60 YEARS OF AUTOSPORT

1996
AUTOSPORT, 6 June 1996 1996 Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill
  • Damon Hill becomes the first son of a world champion to succeed his father
    Damon Hill becomes the first son of a world champion to succeed his father
  • Michael Schumacher scores his first Ferrari win in the rain at Barcelona
    Michael Schumacher scores his first Ferrari win in the rain at Barcelona
  • Tommi Makinen wins his first World Rally title for Mitsubishi
    Tommi Makinen wins his first World Rally title for Mitsubishi
  • Frank Biela wins the British Touring Car Championship at the height of the Super Touring era
    Frank Biela wins the British Touring Car Championship at the height of the Super Touring era

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Damon Hill becomes first son of a world champion to win title, but is dropped by Williams for '97 - as exclusively predicted by AUTOSPORT • Jacques Villeneuve qualifies on pole for his GP debut at Melbourne, and goes on to challenge for title • Michael Schumacher scores his first win for Ferrari in Spain • McLaren ditches iconic Marlboro colour scheme • Tommi Makinen wins his first WRC crown for Mitsubishi • Porsche wins Le Mans after a nine-year drought. Davy Jones, Manuel Reuter and Alex Wurz drive the winning car • US single-seater racing scene hits crisis as Tony George's Indy Racing League splits from CART and holds its first five races • Jimmy Vasser wins Ganassi's first Champ Car title as team-mate Alex Zanardi stars • Legendary journalist and AUTOSPORT contributor Denis Jenkinson dies • Opel driver Manuel Reuter wins ITC, but series proves too expensive for car makers and folds • Frank Biela and Audi dominate the BTCC taking both titles

1Damon Hill becomes the first son of a world champion to succeed his father 2Michael Schumacher scores his first Ferrari win in the rain at Barcelona 3Tommi Makinen wins his first World Rally title for Mitsubishi 4Frank Biela wins the British Touring Car Championship at the height of the Super Touring era