Round 15 · 22 September 1996
Portuguese Grand Prix
Autódromo do Estoril · Estoril, Portugal
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
24 drivers
After Round 14
1
Damon Hill
Williams
81
pts
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
68
pts
3
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
49
pts
4
Jean Alesi
Benetton
44
pts
5
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
27
pts
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6
David Coulthard
McLaren
18
pts
7
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
17
pts
8
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
14
pts
9
Olivier Panis
Ligier
13
pts
10
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
9
pts
11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
6
pts
12
Martin Brundle
Jordan
6
pts
13
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
5
pts
14
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
4
pts
15
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
2
pts
16
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
1
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
0
pts
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
0
pts
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
0
pts
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
0
pts
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
0
pts
-
Giovanni Lavaggi
Minardi
0
pts
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
0
pts
After the race
24 drivers
After Round 15
1
Damon Hill
Williams
—
87
+6
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
78
+10
3
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
53
+4
4
Jean Alesi
Benetton
—
47
+3
5
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
27
+0
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6
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
↑1
18
+1
7
David Coulthard
McLaren
↓1
18
+0
8
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
—
14
+0
9
Olivier Panis
Ligier
—
13
+0
10
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
—
11
+2
11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
—
6
+0
12
Martin Brundle
Jordan
—
6
+0
13
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
5
+0
14
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
4
+0
15
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
—
2
+0
16
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
—
1
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
—
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Giovanni Lavaggi
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
—
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 1:40:22.915 | 10 |
| 2 | HIL Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | +19.966 | 6 |
| 3 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | +53.765 | 4 |
| 4 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | +55.109 | 3 |
| 5 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | +1:27.389 | 2 |
| 6 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | +1:33.141 | 1 |
| 7 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | BRU Martin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | PAN Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 12 | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | 2L | 0 |
| 14 | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 17 | 3L | 0 |
| 15 | LAV Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 20 | 5L | 0 |
| 16 | LAM Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 5L | 0 |
| R | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 9 | — | 0 |