1996 Formula 1 Rejects Grand Prix 2 Championship season

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The 1996 Formula 1 Rejects Grand Prix 2 Championship season was the third season of the F1RGP2C. The season was based on the 1996 Formula One season. Daniel Moreno won the championship for Williams-Renault and Williams also won the Constructors' Championship.

Season Review

In a perfect world, everyone wants entertaining, dramatic and satisfying endings. That's why endings are so difficult. Most people loved the ending to Harry Potter because it encompassed all three aspects of a good ending. Contrarily, the ending of "Lost" brought a tepid response from its fanbase. Unfortunately, the F1RGP2C is notorious for poor endings to the main drivers' championship battle. In 1994, we were robbed of a final Christopherson/Zimmer showdown by two Benetton mechanical failures. 1995 was even more dissatisfying, thanks to Pablo da Silva's insane antics during the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix. This year's championship decider was no different. Despite the inevitable massive letdown, I would say that the season was the best season of the F1RGP2C so far.

When the season started, the smart money was on Daniel Moreno to win the championship. After nearly winning last year's championship in an inferior Williams, Moreno was already a big favorite to get his championship in 1996. Even more, Williams had drafted Pippa Mann (teams prior to Williams: Simtek and DAMS) to be his teammate. Although Pippa had shown great promise for Simtek in 1994, she had taken a major step back at DAMS causing many pundits to proclaim that she was "overmatched" at Williams. To further stack things in Moreno's favor, he had been at Williams for three years and was an integral part of the development team. Everything was set up for his triumphal march into glory. Then things went awry.

In hindsight, the first six rounds of the championship turned out to be absolutely key to the overall result. Pippa Mann's opening round retirement at Australia gave Moreno a six-point advantage that he would exploit in the last rounds of the year. However, Zimmer's win prevented Moreno from extending his lead to ten points which also proved key during the last three rounds. Tom Douglas may have been unstoppable in Brazil but Argentina was definitely up for grabs. Pippa Mann's failure to win the race from pole built up Moreno a solid early lead. On the other hand. Round 4 at the Nurburgring was a harbinger of things to come. Moreno's now legendary spin on the last lap gifted Pippa Mann a win. This would prove to be the most memorable trope of the season. Moreno came back strong in San Marino, but his disastrous race in Monaco opened the worst six-race stretch of his entire career. Crucially, Pippa Mann only managed a disappointing fifth; eventually, she would her failure to capitalize on the golden opportunity that Zielenkovski had delivered.

At this point, the momentum definitively shifted on Pippa's side. Moreno threw away a win in Spain, was outright beaten at his home race in Canada and spun out at Road America. Even when reliability problems struck Pippa in France and Great Britain, Moreno was completely unable to capitalize. To make matters worse, Williams' miscues let their arch-rivals at Benetton back into the championship picture. Moreno was able to pip Pippa in Germany but another late-race spin in Hungary gave Pippa all that she needed to win the championship. By now, the media scrutiny on Moreno had reached fever pitch (sort of like Hamilton in 2008, come to think of it). But then something extraordinary happened. Such reversals of fortune are not to be taken lightly; I'm pretty sure that Moreno had some sort of divine assistance in this matter.

Coming into Belgium, it seemed that fortune had utterly deserted Daniel Moreno. The media firestorm had brewed the situation at Williams to a state of tension. Then, on Lap 3, Pippa crashed while trying an ambitious move on Andrew Spokes at Pouhon. From that point on, almost everything went wrong. Spokes won the grand prix with Moreno in second, giving the lead driver a two point lead heading into the Italian Grand Prix. At Monza, Pippa's hopes were dashed to pieces after a remarkably unfortunate series of events. The championship ended, not with an epic, wheel-to-wheel duel between the two best competitors, but with an ill-timed electrical problem for John Zimmer on the last lap of the race. Moreno swept past to take a (in)famous victory and the 1996 Drivers' Championship. Pippa Mann announced her retirement from the series on the next day.

Of course, the season was not entirely about the Moreno/Mann battle. Williams' nemesis Benetton also staged a similar rivalry between an established driver and a driver from the back of the grid who was given the chance of a lifetime. John Zimmer, the 1995 champion, performed reasonably well but he was overshadowed by the brilliance of his teammate, Andrew Spokes. Many have already forgotten that it was really a Moreno/Mann/Spokes battle at the end of the season as Spokes was still mathematically alive heading into Monza. His four victories proved to be decisive factor as Zimmer could only manage two (although he was robbed of two wins due to late-race mechanical issues). Spokes finished a clear third in the standings and John Zimmer rewarded him with number-one status for 1997.

Another major plot point of 1996 was the issue of safety. Early on in the season, James Davies was nearly killed by a flying suspension piece after a horrendous accident at the Luxembourg Grand Prix. One race later, Masta Valsattis narrowly escaped serious injury after a collision with Pippa Mann. Later on in Belgium, Robert Anderson was left in critical condition after colliding with Eadbhard O'Caiohmin's Tyrrell. The president of the F1RGP2C, Tristan Jung reacted quickly to Davies' crash by imposing stronger wheel tethers and suspension parts onto the cars. Davies' accident did leave a silver lining for McLaren as 1994 champ Jack Christopherson stepped into the car. Christopherson collected three podiums and one pole position on his comeback tour which was enough for McLaren to beat Jordan in the Constructors' Championship on tiebreaker.

Jordan had another successful year while Ferrari continued to regress. For Leonhard von Gottorp and Damon Cannon, consistency was the name of the game. While everyone else lost their heads, the Jordan drivers were generally able to stay cool, especially during the rain-affected races. Ferrari's 1996 campaign was generally disappointing. Tom Douglas started the season off well with pole positions int he first two rounds and a dominant win in Brazil. Ferrari's pace never went away but their level of execution disintegrated as the year wore on. Constant mechanical issues, strategic gaffes and poor driving prevented them from challenging Benetton and Williams. Kazuhiko Takagi acquitted himself very well; his highlight was surely his six-race points scoring streak during the middle of the season. They will be looking forward to 1997. Sauber established themselves as the "best-of-the-rest" team thanks to two stellar results from Pieter Kickert. His second place in Japan was the most surprising result of the year and he gave Sauber eight of their eleven points. Kickert was instantly rewarded after the season when Hermann Mann offered him the second Williams seat for 1997.

Ligier's season was one to forget. Douglas Mann was erratic at times but he dragged the Ligier to places that it did not deserve. Unfortunately, Mann's Mugen-Honda engine let him down at every possible moment which meant that he only picked up two points for the team despite competing on even terms with the Benettons, Jordans and Ferraris for much of the season! Mann was so disgusted that he left the sport entirely, joining his sister in enforced exile. Masta Valsattis and Reiko Megumi could hardly manage better but Valsattis did score a fourth place at the Brazilian Grand Prix… for Sauber. Tyrrell and Footwork also had forgettable years. Tyrrell managed to have a worse finishing record than the lowly Pacific team which caused seat holder and lead driver Poppy Whitechapel to leave midway through the season. Her replacement, Eadbhard O'Caiohmin could not finish a single race for the team in ten attempts. Clivio Durand drove well on occasion but the promising French rookie marred his good performances with frequent spins and collisions. He was picked up by Williams as their test driver for 1997. Footwork seemed to drone on through the season as the team switched ownership and said goodbye to Kazuyoshi Hoshino at the end of the year. Jorg Scrattenheim had some brilliant flash-in-the-pan performances, such as briefly running in fourth place at the British Grand Prix, but he failed to score a point.

At the back, Minardi and DAMS made huge strides in 1996 while Forti and Pacific went nowhere. Gio van Dycke and Miko Fakkinen were mostly superb (Fakkinen less so) throughout the season and van Dycke's timely points in Brazil gave Minardi eighth place in the Constructors' Championship! DAMS made huge gains on the reliability front as the team completed the season with the fourth best finishing record on the entire grid! Yes, the plucky DAMS team finished more races than Ferrari and McLaren! Niko Nurminen and Ben Fleet had difficultly keeping the car on the road but both drivers were able to complete races. From the other end of the spectrum came the Pacific and Forti-Corse teams. Pacific's third year in the sport went much like the second. Neither Kaliniczenko nor his various partners in crime could do anything but act as mobile chicanes during the races. Kaliniczenko was average but the Zielenkovski/Anderson/Rozvadoskij combo amounted to 2.5 Reject of the Race awards throughout the season. Zielenkovski was a buffoon at the wheel but at least he was a nice enough guy. Anderson was dead slow and arrogant to boot and his childlike rants directed towards his superiors at Ligier, his fellow drivers and his team were a complete distraction. Siergiej Rozvadoskij managed to spin five times on his debut, breaking two front wings in the process. He did manage to pass an unsuspecting Daniel Moreno during the race despite being a full five laps down on the Williams driver. The incident cost Moreno almost four seconds and earned Rozvadoskij Reject of the Race.

