1996 Grand Prix of Japan
13 October - Suzuka: 304.718 km (3.644 km x 52 laps)
Pole position: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 38.909s Fastest Lap: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 44.043s (202.901 Km/h) Results: 1 D.Hill Williams 1hr 32m 33.791s 2 M.Schumacher Ferrari 0m 1.883s 3 M.Hakkinen McLaren 0m 3.212s 4 G.Berger Benetton 0m 26.526s 5 M.Brundle Jordan 1m 7.120s 6 H.Frentzen Sauber 1m 21.186s 7 O.Panis Ligier 1m 24.510s 8 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 25.233s 9 R.Barrichello Jordan 1m 41.065s 10 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 41.799s 11 J.Verstappen Footwork 1 Lap 12 P.Lamy Minardi 2 Laps 13 R.Rosset Footwork 2 Laps Retirements: E.Irvine Ferrari 39 Crash U.Katayama Tyrrell 37 Engine J.Villeneuve Williams 36 Suspension M.Salo Tyrrell 20 Engine P.Diniz Ligier 13 Spun off J.Alesi Benetton 0 Spun off Not Qualified: G.Lavaggi Minardi Qualifying Times: 1 6 J.Villeneuve Williams/Renault 1'38.909 2 5 Damon Hill Williams/Renault 1'39.370 3 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1'40.071 4 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton/Renault 1'40.364 5 7 Mika Hakkinen McLaren/Mercedes 1'40.458 6 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1'41.005 7 15 H-H.Frentzen Sauber/Ford 1'41.277 8 8 David Coulthard McLaren/Mercedes 1'41.384 9 3 Jean Alesi Benetton/Renault 1'41.562 10 12 Martin Brundle Jordan/Peugeot 1'41.600 11 11 R.Barrichello Jordan/Peugeot 1'41.919 12 9 Olivier Panis Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'42.206 13 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber/Ford 1'42.658 14 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'42.711 15 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'42.840 16 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'43.196 17 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork/Hart 1'43.383 18 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi/Ford 1'44.874 19 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork/Hart 1'45.412 Not qualified 20 21 Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi/Ford 1'46.795
