1996 - Grand Prix of Portugal

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1996 - Grand Prix of Portugal

Race Name - Grand Prix of Portugal
Date - 9/22/1996
Race Track - Autodromo do Estoril
Number of Starting Cars - 20
Laps Run - 70
Pole Winner Damon Hill
Average Race Speed - 182.423 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 5 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Damon Hill
Race Number - 15

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8
2	1	Damon Hill	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8
3	4	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046
4	3	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8
5	6	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046
6	5	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8
7	11	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R
8	12	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R
9	10	Martin Brundle	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12
10	15	Olivier Panis	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA
11	13	Mika Salo	TyrrellYamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A
12	14	Ukyo Katayama	TyrrellYamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A
13	8	David Coulthard	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110
14	17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830
15	20	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2
16	19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2
17	7	Mika Hkkinen	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110
18	16	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830
19	18	Pedro Diniz	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA
20	9	Rubens Barrichello	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12