103 m+0.05229
10Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:55.648+1.942120 m+0.26319
11Johnny HerbertSauber141:56.318+2.612161 m+0.67025
12Olivier PanisLigier91:56.417+2.711167 m+0.09924
13Eddie IrvineFerrari21:56.481+2.775171 m+0.06426
14Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:56.653+2.947182 m+0.17227
15Jos VerstappenFootwork171:57.011+3.305204 m+0.35821
16Mika SaloTyrrell191:57.356+3.650225 m+0.34517
17Pedro DinizLigier101:58.395+4.689289 m+1.03921
18Ricardo RossetFootwork161:58.415+4.709290 m+0.02023
19Pedro LamyMinardi201:59.459+5.753354 m+1.04428
20Giovanni LavaggiMinardi212:03.532+9.826605 m+4.07316
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:50.921—0 m—24
2David CoulthardMcLaren81:52.628+1.707108 m+1.70720
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:52.892+1.971124 m+0.26423
4Damon HillWilliams51:52.908+1.987125 m+0.01624
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:52.977+2.056130 m+0.06923
6Martin BrundleJordan121:53.242+2.321147 m+0.26528
7Eddie IrvineFerrari21:53.854+2.933185 m+0.61220
8Michael SchumacherFerrari11:53.863+2.942186 m+0.00917
9Gerhard BergerBenetton41:53.900+2.979188 m+0.03721
10Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:54.016+3.095195 m+0.11624
11Olivier PanisLigier91:54.554+3.633229 m+0.53825
12Johnny HerbertSauber141:54.876+3.955250 m+0.32213
13Mika SaloTyrrell191:55.458+4.537286 m+0.58227
14Jos VerstappenFootwork171:55.823+4.902310 m+0.36525
15Pedro DinizLigier101:55.931+5.010316 m+0.10826
16Jean AlesiBenetton31:56.080+5.159326 m+0.14915
17Pedro LamyMinardi201:57.093+6.172390 m+1.01324
18Ricardo RossetFootwork161:57.554+6.633419 m+0.46117
19Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:57.867+6.946439 m+0.3136
20Giovanni LavaggiMinardi211:58.554+7.633482 m+0.68725
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:54.087—0 m—9
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:54.137+0.0503 m+0.05011
3Gerhard BergerBenetton41:54.348+0.26116 m+0.2119
4David CoulthardMcLaren81:54.590+0.50331 m+0.24211
5Jean AlesiBenetton31:54.731+0.64440 m+0.1419
6Damon HillWilliams51:54.778+0.69142 m+0.04710
7Martin BrundleJordan121:54.898+0.81150 m+0.12013
8Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:55.131+1.04464 m+0.23310
9Olivier PanisLigier91:55.495+1.40886 m+0.36412
10Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:55.618+1.53194 m+0.12310
11Eddie IrvineFerrari21:55.760+1.673103 m+0.1429
12Michael SchumacherFerrari11:55.928+1.841113 m+0.1689
13Johnny HerbertSauber141:56.039+1.952120 m+0.11110
14Jos VerstappenFootwork171:56.673+2.586159 m+0.63410
15Pedro DinizLigier101:57.197+3.110191 m+0.5249
16Pedro LamyMinardi201:57.457+3.370207 m+0.26013
17Ricardo RossetFootwork161:57.523+3.436211 m+0.06610
18Mika SaloTyrrell191:58.032+3.945242 m+0.50910
19Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:58.845+4.758292 m+0.81310
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310 front-left National Motor Museum, Beaulieu · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW18
Williams FW18
1996 Williams-Renault FW cropped · This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons cropped by Morio · Public domain · unchecked
Benetton B196
Benetton B196
Jean Alesi - Imola 1996 (5) · Restu20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024 Mika Salo 1996 German Grand Prix · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Footwork FA17
Footwork FA17
Grand Prix Monaco96 131954710 · Steve Gregory from Bradley Stoke, UK · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Minardi M195
Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs
Jordan 196
Jordan 196
Jordan Peugeot 196 · LSDSL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43 front-left Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sauber C15
Sauber C15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1996 Imola · Restu20 (upload), Francois-Pier (edit) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round
13 of 1996
Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Ferrari
Entrant
Ferrari
Confidence
reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.