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25px Germany  1996 European Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
The Nürburgring in its 1996 configuration
The Nürburgring in its 1996 configuration
Date April 28, 1996
Official name XL Grand Prix of Europe
Location Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Course Permanent race track
4.556 km (2.842 mi)
Distance 67 laps, 305.252 km (190.425 mi)
Weather Cloudy, but dry
Pole position
Driver 25px United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:18.941
Fastest lap
Driver 25px United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:21.363 on lap 55
Podium
First 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault
Second 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Third 25px United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes

The 1996 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 28, 1996 at Nürburgring. Jacques Villeneuve scored his first Formula One victory in his fourth Formula One start.

Both Benetton cars made extremely slow starts, due to the brakes locking on. Berger was forced to pit for fresh tyres after a flat-spot was caused, while Alesi finished lap 1 in 13th place and spun while trying to recover.

The Tyrrells were disqualified for separate infringements - Salo finished 10th but his car was found post-race to be underweight, while Katayama finished 12th but was disqualified for receiving a push-start on the parade lap.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 5 25px UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:18.941
2 6 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:19.721 +0.780
3 1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.149 +1.208
4 3 25px France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:20.711 +1.770
5 11 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:20.818 +1.877
6 8 25px UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.888 +1.947
7 2 25px UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:20.931 +1.990
8 4 25px Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:21.054 +2.113
9 7 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.078 +2.137
10 15 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:21.113 +2.172
11 12 25px UK Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 1:21.177 +2.236
12 14 25px UK Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 1:21.210 +2.269
13 17 25px Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 1:21.367 +2.426
14 19 25px Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.458 +2.517
15 9 25px France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:21.509 +2.568
16 18 25px Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.812 +2.871
17 10 25px Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:22.733 +3.792
18 21 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi-Ford 1:22.921 +3.980
19 20 25px The flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 1:23.139 +4.198
20 16 25px Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 1:23.620 +4.679
107% time: 1:24.467
DNQ 23 25px Italy Andrea Montermini Forti-Ford 1:25.053 +6.112
DNQ 22 25px Italy Luca Badoer Forti-Ford 1:25.840 +6.899

Race[]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 67 1:33:26.473 2 10
2 1 25px Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 67 +0.762 3 6
3 8 25px United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 67 +32.834 6 4
4 5 25px United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 67 +33.511 1 3
5 11 25px Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 67 +33.713 5 2
6 12 25px United Kingdom Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 67 +55.567 11 1
7 14 25px United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 67 +1:18.027 12  
8 7 25px Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 67 +1:18.438 9  
9 4 25px Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 67 +1:21.061 8  
10 10 25px Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 66 +1 Lap 17  
11 16 25px Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 65 +2 Laps 20  
12 20 25px The flag of Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 65 +2 Laps 19  
13 21 25px Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi-Ford 65 +2 Laps 18  
DSQ 19 25px Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 66 Disqualified 14  
DSQ 18 25px Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 65 Disqualified 16  
Ret 15 25px Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 59 Brakes 10  
Ret 17 25px Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 38 Engine 13  
Ret 9 25px France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 6 Collision 15  
Ret 2 25px United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Ferrari 6 Electrical 7  
Ret 3 25px France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1 Collision 4  
DNQ 23 25px Italy Andrea Montermini Forti-Ford   107% Rule 21  
DNQ 22 25px Italy Luca Badoer Forti-Ford   107% Rule 22  

Lap leaders[]

Standings after Grand Prix[]

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 25px UK Damon Hill 33
2 25px Canada Jacques Villeneuve 22
3 25px France Jean Alesi 10
4 25px Germany Michael Schumacher 10
5 25px UK Eddie Irvine 6
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 25px UK Williams-Renault 55
2 25px Italy Ferrari 16
3 25px Italy Benetton-Renault 13
4 25px UK McLaren-Mercedes 9
5 25px Flag of the Republic of Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.


Previous race:
1996 Argentine Grand Prix
FIA Formula One World Championship
1996 season
Next race:
1996 San Marino Grand Prix
Previous race:
1995 European Grand Prix
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1997 European Grand Prix
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