1996 Canadian Grand Prix
The 1996 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal on 16 June 1996. It was the eighth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.
| 1996 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 16 June 1996 | ||||
| Official name | XXXIV Grand Prix Molson du Canada | ||||
| Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 4.421 km (2.747 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.049 km (189.549 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Mostly sunny and warm with temperatures approaching 26 °C (79 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:21.059 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:21.916 on lap 67 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Third | Benetton-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Briton Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Local driver Jacques Villeneuve, Hill's teammate and the son of Gilles, finished second, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Benetton-Renault.
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