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Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 British Grand Prix

Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 British Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Mika Häkkinen at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Jacques Villeneuve
Team
Williams
Top listed
Jacques Villeneuve, Gerhard Berger, and Mika Häkkinen
Race date
July 14, 1996
Pole
Damon Hill
Fastest lap
Jacques Villeneuve
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for Benetton, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Mika Salo from P14 to P7 (+7), Giancarlo Fisichella from P18 to P11 (+7), and Gerhard Berger from P7 to P2 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Damon Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 2 DNQ, 1 +2 laps, and 1 Camshaft. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.288 on lap 21. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:33:00.87410
2Gerhard BergerBenetton1:33:19.9006
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:33:51.7044
4Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:34:07.5903
5David CoulthardMcLaren1:34:23.3812
6Martin BrundleJordan+1 lap1
7Mika SaloTyrrell+1 lap0
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
9Johnny HerbertSauber+1 lap0
10Jos VerstappenFootwork+1 lap0
11Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi+2 laps0
DNFJean AlesiBenettonWheel bearing0
DNFOlivier PanisLigierHandling0
DNFPedro DinizLigierEngine0
DNFDamon HillWilliamsWheel nut0
DNFPedro LamyMinardiGearbox0
DNFRicardo RossetFootworkElectrical0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellCamshaft0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariDifferential0
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariHydraulics0