European Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Nürburgring
RACE DATE
28 Apr 1996
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1996 European Grand Prix.
WINNERVilleneuveP2 → P1
RACE LAPS67
BIGGEST GAIN+9Rosset
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | +1 | 67 | 1:33:26.473Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +1 | 67 | +0.762Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | +3 | 67 | +32.834Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | -3 | 67 | +33.511Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 5 | 0 | 67 | +33.713Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 11 | +5 | 67 | +55.567Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | +5 | 67 | +1:18.027Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | +1 | 67 | +1:18.438Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | -1 | 67 | +1:21.061Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | +7 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | +9 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | +7 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | +5 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| D | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | — | 66 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| D | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | — | 65 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | -6 | 59 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | -4 | 38 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | -3 | 6 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | -12 | 6 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| R | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | -16 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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