Portuguese Grand Prix: Qualifying

Circuit: Estoril
Date: September 20th to 22nd 1996


--- [Session Resume] --- [Track Times] ---

Session Resume:

Weather: Wet, dry and then wet again


Time   Event
 0: 0   It just rained but now its stopped
 0: 1   10 cars out on track                              
 0: 2   15 cars on track - no Williams yet                
 0: 3     1m 38.044s - O.Panis        
 0: 3   Current Positions: (1) Panis, 
 0: 4     1m 23.819s - O.Panis        
 0: 4     1m 21.933s - M.Schumacher   
 0: 4     1m 21.759s - E.Irvine       
 0: 4   Current Positions: (1) Irvine, (2) Schuma, (3) Panis, 
 0: 7     1m 22.130s - M.Hakkinen     
 0: 7   Current Positions: (1) Irvine, (2) Schuma, (3) Hakkin, (4) Panis, 
 0: 7     1m 21.104s - D.Hill         
 0: 7   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Irvine, (3) Schuma, (4) Hakkin, (5) Panis, 
 0: 8     1m 22.371s - G.Berger       
 0: 8   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Irvine, (3) Schuma, (4) Hakkin, (5) Berger, (6) Panis
 0: 8     1m 23.043s - D.Coulthard    
 0: 8   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Irvine, (3) Schuma, (4) Hakkin, (5) Berger, (6) Coulth
 0:12     1m 21.317s - J.Villeneuve   
 0:12   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Villen, (3) Irvine, (4) Schuma, (5) Hakkin, (6) Berger
 0:21   Lamy out with mechanical problem
 0:25     1m 21.293s - G.Berger       
 0:25     1m 21.362s - E.Irvine       
 0:25     1m 21.393s - J.Alesi        
 0:25   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Berger, (3) Villen, (4) Irvine, (5) Alesi, (6) Schuma
 0:27     1m 20.330s - D.Hill         
          First person to beat the 1995 Pole of Coulthard 1m 20.537s
 0:28     1m 21.640s - M.Hakkinen
 0:28   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Berger, (3) Villen, (4) Irvine, (5) Alesi, (6) Hakkin
 0:30   Schumacher in 7th after 2 runs
 0:33     1m 21.236s - M.Schumacher   
 0:33   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Schuma, (3) Berger, (4) Villen, (5) Irvine, (6) Alesi
 0:34     1m 21.088s - J.Alesi        
 0:34   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Alesi, (3) Schuma, (4) Berger, (5) Villen, (6) Irvine
 0:39   7-Hakkinen, 8-Coulthard, 9-Barrichello, 10-Brundle,
          11-Frentzen, 12-Herbert
 0:45   Villeneuve on track
 0:47     1m 20.339s - J.Villeneuve   
 0:47   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Villen, (3) Alesi, (4) Schuma, (5) Berger, (6) Irvine
 0:48   Hill on track                                     
 0:52   Hill back into pits at the end of his fast lap
 0:54   Black clouds in the sky                           
 0:56   Villeneuve on track
 0:56   Its raining lightly                               
 0:59   Everyone back in pits - its raining               

Track Times:


                                             3rd Free        2nd Free        1st Free    
Pos  Driver         Team       Lap Time    Pos Lap Time    Pos Lap Time    Pos Lap Time
 1  D.Hill         Williams    1m 20.330s   2  1m 21.867s   2  1m 24.281s   2  1m 24.602s
 2  J.Villeneuve   Williams    1m 20.339s   3  1m 22.268s   5  1m 24.764s   3  1m 24.764s
 3  J.Alesi        Benetton    1m 21.088s   5  1m 22.664s   6  1m 24.803s   4  1m 24.803s
 4  M.Schumacher   Ferrari     1m 21.236s   1  1m 21.858s   1  1m 23.554s  20  1m 53.368s
 5  G.Berger       Benetton    1m 21.293s   8  1m 22.796s   7  1m 24.832s   5  1m 25.206s
 6  E.Irvine       Ferrari     1m 21.362s   4  1m 22.469s   4  1m 24.477s   1  1m 24.477s
 7  M.Hakkinen     McLaren     1m 21.640s   6  1m 22.668s   9  1m 25.403s   6  1m 25.460s
 8  D.Coulthard    McLaren     1m 22.066s  15  1m 24.330s  14  1m 25.980s  11  1m 26.436s
 9  R.Barrichello  Jordan      1m 22.205s   7  1m 22.705s  11  1m 25.592s   9  1m 26.187s
10  M.Brundle      Jordan      1m 22.324s  11  1m 23.436s  12  1m 25.705s   7  1m 25.705s
11  H.Frentzen     Sauber      1m 22.325s   9  1m 23.249s  10  1m 25.567s   8  1m 26.177s
12  J.Herbert      Sauber      1m 22.655s  14  1m 23.675s  19  1m 26.700s  14  1m 27.130s
13  M.Salo         Tyrrell     1m 22.765s  12  1m 23.523s   8  1m 25.234s  10  1m 26.300s
14  U.Katayama     Tyrrell     1m 23.013s  13  1m 23.653s   3  1m 24.359s  12  1m 26.588s
15  O.Panis        Ligier      1m 23.055s  10  1m 23.422s  17  1m 26.422s  13  1m 26.838s
16  J.Verstappen   Footwork    1m 23.531s  18  1m 25.339s  16  1m 26.288s  15  1m 27.200s
17  R.Rosset       Footwork    1m 24.230s  19  1m 25.402s  15  1m 26.065s  17  1m 27.936s
18  P.Diniz        Ligier      1m 24.293s  17  1m 25.270s  13  1m 25.944s  18  1m 28.419s
19  P.Lamy         Minardi     1m 24.510s  16  1m 25.023s  18  1m 26.515s  16  1m 27.391s
20  G.Lavaggi      Minardi     1m 25.612s  20  1m 27.963s  20  1m 28.356s  19  1m 33.350s
   ---- 107% ----              1m 25.953s

All information is unofficial


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