European Grand Prix 1996

Nürburgring
Nürburg
28 April 1996
67 laps
305.3 km
4.556 km a lap

P1Jacques Villeneuve Williams1:33:26.473
P2Michael Schumacher Ferrari+0.762
P3David Coulthard McLaren+32.834

Pole positionDamon HillWilliams · 1:18.941
Fastest lapDamon Hill1:21.363 · lap 55
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	6	Williams · Renault	2	67	1:33:26.473	10
2	Michael Schumacher	1	Ferrari	3	67	+0.762	6
3	David Coulthard	8	McLaren · Mercedes	6	67	+32.834	4
4	Damon Hillfastest lap	5	Williams · Renault	1	67	+33.511	3
5	Rubens Barrichello	11	Jordan · Peugeot	5	67	+33.713	2
6	Martin Brundle	12	Jordan · Peugeot	11	67	+55.567	1
7	Johnny Herbert	14	Sauber · Ford	12	67	+1:18.027
8	Mika Häkkinen	7	McLaren · Mercedes	9	67	+1:18.438
9	Gerhard Berger	4	Benetton · Renault	8	67	+1:21.061
10	Pedro Diniz	10	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	17	66	+1 lap
11	Ricardo Rosset	16	Footwork · Hart	20	65	+2 laps
12	Pedro Lamy	20	Minardi · Ford	19	65	+2 laps
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	21	Minardi · Ford	18	65	+2 laps
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	Sauber · Ford	10	59	Brakes
DNF	Jos Verstappen	17	Footwork · Hart	13	38	Engine
DNF	Olivier Panis	9	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	15	6	Collision
DNF	Eddie Irvine	2	Ferrari	7	6	Collision
DNF	Jean Alesi	3	Benetton · Renault	4	1	Collision
DSQ	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Yamaha	14	66	Car underweight
DSQ	Ukyo Katayama	18	Tyrrell · Yamaha	16	65	Push start
DNQ	Andrea Montermini	23	Forti · Ford	–
DNQ	Luca Badoer	22	Forti · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Jacques Villeneuve 67. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 17	Lap 34	Lap 50	Finish	Laps led
Jacques Villeneuve	2	1	1	1	1	67
Michael Schumacher	3	5	2	2	2
David Coulthard	6	2	3	3	3
Damon Hill	1	4	9	5	4
Rubens Barrichello	5	3	4	4	5
Martin Brundle	11	8	7	7	6
Johnny Herbert	12	9	8	10	7
Mika Häkkinen	9	6	6	6	8
Gerhard Berger	8	16	12	11	9
Pedro Diniz	17	11	14	12	10
Ricardo Rosset	20	14	13	13	11
Pedro Lamy	19	13	15	14	12
Giancarlo Fisichella	18	15	16	16	13
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	10	7	5	8	out
Jos Verstappen	13	10	10	–	out
Olivier Panis	15	–	–	–	out
Eddie Irvine	7	–	–	–	out
Jean Alesi	4	–	–	–	out
Mika Salo	14	12	11	9	out
Ukyo Katayama	16	17	17	15	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 80 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

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Driver	Lap 17	Lap 34	Lap 50	Last lap
Jacques Villeneuve	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Michael Schumacher	+15.2	+2.5	+1.4	+0.8
David Coulthard	+11.4	+14.1	+27.3	+32.8
Damon Hill	+14.5	+38.1	+36.9	+33.5
Rubens Barrichello	+14.1	+17.6	+30.1	+33.7
Martin Brundle	+22.3	+34.2	+46.5	+55.6
Johnny Herbert	+24.3	+37.8	+58.4	+78.0
Mika Häkkinen	+16.6	+30.9	+41.2	+78.4
Gerhard Berger	+69.4	+63.6	+79.7	+81.1
Pedro Diniz	+37.0	+82.8	+112.4	+152.9
Ricardo Rosset	+47.7	+81.5	+134.4	+172.6
Pedro Lamy	+46.9	+91.9	+150.3	+202.0
Giancarlo Fisichella	+54.5	+100.3	+164.6	+223.8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+17.9	+24.1	+52.5	out
Jos Verstappen	+25.2	+39.4	–	out
Olivier Panis	–	–	–	out
Eddie Irvine	–	–	–	out
Jean Alesi	–	–	–	out
Mika Salo	+37.5	+42.9	+57.6	out
Ukyo Katayama	+140.4	+141.1	+157.4	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	1:18.941
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.721	+0.780
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.149	+1.208
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:20.711	+1.770
5	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:20.818	+1.877
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.888	+1.947
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.931	+1.990
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.054	+2.113
9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.078	+2.137
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:21.113	+2.172
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:21.177	+2.236
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.210	+2.269
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:21.367	+2.426
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.458	+2.517
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:21.509	+2.568
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:21.812	+2.871
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:22.733	+3.792
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:22.921	+3.980
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:23.139	+4.198
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:23.620	+4.679
21	Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:25.053	+6.112
22	Luca Badoer	Forti	1:25.840	+6.899

