The 1996 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 50th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. The championship commenced on 10 March and ended on 13 October after sixteen races. Two World Champions
Damon Hill won his only Formula One World Championship in his last year with Williams. He became the first son of a Formula One Drivers' Champion to win the title.
Hill's teammate Jacques Villeneuve (pictured in 2010) finished as runner-up in his debut season with four wins.
Then two-time and defending World Champion Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2003) finished third in his first year with Scuderia Ferrari, taking three wins for the team.
Williams-Renault won the World Constructors' Championship with the Williams FW18.
Jacques Villeneuve
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Jacques Joseph Charles Villeneuve is a Canadian former racing driver who competed in IndyCar from 1994 to 1995, and Formula One from 1996 to 2006. He won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in
1996 Formula One World Championship
…the title 34 years later in 2016. Hill, who had finished runner-up for the past two seasons, was seriously threatened only by his teammate, newcomer Jacques Villeneuve, the 1995 IndyCar and Indianapolis 500 champion. Williams-Renault easily won the Constructors' title, as there was no other competitor strong enough…
Villeneuve in 2014
The car Villeneuve drove in the 1989 Italian Formula 3 Championship
The Toyota TS010 car Villeneuve shared with Eddie Irvine and Tom Kristensen at Mine Circuit.
Villeneuve's 1995 Indianapolis 500 winning car