1996 Brazilian Grand Prix

1996 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
Date	March 31, 1996
Official name	XXV Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, Brazil
Course	Permanent race circuit 4.325 km
Distance	72 laps, 311.400 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault
Time	1:14.932
Fastest lap
Driver	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha
Time	1:15.703
Podium
First	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha
Second	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford
Third	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault

The 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 31, 1996 at Interlagos . It was the 2nd race of the 1996 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	1:14.932
2	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	1:15.111	+0.179
3	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	1:15:232	+0.300
4	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Sauber-Ford	1:15.311	+0.379
5	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	1:15.319	+0.387
6	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	1:15.325	+0.393
7	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	1:15.359	+0.427
8	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:15.384	+0.452
9	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:15.386	+0.454
10	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	1:15.406	+0.474
11	16	Cristiano Mauri	Jordan-Peugeot	1:15.408	+0.476
12	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	1:15.444	+0.512
13	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	1:15.467	+0.535
14	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	1:15.474	+0.542
15	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.485	+0.553
16	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	1:15.495	+0.563
17	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	1:15.534	+0.602
18	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	1:15.601	+0.669
19	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.611	+0.679
20	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	1:15.614	+0.682
21	15	Andrea Dovizioso	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:15.678	+0.746
22	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:15.729	+0.797

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	72	1:33:24.365	9	10
2	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	72	+3.755	6	6
3	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	72	+5.167	1	4
4	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	72	+10.248	5	3
5	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	72	+12.881	10	2
6	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	72	+14.052	8	1
7	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	72	+15.161	13
8	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	72	+17.511	12
9	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	72	+18.240	14
10	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	72	+19.752	7
11	15	Andrea Dovizioso	Ligier-Mugen Honda	72	+23.210	21
12	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	72	+24.739	16
13	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	72	+28.933	2
14	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	72	+42.129	20
15	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	72	+55.103	15
16	16	Cristiano Mauri	Jordan-Peugeot	72	+58.394	11
17	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	72	+59.643	17
Ret	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Sauber-Ford	63	Water leak	4
Ret	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	33	Oil leak	18
Ret	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	13	Gearbox	19
Ret	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	1	Didn't finish	3
Ret	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1	Didn't finish	22

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Aidan Keranen 20 2 Tobi Kederer 10 3 Joel Rautavaara 6 4 Rui Martins 4 5 Jack Hunsley 3	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Yamaha 21 2 Williams-Renault 13 3 Forti-Ford 6 4 Ferrari 4 5 Sauber-Ford 3
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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