The Belgian Grand Prix 1996 was the 13th round of the 1996 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Spa, Belgium, on August 25th.

Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Jacques Villeneuve, who originally had the pole position, and Mika Häkkinen completing the podium.

Final results

1
2
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:28:15.125
Finished
2
1
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
+5.602
Finished
3
3
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+15.710
Finished
4
3
Jean Alesi
Benetton
+19.125
Finished
5
3
Damon Hill
Williams
+29.179
Finished
6
1
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
+29.896
Finished
7
6
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
+60.754
Finished
8
9
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
+100.227
Finished
9
9
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
+1 Lap
10
9
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
+1 Lap
11
7
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
Spun off
12
4
Martin Brundle
Jordan
Engine
13
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
Gearbox
14
4
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
Suspension
15
-
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
Electrical
16
-
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
Accident
17
6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
Collision
18
6
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
Collision
19
5
Olivier Panis
Ligier
Collision
20
20
Giovanni Lavaggi
Minardi
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 20 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, David Coulthard, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 37, Martin Brundle, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 34, Eddie Irvine, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 29, Rubens Barrichello, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 29, Pedro Diniz, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 22, Jos Verstappen, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 11, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Johnny Herbert, and Olivier Panis, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.

Spun off

  • David Coulthard
    Lap 37

Engine

  • Martin Brundle
    Lap 34

Gearbox

  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 29

Suspension

  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 29

Electrical

  • Pedro Diniz
    Lap 22

Accident

  • Jos Verstappen
    Lap 11

Collision

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 0
  • Johnny Herbert
    Lap 0
  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.