1996 European Grand Prix

F1 Germany European Circuit Nürburgring-1995-GP.svg The Nürburgring in its 1996 configuration XL Grand Prix of Europe 28 April 1996 4 16 NürburgringNürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Permanent racing facility 2.842 4.556 67 190.425 305.252 Cloudy, but dry Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:18.941 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:21.363 55 United Kingdom Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault Canada Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes United Kingdom EUR 1996 Argentine Grand Prix 1996 San Marino Grand Prix 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 his Ferrari, with David Coulthard a distant 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 having received an illegal push-start on the parade lap. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 5UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:18.941 2 6Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:19.721 +0.780 3 1Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.149 +1.208 4 3France Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:20.711 +1.770 5 11Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:20.818 +1.877 6 8UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.888 +1.947 7 2UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:20.931 +1.990 8 4Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:21.054 +2.113 9 7Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:21.078 +2.137 10 15Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:21.113 +2.172 11 12UK Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 1:21.177 +2.236 12 14UK Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 1:21.210 +2.269 13 17the Netherlands Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 1:21.367 +2.426 14 19Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.458 +2.517 15 9France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:21.509 +2.568 16 18Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.812 +2.871 17 10Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:22.733 +3.792 18 21Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi-Ford 1:22.921 +3.980 19 20Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 1:23.139 +4.198 20 16Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 1:23.620 +4.679107% time: 1:24.467DNQ Did not qualify 23Italy Andrea Montermini Forti-Ford 1:25.053 +6.112DNQ Did not qualify 22Italy Luca Badoer Forti-Ford 1:25.840 +6.899 Sources:Europe 1996 – Qualifications https://www.statsf1.com/en/1996/europe/qualification.aspx StatsF1 29 December 20231996 European Grand Prix Classification Qualifying https://www.motorsportstats.com/results/fia-formula-one-world-championship/1996/european-grand-prix/classification/qualifying Motorsport Stats 29 December 2023 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 67 1:33:26.473 2 10 2 1 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 67 + 0.762 3 6 3 8 United Kingdom David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 67 + 32.834 6 4 4 5 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 67 + 33.511 1 3 5 11 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 67 + 33.713 5 2 6 12 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 67 + 55.567 11 1 7 14 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 67 + 1:18.027 12   8 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 67 + 1:18.438 9   9 4 Austria Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 67 + 1:21.061 8   10 10 Brazil Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 66 + 1 Lap 17   11 16 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 65 + 2 Laps 20   12 20 Portugal Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 65 + 2 Laps 19   13 21 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi-Ford 65 + 2 Laps 18   Ret Retired 15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford 59 Brakes 10  Ret Retired 17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart 38 Engine 13  Ret Retired 9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda 6 Collision 15  Ret Retired 2United Kingdom Eddie IrvineFerrari 6 Collision 7  Ret Retired 3France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault 1 Collision 4  DSQ Disqualified 19 Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 66 Underweight 14   DSQ Disqualified 18 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 65 Push Start 16  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1996/134/ 1996 European Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141101203227/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1996/134/ 1 November 2014 24 December 2015 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 Pos Driver Points 1 UK Damon Hill 33 2 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 22 3 France Jean Alesi 10 4 Germany Michael Schumacher 10 5 UK Eddie Irvine 6Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1996/europe/championnat.aspx Europe 1996 - Championship Statsf1.com 15 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Williams-Renault 55 2 Italy Ferrari 16 3 Italy Benetton-Renault 13 4 UK McLaren-Mercedes 9 5 Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 6Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References European Grand Prix 1996 1996 Argentine Grand Prix 1996 San Marino Grand Prix 1995 European Grand Prix 1997 European Grand PrixNext race at the Nürburgring: 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix European Grand Prix Category:European Grand Prix European Grand Prix Category:Sport in Rhineland-Palatinate European Grand Prix