The 1996 British Grand Prix was a

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motor race held on 14 July 1996 at Silverstone. It was the tenth race of the 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship. Williams'

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took his second win of the season from Benetton's

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, with McLaren's

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coming home third for his first podium since his near-fatal crash at

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took fourth, equalling his best finish of the season, and it came after he had been involved in late collisions while racing for fourth place at the circuit in the previous two years. The final points went to

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in the second McLaren and

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in the second Jordan.

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took pole position for his home race, but made a slow start and retired shortly before half distance, after a wheel nut problem caused him to spin off at Copse Corner while he was trying to pass Häkkinen. For the third consecutive race, Ferrari drivers

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and

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were both forced to retire with technical issues in the first six laps – Schumacher with hydraulic problems and Irvine with a differential failure.

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would become another notable retirement on lap 45 from 3rd place, just ahead of teammate

when his rear brakes overheated.

Classification

Qualifying

* Rosset was excluded after missing an FIA weight-check. He was allowed to start at the back of the grid.

Race

Notes

* Last race:

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* Last race:

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's qualifying times (best 1:30.529) were scratched after he missed the FIA weight check, dropping him from 17th to 20th on the grid.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings *

References

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