| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | July 28, 1996 | |
| Official name | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 6.823 km (4.256 mi) | |
| Distance | 45 laps, 307.035 km (191.537 mi) | |
| Weather | Sunny, Dry Track | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:43.912 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Damon Hill
|
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:46.504 on lap 26 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Damon Hill
|
Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Jean Alesi
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Benetton-Renault |
| Third |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault |
The 1996 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 28, 1996 at Hockenheimring. Damon Hill started the race on pole position, and won it after Gerhard Berger's engine failed with 3 laps to go.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Diff. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault | 1:43.912 | |||
| 2 | 4 |  Gerhard Berger
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Benetton-Renault | 1:44.299 | +0.387 | ||
| 3 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:44.477 | +0.565 | ||
| 4 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:44.644 | +0.732 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Jean Alesi
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Benetton-Renault | 1:44.670 | +0.758 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault | 1:44.842 | +0.930 | ||
| 7 | 8 | David Coulthard
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:44.951 | +1.039 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Eddie Irvine
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Ferrari | 1:45.389 | +1.477 | ||
| 9 | 11 |  Rubens Barrichello
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:45.452 | +1.540 | ||
| 10 | 12 | Martin Brundle
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:45.876 | +1.964 | ||
| 11 | 10 | Pedro Diniz
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:46.575 | +2.663 | ||
| 12 | 9 | Olivier Panis
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:46.746 | +2.834 | ||
| 13 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford | 1:46.899 | +2.987 | ||
| 14 | 14 | Johnny Herbert
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Sauber-Ford | 1:47.711 | +3.799 | ||
| 15 | 19 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:48.139 | +4.227 | ||
| 16 | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:48.381 | +4.469 | ||
| 17 | 17 |  Jos Verstappen
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Footwork-Hart | 1:48.512 | +4.600 | ||
| 18 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy
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Minardi-Ford | 1:49.461 | +5.549 | ||
| 19 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset
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Footwork-Hart | 1:49.551 | +5.639 | ||
| 107% time: 1:51.186 | |||||||
| DNQ | 21 |  Giovanni Lavaggi
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Minardi-Ford | 1:51.357 | +7.445 | ||
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill
|
Williams-Renault | 45 | 1:21:43.417 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Jean Alesi
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Benetton-Renault | 45 | + 11.452 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Renault | 45 | + 33.926 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 45 | + 41.517 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 45 | + 42.196 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello
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Jordan-Peugeot | 45 | + 1:42.099 | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis
|
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 45 | + 1:43.912 | 12 | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford | 44 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 9 | 19 | Mika Salo
|
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 44 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 10 | 12 | Martin Brundle
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Jordan-Peugeot | 44 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
| 11 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset
|
Footwork-Hart | 44 | + 1 Lap | 19 | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy
|
Minardi-Ford | 43 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| 13 | 4 | Gerhard Berger
|
Benetton-Renault | 42 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine
|
Ferrari | 34 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 14 | Johnny Herbert
|
Sauber-Ford | 25 | Vibrations | 14 | |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz
|
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 19 | Engine | 11 | |
| Ret | 18 | Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 19 | Spun off | 16 | |
| Ret | 7 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 13 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 17 | Jos Verstappen
|
Footwork-Hart | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| DNQ | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi
|
Minardi-Ford | DNQ |
Notes[]
- Giovanni Lavaggi replaced Giancarlo Fisichella at Minardi for the remainder of the season.
- Though the Forti team arrived, neither of its cars were assembled as the team had run out of money and therefore could not obtain any engines. It closed down shortly afterwards.
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 British Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1996 season |
Next race: 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1995 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1997 German Grand Prix |
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