1996 German Grand Prix

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1996 German Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date28 July 1996
Official name Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.823 km (4.256 miles)
Distance 45 laps, 307.035 km (191.537 miles)
Weather Sunny, dry
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:43.912
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:46.504 on lap 26
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Renault
Third Williams-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1996 German Grand Prix

The 1996 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim on 28 July 1996. It was the eleventh race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.

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The 45-lap race was won by British driver Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from pole position. Austrian driver Gerhard Berger started alongside Hill on the front row in his Benetton-Renault and led for much of the race, until his engine failed with three laps remaining. Hill duly took his seventh victory of the season, with Berger's French teammate Jean Alesi second and Canadian Jacques Villeneuve third in the other Williams-Renault.

With the win, Hill extended his lead over Villeneuve in the Drivers' Championship to 21 points with five races remaining.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeDiff.
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:43.912
24 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 1:44.299+0.387
31 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:44.477+0.565
47 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:44.644+0.732
53 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 1:44.670+0.758
66 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 1:44.842+0.930
78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:44.951+1.039
82 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:45.389+1.477
911 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:45.452+1.540
1012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 1:45.876+1.964
1110 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:46.575+2.663
129 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:46.746+2.834
1315 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:46.899+2.987
1414 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 1:47.711+3.799
1519 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:48.139+4.227
1618 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:48.381+4.469
1717 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 1:48.512+4.600
1820 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 1:49.461+5.549
1916 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 1:49.551+5.639
107% time: 1:51.186
DNQ21 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford 1:51.357+7.445
Sources: [1] [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 451:21:43.417110
23 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault 45+ 11.45256
36 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault 45+ 33.92664
41 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Ferrari 45+ 41.51733
58 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 45+ 42.19672
611 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 45+ 1:42.09991
79 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 45+ 1:43.91212 
815 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 44+ 1 lap13 
919 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 44+ 1 lap15 
1012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 44+ 1 lap10 
1116 Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 44+ 1 lap19 
1220 Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford 43+ 2 laps18 
134 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault 42Engine2 
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Ferrari 34Gearbox8 
Ret14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 25Vibrations14 
Ret10 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen-Honda 19Engine11 
Ret18 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 19Spun off16 
Ret7 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 13Gearbox4 
Ret17 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 0Collision17 
Source: [3]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. "1996 German Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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