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1996 British Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1996
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Summary

1996 British Grand Prix is a recurring sporting event edition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of recurring sporting event edition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winner: Jacques Villeneuve[3], Williams Racing[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Follows: 1995 British Grand Prix[6]
  • Followed by: 1997 British Grand Prix[7]
  • Location: Silverstone Circuit[8], United Kingdom[9]
  • Part of: 1996 Formula One World Championship[10]
  • Edition number: 49[11]
  • Point in time: July 14, 1996[12]
  • Sport: auto racing[13]
  • Official name: XLIX British Grand Prix[14]
  • Event distance: 61 lap[15]
  • Sports season of league or competition: British Grand Prix[16]
  • Pole position: Damon Hill[17]
  • Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve[18]

Why It Matters

1996 British Grand Prix has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

What awards did 1996 British Grand Prix receive?

Honors received include Jacques Villeneuve[3] and Williams Racing[4].

Related Entities

Damon Hill Jacques Villeneuve United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · TheaAlvaro · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Edition number → 49
    Followed by → 1997 British Grand Prix
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'gl', 'hu', 'id', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Edition number: 49, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290282|batch #290282]]"
  2. 12w ago · JAnDbot bot · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fastest lap → Jacques Villeneuve
    Location → Silverstone Circuit, United Kingdom
    Part of → —
    Country → United Kingdom
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Follows: 1995 British Grand Prix"
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