Season · Formula 1
1996 Formula 1 season
Damon Hill — Drivers' Champion · Williams — Constructors' Champion
Damon Hill — Drivers' Champion · Williams — Constructors' ChampionDamon Hill won eight of the 16 races. 16 championship races, the Australian Grand Prix to the Japanese Grand Prix.
16
Races
8
Champion's wins
97
Champion's points
19 pts
Winning margin
Champions: Damon Hill Runners-up: Jacques Villeneuve Third: Michael Schumacher
Runners-up: Jacques Villeneuve
Third: Michael Schumacher◧
Opened — Australian Grand Prix, 1996-03-10. Closed — Japanese Grand Prix, 1996-10-13.
Damon Hill won the 1996 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship with 97 points and 8 wins; Williams won the Constructors' Championship.
Quick answers
- Who won the 1996 Formula 1 Drivers' Championship?
- Damon Hill won the 1996 Drivers' Championship.
- Who won the 1996 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship?
- Williams won the 1996 Constructors' Championship.
- How many races were there in the 1996 Formula 1 season?
- The 1996 season had 16 championship races.
Champions
| Championship | Champion | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drivers' | Damon Hill | 97 | 8 |
| Constructors' | Williams | 175 | 12 |
Data from F1DB (github.com/f1db/f1db), licensed CC BY 4.0 — source
The season
16 championship races, from the Australian Grand Prix (1996-03-10) to the Japanese Grand Prix (1996-10-13). Runner-up in the Drivers' standings: Jacques Villeneuve.
Data from F1DB (github.com/f1db/f1db), licensed CC BY 4.0 — source
Notable races
✓ Every fact computed from public race records — F1DB, CC BY 4.0. Not written by anyone.