European Grand Prix
1996 · Round 4 · Nürburg, Germany · Apr 28, 1996Race summary
Villeneuve won the race from 2nd on the grid, 0.762s ahead of Schumacher. Rosset was the standout mover, climbing from 20th to 11th. Hill lost the most ground, from 1st on the grid down to 4th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 67 | 1:33:26.473 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 67 | +0.762 | 6 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 67 | +32.834 | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 67 | +33.511 | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 5 | 67 | +33.713 | 2 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 11 | 67 | +55.567 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 67 | +1:18.027 | 0 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | 67 | +1:18.438 | 0 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 67 | +1:21.061 | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 66 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | 65 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | 66 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 65 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | 59 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 6 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 1 | Collision | 0 |