Gridpedia1996 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 28 Apr 1996
- Circuit
- Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
- Round
- 4 of 16
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve (Williams)
- Pole position
- Damon Hill (1:18.941)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 67 | 1:33:26.473 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 67 | +0.762 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 67 | +32.834 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1 | 67 | +33.511 | 1:21.363 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 5 | 67 | +33.713 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 11 | 67 | +55.567 | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 67 | +78.027 | 0 | |
| 8 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | 67 | +78.438 | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 67 | +81.061 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | 66 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| D | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 65 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | 59 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | 6 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 6 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 23 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 | |
| F | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 22 | 0 | 107% Rule | 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
- Jacques Villeneuve: 2 stops (laps 26, 46), stints of 26, 20, 21 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 23, 44), stints of 23, 21, 23 laps
- 3rd
- David Coulthard: 2 stops (laps 24, 46), stints of 24, 22, 21 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 24 of 67
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 26 (30.9 s), 46 (29.7 s) | 262021 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 23 (28.3 s), 44 (29.8 s) | 232123 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 24 (31.3 s), 46 (28.6 s) | 242221 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 22 (42.3 s), 43 (29.0 s) | 222124 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 24 (33.9 s), 45 (32.5 s) | 242122 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 2 | 22 (30.4 s), 47 (28.9 s) | 222520 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 22 (29.8 s), 45 (29.1 s) | 222322 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 4 | 25 (26.4 s), 31 (31.1 s), 45 (28.5 s), 50 (31.3 s) | 25614517 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 3 | 1 (69.4 s), 22 (29.7 s), 44 (40.6 s) | 212223 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 29 (34.6 s) | 2937 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 2 | 24 (33.0 s), 45 (31.7 s) | 242120 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 2 | 21 (30.1 s), 43 (30.0 s) | 212222 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 24 (33.6 s), 46 (31.6 s) | 242219 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 28 (27.6 s), 43 (28.1 s) | 281523 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 2 | 24 (29.3 s), 45 (30.2 s) | 242120 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 20 (28.4 s), 42 (28.7 s), 57 (27.7 s) | 202215 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 21 (30.9 s) | 2117 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:18.941 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:19.721 | +0.780 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:20.149 | +1.208 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:20.711 | +1.770 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:20.818 | +1.877 Q1 | ||
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:20.888 | +1.947 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:20.931 | +1.990 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:21.054 | +2.113 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:21.078 | +2.137 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:21.113 | +2.172 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:21.177 | +2.236 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:21.210 | +2.269 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:21.367 | +2.426 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:21.458 | +2.517 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:21.509 | +2.568 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:21.812 | +2.871 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:22.733 | +3.792 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:22.921 | +3.980 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:23.139 | +4.198 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:23.620 | +4.679 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 3 | 33 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 22 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |