These are the final figures for the 1996 SuperGrid/Race, following the Grand Prix of Japan.
With Damon Hill winning the Japanese GP and hence the World Championship for 1996, there have been a lot of statements about his success rate.
While I will be presenting more detailed figures in future issues of Atlas, a quick look over my figures from 1950 and comparing him against all other F1 drivers since then shows that Damon Hill is ranked:
Before anyone takes me to great task about these figures, please bear in mind that the Indianapolis 500 was an F1 GP from 1950-1960.
The top drivers in each category, as well as figures for all this year's drivers will be in the next issue of Atlas.
Damon Hill held pole position for the 1996 SuperGrid from the second race of the season. Jacques Villeneuve and Michael Schumacher, separated by an average of a mere 0.158 seconds, could both claim the other front row position.
Heinz-Harald Frentzen managed to squeeze Martin Brundle out of 10th position by 0.539 seconds on total times over the season.
The average time of the 16 pole postions was 1m26.665, with the 107% mark being 1m32.732.
As usual, those drivers who did not take part in qualifying for every GP are shown separately, and are marked with an aster ("*").
This table is sorted on average time.
SUPER GRID
DRIVER TEAM AVG. AVG. KPH
POS. TIME
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Hill WIL 1.44 1:26.781 190.781
Villeneuve WIL 3.06 1:27.126 190.025
Schumacher FER 2.63 1:27.284 189.682
Alesi BEN 4.88 1:27.891 188.372
Berger BEN 5.75 1:27.956 188.232
Hakkinen MCL 6.63 1:28.112 187.900
Irvine FER 7.88 1:28.177 187.760
Coulthard MCL 8.25 1:28.370 187.350
Barrichello JOR 8.06 1:28.453 187.175
Frentzen SAU 10.56 1:28.831 186.379
Brundle JOR 11.13 1:28.864 186.308
Panis LIG 12.75 1:29.123 185.768
Herbert SAU 12.94 1:29.333 185.330
Salo TYR 13.25 1:29.447 185.095
Verstappen FOO 14.06 1:29.615 184.749
Katayama TYR 15.00 1:29.823 184.320
Diniz LIG 16.38 1:29.958 184.043
Lamy MIN 18.44 1:30.926 182.085
Rosset FOO 19.13 1:31.071 181.794
Fisichella MIN * 17.63 1:26.417
Marques MIN * 18.00 1:26.962
Badoer FOR * 20.70 1:28.764
Montermini FOR * 21.30 1:29.464
Lavaggi MIN * 20.00 1:39.107
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While Hill had the lower finishing position average and led more laps, Villeneuve completed more laps and a greater distance during 1996 - but sorting on average finishing position bears a remote similarity to the final World Championship positions.
Whichever way the table is sorted, Tarso Marques finished "last" in the 1996 SuperRace.
Drivers who did not compete in every race are included in the SuperRace, and are marked with an aster ("*").
This Super Race table is sorted on position and then on laps.
SUPER RACE
DRIVER TEAM AVG. LAPS TOTAL KMS LAPS
POS. 1014 LED
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Hill WIL 4.69 841 4,016.139 481
Villeneuve WIL 5.00 937 4,493.561 281
Schumacher FER * 6.80 721 3,592.833 116
Alesi BEN 6.88 814 3,840.626 61
Hakkinen MCL 7.44 900 4,280.676 2
Berger BEN 8.81 774 3,791.250 31
Barrichello JOR 9.81 784 3,846.353
Coulthard MCL 10.13 738 3,508.905 26
Panis LIG 10.19 729 3,360.403 16
Brundle JOR 10.63 705 3,463.711
Frentzen SAU 11.56 711 3,339.439
Herbert SAU * 11.67 716 3,307.122
Irvine FER 11.75 575 2,758.176
Salo TYR 12.44 693 3,331.185
Badoer FOR * 12.83 283 1,198.073
Lamy MIN 13.13 646 3,205.808
Diniz LIG 13.19 607 2,980.756
Rosset FOO 13.88 614 3,076.952
Katayama TYR 13.94 616 3,035.258
Lavaggi MIN * 14.00 139 586.042
Verstappen FOO 14.75 480 2,360.928
Fisichella MIN * 15.13 256 1,221.246
Montermini FOR * 16.50 119 512.083
Marques MIN * 19.00 33 140.547
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