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Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix

Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Damon Hill and Jean Alesi at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Jacques Villeneuve
Team
Williams
Top listed
Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill, and Jean Alesi
Race date
August 11, 1996
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
20
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Damon Hill is listed 2 for Williams, with Jean Alesi 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Ricardo Rosset from P18 to P8 (+10), Giovanni Lavaggi from P20 to P10 (+10), and Rubens Barrichello from P13 to P6 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 3 Engine, 3 Finished, 3 Spun off, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +3 laps. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.093 on lap 67. 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 VilleneuveWilliams1:46:21.13410
2Damon HillWilliams1:46:21.9056
3Jean AlesiBenetton1:47:45.3464
4Mika HäkkinenMcLaren+1 lap3
5Olivier PanisLigier+1 lap2
6Rubens BarrichelloJordan+2 laps1
7Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+3 laps0
8Ricardo RossetFootwork+3 laps0
9Michael SchumacherFerrariThrottle0
10Giovanni LavaggiMinardiSpun off0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonEngine0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberElectrical0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberEngine0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariGearbox0
DNFPedro LamyMinardiSuspension0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenEngine0
DNFJos VerstappenFootworkSpun off0
DNFMartin BrundleJordanSpun off0
DNFPedro DinizLigierCollision0
DNFMika SaloTyrrellCollision0