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Jos Verstappen	1	21	30.932 s
Pedro Diniz	1	29	34.619 s
Mika Salo	2	28, 43	27.618 s
Michael Schumacher	2	23, 44	28.340 s
David Coulthard	2	24, 46	28.576 s
Martin Brundle	2	22, 47	28.931 s
Damon Hill	2	22, 43	28.955 s
Johnny Herbert	2	22, 45	29.080 s
Ukyo Katayama	2	24, 45	29.323 s
Jacques Villeneuve	2	26, 46	29.688 s
Pedro Lamy	2	21, 43	30.003 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	24, 46	31.649 s
Ricardo Rosset	2	24, 45	31.741 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	24, 45	32.469 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	20, 42, 57	27.729 s
Gerhard Berger	3	1, 22, 44	29.730 s
Mika Häkkinen	4	25, 31, 45, 50	26.428 s

Every stop, lap by lap (36)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	Gerhard Berger	1	1:09.434 s
20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	28.421 s
21	Pedro Lamy	1	30.112 s
21	Jos Verstappen	1	30.932 s
22	Gerhard Berger	2	29.730 s
22	Johnny Herbert	1	29.794 s
22	Martin Brundle	1	30.386 s
22	Damon Hill	1	42.349 s
23	Michael Schumacher	1	28.340 s
24	Ukyo Katayama	1	29.323 s
24	David Coulthard	1	31.288 s
24	Ricardo Rosset	1	32.966 s
24	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	33.641 s
24	Rubens Barrichello	1	33.913 s
25	Mika Häkkinen	1	26.428 s
26	Jacques Villeneuve	1	30.934 s
28	Mika Salo	1	27.618 s
29	Pedro Diniz	1	34.619 s
31	Mika Häkkinen	2	31.058 s
42	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	28.723 s
43	Mika Salo	2	28.097 s
43	Damon Hill	2	28.955 s
43	Pedro Lamy	2	30.003 s
44	Michael Schumacher	2	29.828 s
44	Gerhard Berger	3	40.593 s
45	Mika Häkkinen	3	28.471 s
45	Johnny Herbert	2	29.080 s
45	Ukyo Katayama	2	30.236 s
45	Ricardo Rosset	2	31.741 s
45	Rubens Barrichello	2	32.469 s
46	David Coulthard	2	28.576 s
46	Jacques Villeneuve	2	29.688 s
46	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	31.649 s
47	Martin Brundle	2	28.931 s
50	Mika Häkkinen	4	31.281 s
57	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	27.729 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Damon Hill	55	1:21.363
2	Michael Schumacher	49	1:21.769	+0.406
3	Gerhard Berger	8	1:22.004	+0.641
4	Mika Häkkinen	36	1:22.078	+0.715
5	Jacques Villeneuve	45	1:22.090	+0.727
6	Rubens Barrichello	55	1:22.472	+1.109
7	David Coulthard	64	1:22.550	+1.187
8	Ukyo Katayama	27	1:22.602	+1.239
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	22	1:22.697	+1.334
10	Mika Salo	31	1:22.791	+1.428

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 4
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Damon Hill	33
2	Jacques Villeneuve	22
3	Jean Alesi	10
3	Michael Schumacher	10	▲3
5	Eddie Irvine	6	▼1
6	Mika Häkkinen	5	▼1
6	Rubens Barrichello	5	▲1
8	David Coulthard	4
9	Gerhard Berger	3	▼2
10	Mika Salo	3	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 4
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	55
2	Ferrari	16	▲1
3	Benetton	13	▼1
4	McLaren	9
5	Jordan	6
6	Tyrrell	3
7	Footwork	1
7	Ligier	1