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Motor car race
The
1996 British Grand Prix
was a
Formula One
motor race held at
Silverstone
on 14 July 1996. It was the tenth race of the
1996 Formula One World Championship
.
Williams
'
Jacques Villeneuve
took his second win of the season from
Benetton
's
Gerhard Berger
, with
McLaren
's
Mika Hakkinen
coming home third for his first podium since his near-fatal crash at
1995 Australian Grand Prix
.
Jordan
's
Rubens Barrichello
took fourth, equalling his best finish of the season, and it came after he had been involved in late collisions while racing for fourth place at the circuit in the previous two years. The final points went to
David Coulthard
in the second McLaren and
Martin Brundle
in the second Jordan.
Damon Hill
took pole position for his home race, but made a slow start and retired shortly before half distance, after a wheel nut problem caused him to spin off at Copse Corner while he was trying to pass Hakkinen.
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For the third consecutive race,
Ferrari
drivers
Michael Schumacher
and
Eddie Irvine
were both forced to retire with technical issues in the first six laps ? Schumacher with hydraulic problems and Irvine with a differential failure.
Jean Alesi
would become another notable retirement on lap 45 from 3rd place, just ahead of teammate
Gerhard Berger
when his rear brakes overheated.
Classification
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Qualifying
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Rosset was excluded after missing an FIA weight-check. He was allowed to start at the back of the grid.
Race
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Notes
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- Last race:
Forti
- Last race:
Andrea Montermini
- Ricardo Rosset
's qualifying times (best 1:30.529) were scratched after he missed the FIA weight check, dropping him from 17th to 20th on the grid.
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Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Constructors' Championship standings
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- Note
: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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