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1996 European Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryGermany
Grand PrixEuropean
ImageCircuit Nürburgring-1995-GP.svg
CaptionThe Nürburgring in its 1996 configuration
Official nameXL Grand Prix of Europe
Date28 April
Year1996
Race_No4
Season_No16
LocationNürburgring
Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.842
Course_km4.556
Distance_laps67
Distance_mi190.425
Distance_km305.252
WeatherCloudy, but dry
Pole_DriverDamon Hill
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:18.941
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverDamon Hill
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:21.363
Fast_Lap55
Fast_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_DriverJacques Villeneuve
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryCanada
Second_DriverMichael Schumacher
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryGermany
Third_DriverDavid Coulthard
Third_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
Lapchart
Previous_round1996 Argentine Grand PrixNext_round=1996 San Marino Grand Prix

Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany The 1996 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring in Germany on 28 April 1996. It was the fourth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.

The 67-lap race was won by Jacques Villeneuve, driving a Williams-Renault. Villeneuve beat teammate and pole-sitter Damon Hill off the line and led all 67 laps, taking his first F1 victory in only his fourth race. Local driver Michael Schumacher finished second in a Ferrari, with David Coulthard third in a McLaren-Mercedes, just ahead of Hill.

Both Benetton cars made extremely slow starts, due to the brakes locking on. Berger was forced to pit for fresh tyres after a flat-spot was caused, while Alesi finished lap 1 in 13th place and spun while trying to recover.

The Tyrrells were disqualified for separate infringements - Salo finished 10th but his car was found post-race to be underweight, while Katayama finished 12th but was disqualified for receiving an illegal push-start on the parade lap.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920[107% time](107-rule): 1:24.467DNQDNQSources:
5UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:18.941
6Canada Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:19.721+0.780
1Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari1:20.149+1.208
3France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:20.711+1.770
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:20.818+1.877
8UK David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.888+1.947
2UK Eddie IrvineFerrari1:20.931+1.990
4Austria Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.054+2.113
7Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.078+2.137
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:21.113+2.172
12UK Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:21.177+2.236
14UK Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford1:21.210+2.269
17the Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:21.367+2.426
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.458+2.517
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:21.509+2.568
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.812+2.871
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:22.733+3.792
21Italy Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford1:22.921+3.980
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford1:23.139+4.198
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:23.620+4.679
23Italy Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford1:25.053+6.112
22Italy Luca BadoerForti-Ford1:25.840+6.899

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetDSQDSQSource:
6Canada **Jacques Villeneuve****Williams-Renault**671:33:26.4732**10**
1Germany **Michael Schumacher****Ferrari**67+ 0.7623**6**
8United Kingdom **David Coulthard****McLaren-Mercedes**67+ 32.8346**4**
5United Kingdom **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**67+ 33.5111**3**
11Brazil **Rubens Barrichello****Jordan-Peugeot**67+ 33.7135**2**
12United Kingdom **Martin Brundle****Jordan-Peugeot**67+ 55.56711**1**
14United Kingdom Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford67+ 1:18.02712
7Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes67+ 1:18.4389
4Austria Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault67+ 1:21.0618
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda66+ 1 Lap17
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart65+ 2 Laps20
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford65+ 2 Laps19
21Italy Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford65+ 2 Laps18
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford59Brakes10
17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart38Engine13
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda6Collision15
2United Kingdom Eddie IrvineFerrari6Collision7
3France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1Collision4
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha66Underweight14
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha65Push Start16

Notes

  • Both of Mika Häkkinen's pit lane speeding penalties in this race were caused by a problem with his pit speed limiter.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1UK Damon Hill33
2Canada Jacques Villeneuve22
3France Jean Alesi10
4Germany Michael Schumacher10
5UK Eddie Irvine6

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK Williams-Renault55
2Italy Ferrari16
3Italy Benetton-Renault13
4UK McLaren-Mercedes9
5Ireland Jordan-Peugeot6
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1995 European Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1997 European Grand Prix Next race at the Nürburgring: 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix

References

  1. "Europe 1996 – Qualifications". StatsF1.
  2. "1996 European Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats.
  3. "1996 European Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. "Europe 1996 - Championship".
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