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European Grand Prix

1996 Grand Prix of Europe

Round 4 of 16Nürburgring, NürburgApr 28 199667 laps

Podium

MSCFerrari

VILWilliams

COUMcLaren

Key facts

WinnerVIL1:33:26.473 from P2

PoleHIL1:18.941

Fastest lapHIL1:21.363 on lap 55

Pit stops36recorded stops

Finishers13 / 20classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap	Stops
1	VILJacques Villeneuve	Williams	2	▲1	67	1:33:26.473	10	1:22.090	2
2	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	▲1	67	+0.762s	6	1:21.769	2
3	COUDavid Coulthard	McLaren	6	▲3	67	+32.834s	4	1:22.550	2
4	HILDamon Hill	Williams	1	▼3	67	+33.511s	3	1:21.363	2
5	BARRubens Barrichello	Jordan	5	–	67	+33.713s	2	1:22.472	2
6	BRUMartin Brundle	Jordan	11	▲5	67	+55.567s	1	1:22.815	2
7	HERJohnny Herbert	Sauber	12	▲5	67	+78.027s		1:23.225	2
8	HAKMika Häkkinen	McLaren	9	▲1	67	+78.438s		1:22.078	4
9	BERGerhard Berger	Benetton	8	▼1	67	+81.061s		1:22.004	3
10	DINPedro Diniz	Ligier	17	▲7	66	+1 lap		1:23.720	1
11	ROSRicardo Rosset	Footwork	20	▲9	65	+2 laps		1:24.050	2
12	LAMPedro Lamy	Minardi	19	▲7	65	+2 laps		1:24.369	2
13	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	18	▲5	65	+2 laps		1:24.660	2
DNF	FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	10		59	Brakes		1:22.697	3
DNF	VERJos Verstappen	Footwork	13		38	Engine		1:23.233	1
DNF	PANOlivier Panis	Ligier	15		6	Collision		1:24.168
DNF	IRVEddie Irvine	Ferrari	7		6	Collision		1:24.616
DNF	ALEJean Alesi	Benetton	4		1	Collision		1:36.595
DSQ	SALMika Salo	Tyrrell	14		66	Car underweight		1:22.791	2
DSQ	KATUkyo Katayama	Tyrrell	16		65	Push start		1:22.602	2

Fastest pit stops

#	Driver	Lap	Pit lane
1	HAK	25	26.4s
2	SAL	28	27.6s
3	FRE	57	27.7s
4	SAL	43	28.1s
5	MSC	23	28.3s
6	FRE	20	28.4s
7	HAK	45	28.5s
8	COU	46	28.6s
9	FRE	42	28.7s
10	BRU	47	28.9s
11	HIL	43	29.0s
12	HER	45	29.1s

Time from pit entry to pit exit. 36 stops in total.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	HILDamon Hill	Williams	1:18.941
2	VILJacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.721	+0.780s
3	MSCMichael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.149	+1.208s
4	ALEJean Alesi	Benetton	1:20.711	+1.770s
5	BARRubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:20.818	+1.877s
6	COUDavid Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.888	+1.947s
7	IRVEddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.931	+1.990s
8	BERGerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.054	+2.113s
9	HAKMika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.078	+2.137s
10	FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:21.113	+2.172s
11	BRUMartin Brundle	Jordan	1:21.177	+2.236s
12	HERJohnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.210	+2.269s
13	VERJos Verstappen	Footwork	1:21.367	+2.426s
14	SALMika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.458	+2.517s
15	PANOlivier Panis	Ligier	1:21.509	+2.568s
16	KATUkyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:21.812	+2.871s
17	DINPedro Diniz	Ligier	1:22.733	+3.792s
18	FISGiancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:22.921	+3.980s
19	LAMPedro Lamy	Minardi	1:23.139	+4.198s
20	ROSRicardo Rosset	Footwork	1:23.620	+4.679s
21	MONAndrea Montermini	Forti	1:25.053	+6.112s
22	BADLuca Badoer	Forti	1:25.840	+6.899s

Nürburgring

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1996. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1995	Michael Schumacher	Benetton
1985	Michele Alboreto	Ferrari
1984	Alain Prost	McLaren
1976	James Hunt	McLaren
1975	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham
1974	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
1973	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell
1972	Jacky Ickx	Ferrari
1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell
1969	Jacky Ickx	Brabham

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