1996 Belgian Grand Prix

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1996 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 13 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	25 August 1996
Official name	LIV Grand Prix de Belgique
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium[1]
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.968 km (4.330 miles)
Distance	44 laps, 306.592 km (190.507 miles)
Weather	Overcast and dry with temperatures reaching up to 17 °C (63 °F)[2]
Pole position
Driver	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Time	1:50.574
Fastest lap
Driver	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault
Time	1:53.067 on lap 36
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Third	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 1996 Belgian Grand Prix (formally the LIV Grand Prix de Belgique) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 August 1996 at Spa-Francorchamps. It was the thirteenth race of the 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship.

The 44-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. Schumacher had crashed heavily in Friday practice,^[3] but recovered to qualify third before taking his second win of the season. Jacques Villeneuve, who had started from pole position, finished second in his Williams-Renault, with Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Mercedes. Villeneuve's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Damon Hill, finished fifth.