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1996 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 67 laps
Round4 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 585th World Championship race
  • 7th World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 26th World Championship race at Nurburgring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault671hr 33m 26.473s10
2+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari67+0.762s6
3+3(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes67+32.834s4
4-3(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault67+33.511s3
5 (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot67+33.713s2
6+5(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot67+55.567s1
7+5(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth67+1m 18.027s 
8+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes67+1m 18.438s 
9-1(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault67+1m 21.061s 
DQ (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha66+1 lap 
10+7(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda66+1 lap 
DQ (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha65+2 laps 
11+9(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart65+2 laps 
12+7(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
13+5(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth59DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart38DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda6DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari6DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1DNF 

Notes

  • Mika Salo was disqualified post-race as his car was found to be underweight.
  • Ukyo Katayama was disqualified for receiving a push start on the grid.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
6(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
9(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
10(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
11(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
15(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
16(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
17(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda
18(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth
20(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:18.941 
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:19.7210.780
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:20.1491.208
4(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:20.7111.770
5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:20.8181.877
6(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.8881.947
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:20.9311.990
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.0542.113
9(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.0782.137
10(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:21.1132.172
11(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:21.1772.236
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:21.2102.269
13(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:21.3672.426
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.4582.517
15(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:21.5092.568
16(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.8122.871
17(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:22.7333.792
18(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:22.9213.980
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:23.1394.198
20(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:23.6204.679
Did not qualify
21(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:25.0536.112
22(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:25.8406.899

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill33
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve22
3(FRA) Jean Alesi10
=(DEU) Michael Schumacher10
5(GBR) Eddie Irvine6
6(FIN) Mika Hakkinen5
=(BRA) Rubens Barrichello5
8(GBR) David Coulthard4
9(AUT) Gerhard Berger3
10(FIN) Mika Salo3
11(FRA) Olivier Panis1
=(NLD) Jos Verstappen1
=(GBR) Martin Brundle1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault55
2Benetton-Renault16
3Ferrari13
4McLaren-Mercedes9
5Jordan-Peugeot6
6Tyrrell-Yamaha3
7Ligier-Mugen-Honda1
=Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Wins
1st for Jacques Villeneuve (84th different winner, 2nd Canadian driver; first Canadian winner since 1981)
87th for Williams
Podiums
40th for Michael Schumacher (9th driver to score 40 podiums, 1st German driver)
10th for David Coulthard (52nd driver to score ten podiums, 12th British driver; first for McLaren)
3rd for Jacques Villeneuve
381st for Ferrari
257th for McLaren
212th for Williams
Poles
14th for Damon Hill
89th for Williams
1-2 start
43rd for Williams
Fastest laps
16th for Damon Hill
93rd for Williams
Front row starts
35th for Damon Hill
2nd for Jacques Villeneuve