Gridpedia1996 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 28 Jul 1996
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- Round
- 11 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1 | 45 | 1:21:43.417 | 1:46.504 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | 45 | +11.452 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 45 | +33.926 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 45 | +41.517 | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 45 | +42.196 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 9 | 45 | +102.099 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | 45 | +103.912 | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 13 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 15 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 2 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 25 | Vibrations | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 19 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 13 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 17 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 21 | LAVGiovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Damon Hill: 2 stops (laps 20, 34), stints of 20, 14, 11 laps
- 2nd
- Jean Alesi: 1 stop (lap 22), stints of 22, 23 laps
- 3rd
- Jacques Villeneuve: 1 stop (lap 22), stints of 22, 23 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 8 · 2 stops: 5
- First stops
- median lap 22 of 45
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 20 (28.5 s), 34 (27.2 s) | 201411 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 22 (30.3 s) | 2223 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 22 (32.1 s) | 2223 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 22 (32.5 s) | 2223 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 16 (27.3 s), 32 (26.7 s) | 161613 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 21 (30.8 s) | 2124 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 4 (28.3 s), 23 (31.6 s) | 41922 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 16 (27.4 s), 31 (27.2 s) | 161513 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 23 (29.3 s) | 2321 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 1 | 22 (41.8 s) | 2222 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 1 | 22 (33.2 s) | 2222 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 2 | 13 (30.5 s), 29 (28.4 s) | 131614 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 1 | 23 (31.3 s) | 2319 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 14 (29.8 s), 30 (27.9 s) | 14164 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 1 | 16 (157.1 s) | 169 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 13 (35.9 s) | 13 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 7 | 73 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 52 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 31 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 29 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 18 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 11 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |