1996 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1996 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 3/31/1996
Race Track - Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace
Number of Starting Cars - 22
Laps Run - 71
Pole Winner Damon Hill
Average Race Speed - 167.674 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Damon Hill
Race Number - 2

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Damon Hill	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8
2	5	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8
3	4	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046
4	7	Mika Hkkinen	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110
5	11	Mika Salo	TyrrellYamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A
6	15	Olivier Panis	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA
7	10	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046
8	22	Pedro Diniz	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA
9	16	Ukyo Katayama	TyrrellYamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A
10	18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2
11	19	Luca Badoer	Forti Grand Prix	Forti FG01B	Ford ECA Zetec-R
12	6	Martin Brundle	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12
13	2	Rubens Barrichello	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12
14	9	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R
15	14	David Coulthard	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110
16	12	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R
17	3	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8
18	8	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8
19	20	Andrea Montermini	Forti Grand Prix	Forti FG01B	Ford ECA Zetec-R
20	17	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830
21	13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830
22	21	Tarso Marques	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2