1996 Brazilian Grand Prix

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1996 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	31 March 1996
Official name	XXV Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace Interlagos, São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.292 km (2.667 miles)
Distance	71 laps, 304.732 km (189.357 miles)
Weather	Thunderstorm, then drying with temperatures reaching up to 24 °C (75 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:18.111
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:21.547 on lap 65
Podium
First	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Second	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault
Third	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos, São Paulo on 31 March 1996. It was the second race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.

The 71-lap race took place in heavy rain, and was won from pole position by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, with Jean Alesi second in a Benetton-Renault and Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari.