1996 German Grand Prix

Germany  1996 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
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 Track
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:43.912
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:46.504 on lap 26
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Renault
Third Williams-Renault

The 1996 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 28 July 1996 at Hockenheimring. Damon Hill started the race on pole position, and won it after Gerhard Berger's engine failed with 3 laps to go.

Classification

Qualifying

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

Race

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

Notes

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Damon Hill 73
2 Canada Jacques Villeneuve 52
3 France Jean Alesi 31
4 Germany Michael Schumacher 29
5 United Kingdom David Coulthard 18

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 United Kingdom Williams-Renault 125
2 Italy Benetton-Renault 47
3 Italy Ferrari 38
4 United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 34
5 Republic of Ireland Jordan-Peugeot 14

References

  1. "1996 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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