1996 German Grand Prix

1996 German Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	28 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 mi)
Distance	45 laps, 307.035 km (191.537 mi)
Weather	Sunny, dry
Pole position
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:43.912
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:46.504 on lap 26
Podium
First	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Second	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault
Third	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

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.

The 45-lap race was won by Englishman 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[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Diff.
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:43.912
2	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:44.299	+0.387
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:44.477	+0.565
4	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.644	+0.732
5	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:44.670	+0.758
6	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:44.842	+0.930
7	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.951	+1.039
8	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:45.389	+1.477
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:45.452	+1.540
10	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:45.876	+1.964
11	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:46.575	+2.663
12	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:46.746	+2.834
13	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:46.899	+2.987
14	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	1:47.711	+3.799
15	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:48.139	+4.227
16	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:48.381	+4.469
17	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:48.512	+4.600
18	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:49.461	+5.549
19	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:49.551	+5.639
107% time: 1:51.186
DNQ	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	1:51.357	+7.445

Race[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	45	1:21:43.417	1	10
2	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	45	+ 11.452	5	6
3	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	45	+ 33.926	6	4
4	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	45	+ 41.517	3	3
5	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	45	+ 42.196	7	2
6	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	45	+ 1:42.099	9	1
7	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	45	+ 1:43.912	12
8	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	44	+ 1 Lap	13
9	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	44	+ 1 Lap	15
10	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	44	+ 1 Lap	10
11	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	44	+ 1 Lap	19
12	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	43	+ 2 Laps	18
13	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	42	Engine	2
Ret	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	34	Gearbox	8
Ret	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	25	Vibrations	14
Ret	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	19	Engine	11
Ret	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	19	Spun Off	16
Ret	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	13	Gearbox	4
Ret	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	0	Collision	17
Source:[1]

Notes[]

• Giovanni Lavaggi replaced Giancarlo Fisichella at Minardi for the remainder of the season.
• Though the Forti team arrived, neither of its cars were assembled as the team had run out of money and therefore could not obtain any engines. It closed down shortly afterwards.

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Damon Hill 73 2 Jacques Villeneuve 52 3 Jean Alesi 31 4 Michael Schumacher 29 5 David Coulthard 18 Source: [2]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 125 2 Benetton-Renault 47 3 Ferrari 38 4 McLaren-Mercedes 34 5 Jordan-Peugeot 14 Source: [2]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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