| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season | ||
 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 |  Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:18.941 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:21.363 on lap 55 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari |
| Third | David Coulthard
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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 | Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault | 1:18.941 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault | 1:19.721 | +0.780 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:20.149 | +1.208 | ||
| 4 | 3 |  Jean Alesi
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Benetton-Renault | 1:20.711 | +1.770 | ||
| 5 | 11 |  Rubens Barrichello
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:20.818 | +1.877 | ||
| 6 | 8 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.888 | +1.947 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Eddie Irvine
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Ferrari | 1:20.931 | +1.990 | ||
| 8 | 4 |  Gerhard Berger
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Benetton-Renault | 1:21.054 | +2.113 | ||
| 9 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.078 | +2.137 | ||
| 10 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford | 1:21.113 | +2.172 | ||
| 11 | 12 | Martin Brundle
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:21.177 | +2.236 | ||
| 12 | 14 | Johnny Herbert
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Sauber-Ford | 1:21.210 | +2.269 | ||
| 13 | 17 |  Jos Verstappen
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Footwork-Hart | 1:21.367 | +2.426 | ||
| 14 | 19 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:21.458 | +2.517 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Olivier Panis
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:21.509 | +2.568 | ||
| 16 | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:21.812 | +2.871 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Pedro Diniz
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:22.733 | +3.792 | ||
| 18 | 21 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
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Minardi-Ford | 1:22.921 | +3.980 | ||
| 19 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy
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Minardi-Ford | 1:23.139 | +4.198 | ||
| 20 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset
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Footwork-Hart | 1:23.620 | +4.679 | ||
| 107% time: 1:24.467 | |||||||
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini
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Forti-Ford | 1:25.053 | +6.112 | ||
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer
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Forti-Ford | 1:25.840 | +6.899 | ||
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault | 67 | 1:33:26.473 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 67 | +0.762 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 67 | +32.834 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault | 67 | +33.511 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 67 | +33.713 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Martin Brundle
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Jordan-Peugeot | 67 | +55.567 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Johnny Herbert
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Sauber-Ford | 67 | +1:18.027 | 12 | |
| 8 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 67 | +1:18.438 | 9 | |
| 9 | 4 | Gerhard Berger
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Benetton-Renault | 67 | +1:21.061 | 8 | |
| 10 | 10 | Pedro Diniz
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 66 | +1 Lap | 17 | |
| 11 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset
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Footwork-Hart | 65 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy
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Minardi-Ford | 65 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| 13 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella
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Minardi-Ford | 65 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| DSQ | 19 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 66 | Disqualified | 14 | |
| DSQ | 18 | Ukyo Katayama
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 65 | Disqualified | 16 | |
| Ret | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford | 59 | Brakes | 10 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jos Verstappen
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Footwork-Hart | 38 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 9 | Olivier Panis
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 6 | Collision | 15 | |
| Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine
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Ferrari | 6 | Electrical | 7 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jean Alesi
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Benetton-Renault | 1 | Collision | 4 | |
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini
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Forti-Ford | 107% Rule | 21 | ||
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer
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Forti-Ford | 107% Rule | 22 |
Lap leaders[]
- Lap leaders: Jacques Villeneuve 67 (1-67)
Standings after Grand Prix[]
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- 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 |
European Grand Prix | Next race: 1997 European Grand Prix |
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