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1996 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round11 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 592nd World Championship race
  • 44th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 20th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault451hr 21m 43.417s10
2+3(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault45+11.452s6
3+3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault45+33.926s4
4-1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari45+41.517s3
5+2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes45+42.196s2
6+3(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot45+1m 42.099s1
7+5(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda45+1m 43.912s 
8+5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
9+6(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha44+1 lap 
10 (GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot44+1 lap 
11+8(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart44+1 lap 
12+6(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth43+2 laps 
13-11(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault42DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari34DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda19DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha19DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes13DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart0DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth   
  (ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth   

Notes

  • Gerhard Berger ended lap 42 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
  • Forti arrived at the Grand Prix but financial issues meant they could not obtain any engines for the weekend.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:43.912 
2(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:44.2990.387
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:44.4770.565
4(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:44.6440.732
5(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:44.6700.758
6(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:44.8420.930
7(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:44.9511.039
8(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:45.3891.477
9(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:45.4521.540
10(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:45.8761.964
11(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:46.5752.663
12(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:46.7462.834
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:46.8992.987
14(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:47.7113.799
15(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:48.1394.227
16(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:48.3814.469
17(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:48.5124.600
18(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:49.4615.549
19(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:49.5515.639
Did not qualify
20(ITA) Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:51.3577.445

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill73
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve52
3(FRA) Jean Alesi31
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher29
5(GBR) David Coulthard18
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger16
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen16
8(FRA) Olivier Panis11
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello11
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine9
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
12(FIN) Mika Salo5
13(GBR) Johnny Herbert4
14(GBR) Martin Brundle3
15(NLD) Jos Verstappen1
=(BRA) Pedro Diniz1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault125
2Benetton-Renault47
3Ferrari38
4McLaren-Mercedes34
5Jordan-Peugeot14
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda12
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth10
8Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Wins
20th for Damon Hill (10th driver to win 20 races, 4th British driver)
92nd for Williams
Podiums
37th for Damon Hill
24th for Jean Alesi
8th for Jacques Villeneuve
220th & 221st for Williams
85th for Benetton
Poles
18th for Damon Hill
93rd for Williams
Fastest laps
18th for Damon Hill
98th for Williams
Front row starts
42nd for Damon Hill
31st for Gerhard Berger
Points finishes
50th for Michael Schumacher
Pole & win
7th and last for Damon Hill
Win & fastest lap
10th and last for Damon Hill (9th driver to win to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 4th British driver; last British driver to win and set the fastest lap until 2000)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
5th and last for Damon Hill (last British driver to complete a hat-trick until 2007)