And lastly we come to Forti. To be frank, Forti was the most incompetent team in the entire series. The team's seatholder mysteriously disappeared at the beginning of the season. Then they ran out of money and were forced to call in an extremely irate Tristan Jung to help. Martin McFry transformed into Dennis the Menace with a racecar on several occasions, blocking, spinning and unsafely reentering his way to nine penalty points. Giovanni Roda was not much better pace-wise but he was much better at getting out of the way of others though he still ended up with two penalty points. For all this, Forti earns the coveted Reject of the Year award for their complete and utter failure (although I note that they still finished above DAMS on tiebreaker in the Constructors').

Drivers and teams

Team Constructor Chassis Engine Seat holder # Race Drivers Rounds
Flag of Italy svg.png Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B196 Renault RS8 3.0 V10 Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer 1 Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer All
2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes All
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW18 Renault RS8 3.0 V10 Flag of Nigeria.svg.png Prince Walik 3 Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno All
4 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann All
Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari F310 Ferrari 046 3.0 V10 Flag of Italy svg.png Andreas Stefano 5 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas All
6 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuhiko Takagi All
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/11
MP4/11B
Mercedes FO 110/3 3.0 V10 Flag of Italy svg.png Don Rennis 7 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png James Davies 1-4
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jack Christopherson 5-16
8 Flag of Spain svg.png Rory McAllister All
Flag of Ireland svg.png Benson & Hedges Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 196 Peugeot A12 EV5 3.0 V10 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp 9 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp All
10 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Damon Cannon All
Flag of France svg.png Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 Mugen-Honda MF-301 HA 3.0 V10 Flag of Belgium svg.png Dennis Mignolet 11 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Douglas Mann 1-10, 12-16
Flag of Belgium svg.png Dennis Mignolet 11
12 Flag of Japan svg.png Reiko Megumi 1-2, 8-9, 16
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Robert Anderson 3
Flag of Latvia svg.png Masta Valsattis 4-7, 10-15
Flag of Switzerland svg.png Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 Ford JD Zetec-R 3.0 V10 Flag of the United States svg.png Chris Forbes 14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Pieter Kickert All
15 Flag of Latvia svg.png Masta Valsattis 1-2
Flag of Brazil svg.png Pablo da Silva 3-16
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Footwork Hart Footwork FA17 Hart 830 3.0 V8 Flag of Germany svg.png Max von Hegel 16 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuyoshi Hoshino All
17 Flag of Germany svg.png Jorg Scrattenheim All
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tyrrell Yamaha Tyrrell 024 Yamaha OX11A 3.0 V10 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Poppy Whitechapel
Flag of Ireland svg.png Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín
18 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Poppy Whitechapel 1-6
Flag of Italy svg.png Stephano Baroncelli 7
Flag of Ireland svg.png Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín 8-16
19 Flag of France svg.png Clivio Durand All
Flag of Italy svg.png Minardi Team Minardi M195B
M196
Ford EDM2 3.0 V8
Ford EDM3 3.0 V8
Flag of Latvia svg.png Masta Valsattis 20 Flag of Finland.svg.png Miko Fäkkinen All
21 Flag of Belgium svg.png Gio van Dycke All
Flag of Italy svg.png Albertini Forti Grand Prix Forti FG01B
FG03
Ford EDM2 3.0 V8 Flag of Monaco svg.png Francois Albertini
Flag of Spain svg.png Luca de Montmelo
Flag of Italy svg.png Guido Forti
22 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Roda All
23 Flag of the United States svg.png Martin McFry All
Flag of France svg.png Junior DAMS DAMS DA-01B
DA-02
Ford EDM2 3.0 V8
Ford EDM3 3.0 V8
Flag of Germany svg.png Thomas Kretzhaagel 24 Flag of Finland.svg.png Niko Nurminen All
25 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ben Fleet All
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Volga Pacific Grand Prix Pacific CHAD-02 Volga VG1 3.0 V8 Flag of Russia svg.png Petr Chaddeev 26 Flag of Russia svg.png Anton Kaliniczenko All
27 Flag of Belarus svg.png Artiom Zielenkovski 1-7
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Robert Anderson 8-14
Flag of Lithuania.png Siergiej Rozvadoskij 15-16

Team Changes

Simtek, unable to cope with rising costs, pulled out of the sport at the end of 1995. No team filled the void which meant that all 26 cars would start on the grid for 1996.

Driver Changes

Preseason

  • Andreas Stefano, formerly an employee at AGS F1 team, filled the vacant Ferrari seatholder after Luca di Montmelo left. He signed Takagi to Ferrari alongside Tom Douglas after Padraig O'Connell retired at the end of 1995.
  • Reiko Megumi, Masta Valsattis and Douglas Mann were all signed by Ligier. Driving duties were divided between the three; Mann would compete in all 16 races, Valsattis would compete in 10 and Megumi would fill out the rest.
  • Gio van Dycke left Tyrrell for Minardi, his third team in three seasons, leaving the Tyrrell seat for French rookie Clivio Durand.

Midseason

  • Dennis Mignolet made Ligier's situation more complicated as he replaced Douglas Mann in the British GP after Mann's endless complaints about reliability of the Mugen-Honda engine. However, Douglas Mann was allowed to retain the seat after Mignolet's engine also expired, proving that the engine failures were not Mann's fault.

Calendar

Round Race Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winner Winning team Reject of the Race
1 Flag of Australia svg.png Australian Grand Prix Albert Park 10 March Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault Flag of Finland.svg.png Niko Nurminen
2 Flag of Brazil svg.png Brazilian Grand Prix Autódromo José Carlos Pace 31 March Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari Flag of Japan svg.png Reiko Megumi
3 Flag of Argentina svg.png Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo Juan y Oscar Galves 7 April Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Robert Anderson
4 Flag of Luxembourg svg.png Luxembourg Grand Prix Nürburgring 28 April Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno
5 Flag of San Marino svg.png San Marino Grand Prix Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 5 May Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of France svg.png Clivio Durand
6 Flag of Monaco svg.png Monaco Grand Prix Circuit de Monaco 19 May Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pacific-Ford
7 Flag of Spain svg.png Spanish Grand Prix Circuit de Jerez 2 June Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of the United States svg.png Martin McFry
8 Flag of Canada.svg.png Canadian Grand Prix Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 16 June Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of the United States svg.png Ford EDM2 V8 engines
9 Flag of the United States svg.png United States Grand Prix Road America 23 June Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of Finland.svg.png Miko Fäkkinen
10 Flag of France svg.png French Grand Prix Dijon-Prenois 7 July Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault Flag of Finland.svg.png/Flag of Belgium svg.png Miko Fäkkinen and Gio van Dycke
11 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png British Grand Prix Silverstone 14 July Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault Flag of the United States svg.png Martin McFry
12 Flag of Germany svg.png German Grand Prix Hockenheimring 28 July Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuhiko Takagi Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Damon Cannon
13 Flag of Hungary svg.png Hungarian Grand Prix Hungaroring 11 August Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari
14 Flag of Belgium svg.png Belgian Grand Prix Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 25 August Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuyoshi Hoshino
15 Flag of Italy svg.png Italian Grand Prix Autodromo Nazionale Monza 8 September Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jack Christopherson Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault Flag of Lithuania.png Siergiej Rozvadoskij
16 Flag of Japan svg.png Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka Circuit 13 October Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault JZ, KT, AK, PM and Tyrrell
NC Flag of the United States svg.png Duel in the Desert Phoenix Street Circuit 3 November Flag of Japan svg.png Barii Mori Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png James Davies Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno

Standings

Drivers'

Pos Driver AUS
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BRA
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ARG
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LUX
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SMR
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MON
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ESP
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CAN
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USA
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FRA
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GBR
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GER
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HUN
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BEL
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ITA
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JPN
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Pts
1 Flag of Canada.svg.png Daniel Moreno 2 2 1 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 Ret Ret 1 3 2 1 3 90
2 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pippa Mann Ret 3 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret Ret 6 75
3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Andrew Spokes 3 Ret 6 3 3 1 8 3 Ret 1 2 4 5 1 6 1 69
4 Flag of Australia svg.png John Zimmer 1 Ret Ret 4 4 2 3 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 5 7* 9 44
5 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tom Douglas Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 6 Ret 4 Ret 27
6 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp 4 5 Ret Ret 6 11 5 7 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 4 3 5 19
7 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jack Christopherson 16* 3 16* Ret Ret 3 5 5 2 Ret Ret Ret 18
8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Damon Cannon 6 Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 6 Ret 4 12* 3 9 9 7 2 Ret 18
9 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuhiko Takagi Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 5 3 5 6 6 Ret 11* 5 4 18
10 Flag of Spain svg.png Rory McAllister 5 Ret 5 6 5 10 Ret Ret 5 2 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 15
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Pieter Kickert Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 8 Ret 8 7 7 4 8 8 Ret Ret 2 9
12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png James Davies Ret Ret 3 Ret INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 4
13 Latvia.png Masta Valsattis 10* 4 Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 3
14 Flag of the Isle of Man svg.png Douglas Mann Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 2
15 Flag of Belgium svg.png Gio van Dycke 7 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret 16 10 8 8 7 1
16 Flag of Japan svg.png Kazuyoshi Hoshino Ret Ret Ret 7 12 18* Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 0
17 Flag of Brazil svg.png Pablo da Silva Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
18 Flag of Finland.svg.png Miko Fäkkinen Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 14* Ret Ret 0
19 Flag of Germany svg.png Jorg Scrattenheim Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret 9 10 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
20 Flag of Finland.svg.png Niko Nurminen 11 Ret Ret 8 14 15 14 Ret Ret 11 9 14 13 10 Ret 10 0
21 Flag of Italy svg.png Giovanni Roda 8 10 Ret 9 15 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 12 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 0
22 Flag of the United States svg.png Martin McFry Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 13 15 13 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
23 Flag of Japan svg.png Reiko Megumi Ret DSQ EX 11 Ret 8 0
24 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Ben Fleet 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 13 12 Ret 10 11 13 12 9 Ret Ret 0
25 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Poppy Whitechapel Ret 9* Ret Ret 10 17* 0
26 Flag of France svg.png Clivio Durand Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
27 Flag of Russia svg.png Anton Kaliniczenko Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 0
28 Flag of Belarus svg.png Artiom Zielenkovski Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret 0
29 Lithuania.png Siergiej Rozvadoskij 11 Ret 0
30 Flag of Ireland svg.png Éadbhard Ó'Caoimhín Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
31 Flag of Belgium svg.png Dennis Mignolet Ret 0
32 Flag of Italy svg.png Stephano Baroncelli Ret 0
DSQ Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Robert Anderson DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ INJ INJ DSQ (0)^

^After being disqualifed from the 1997 season, Anderson's results for 1996 were stripped according to the The F1RGP2C Saga book, published in 2015.

Constructors'

Pos Constructor Car
no.
AUS
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BRA
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ARG
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LUX
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SMR
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MON
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ESP
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CAN
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USA
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FRA
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GBR
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GER
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HUN
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BEL
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ITA
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JPN
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Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Williams-Renault 3 2 2 1 2 1 Ret 2 2 2 Ret Ret 1 3 2 1 3 165
4 Ret 3 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 Ret Ret 2 1 Ret Ret 6
2 Flag of Italy svg.png Benetton-Renault 1 1 Ret Ret 4 4 2 3 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 5 7* 9 113
2 3 Ret 6 3 3 1 8 3 Ret 1 2 4 5 1 6 1
3 Flag of Italy svg.png Ferrari 5 Ret 1 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 6 Ret 4 Ret 45
6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 5 3 5 6 6 Ret 11* 5 4
4 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png McLaren-Mercedes 7 Ret Ret 3 Ret 16* 3 16* Ret Ret 3 5 5 2 Ret Ret Ret 37
8 5 Ret 5 6 5 10 Ret Ret 5 2 7 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret
5 Flag of Ireland svg.png Jordan-Peugeot 9 4 5 Ret Ret 6 11 5 7 6 6 Ret 7 Ret 4 3 5 37
10 6 Ret Ret 5 Ret 6 6 Ret 4 12* 3 9 9 7 2 Ret
6 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Sauber-Ford 14 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 8 Ret 8 7 7 4 8 8 Ret Ret 2 12
15 10* 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret
7 Flag of France svg.png Ligier-Mugen-Honda 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 2
12 Ret DSQ DSQ Ret Ret 12 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 12 Ret 8
8 Flag of Italy svg.png Minardi-Ford 20 Ret 7 8 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 Ret 14* Ret Ret 1
21 7 6 Ret Ret 13 Ret 10 Ret 8 Ret Ret 16 10 8 8 7
9 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Footwork-Hart 16 Ret Ret Ret 7 12 18* Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 0
17 Ret Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret 9 10 9 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret
10 Flag of Italy svg.png Forti-Ford 22 8 10 Ret 9 15 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 12 15 Ret Ret 10 Ret 0
23 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 13 15 13 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret
11 Flag of France svg.png DAMS-Ford 24 11 Ret Ret 8 14 15 14 Ret Ret 11 9 14 13 10 Ret 10 0
25 9 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 13 12 Ret 10 11 13 12 9 Ret Ret
12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Tyrrell-Yamaha 18 Ret 9* Ret Ret 10 17* Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0
19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret
13 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Pacific-Ford 26 Ret 11 Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 11 0
27 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ DSQ 11 Ret
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