Season 1996 · Round 4

European Grand Prix

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1996-04-28 · Nürburgring · Germany · European Grand Prix · 67Lap · 305.252km
6 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams 1:33:26.473
Team win 13pt P1 · P4
1 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari +0.762
8 David Coulthard
McLaren +32.834
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen L59 Jos Verstappen L38 Olivier Panis L6 Eddie Irvine L6 Jean Alesi L1
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 15/41 36.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P21
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
67Lap 305.252km 41 races held (1951–) Lap record 1:18.354 · Juan Pablo Montoya (2001)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P3 Rubens Barrichello 2 wins · → Fernando Alonso -1
P5 Johnny Herbert 1 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -3
P4 David Coulthard 13 starts · → Jenson Button -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 61 66 Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Hill HIL Hill HIL Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Brundle BRU Brundle BRU Herbert HER Herbert HER Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Berger BER Berger BER Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Rosset ROS Rosset ROS Lamy LAM Lamy LAM Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Salo · stopped L66 · classified P14 Salo SAL Salo SAL Katayama · stopped L65 · classified P15 Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Frentzen · retired L59 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Verstappen · retired L38 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Panis · retired L6 Panis PAN Panis PAN Irvine · retired L6 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Alesi · retired L1 Alesi ALE Alesi ALE
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 2 67 1:33:26.473 10
2 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 67 +0.762 6
3 8 David Coulthard McLaren 6 67 +32.834 4
4 5 Damon Hill Williams 1 67 +33.511 3
5 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 5 67 +33.713 2
6 12 Martin Brundle Jordan 11 67 +55.567 1
7 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 67 +1:18.027
8 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 9 67 +1:18.438
9 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 8 67 +1:21.061
10 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier 17 66 +1 Lap
11 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 20 65 +2 Laps
12 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi 19 65 +2 Laps
13 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 18 65 +2 Laps
D 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 14 66 Disqualified
D 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 16 65 Disqualified
R 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 10 59 Brakes
R 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 13 38 Engine
R 9 Olivier Panis Ligier 15 6 Collision
R 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 7 6 Electrical
R 3 Jean Alesi Benetton 4 1 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Damon Hill Williams 1:18.941 — — POLE Q1
2 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:19.721 — — +0.780 Q1
3 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:20.149 — — +1.208 Q1
4 3 Jean Alesi Benetton 1:20.711 — — +1.770 Q1
5 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:20.818 — — +1.877 Q1
6 8 David Coulthard McLaren 1:20.888 — — +1.947 Q1
7 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:20.931 — — +1.990 Q1
8 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:21.054 — — +2.113 Q1
9 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:21.078 — — +2.137 Q1
10 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:21.113 — — +2.172 Q1
11 12 Martin Brundle Jordan 1:21.177 — — +2.236 Q1
12 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:21.210 — — +2.269 Q1
13 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 1:21.367 — — +2.426 Q1
14 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:21.458 — — +2.517 Q1
15 9 Olivier Panis Ligier 1:21.509 — — +2.568 Q1
16 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:21.812 — — +2.871 Q1
17 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier 1:22.733 — — +3.792 Q1
18 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 1:22.921 — — +3.980 Q1
19 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi 1:23.139 — — +4.198 Q1
20 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 1:23.620 — — +4.679 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Damon Hill
2
6 Jacques Villeneuve
3
1 Michael Schumacher
4
3 Jean Alesi
5
11 Rubens Barrichello
6
8 David Coulthard
7
2 Eddie Irvine
8
4 Gerhard Berger
9
7 Mika Häkkinen
10
15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
11
12 Martin Brundle
12
14 Johnny Herbert
13
17 Jos Verstappen
14
19 Mika Salo
15
9 Olivier Panis
16
18 Ukyo Katayama
17
10 Pedro Diniz
18
21 Giancarlo Fisichella
19
20 Pedro Lamy
20
16 Ricardo Rosset
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 5 Damon Hill 1:21.363 L55
2 5 Damon Hill 1:21.463 L52
3 5 Damon Hill 1:21.598 L51
4 5 Damon Hill 1:21.695 L39
5 5 Damon Hill 1:21.751 L45
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:21.769 L49
7 1 Michael Schumacher 1:21.770 L50
8 5 Damon Hill 1:21.813 L54
9 1 Michael Schumacher 1:21.822 L29
10 5 Damon Hill 1:21.824 L56
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
19
Mika Salo
+13
P14→P—
4
Gerhard Berger
+12
P8→P9
14
Johnny Herbert
+11
P12→P7
5
Damon Hill
+10
P1→P4
10
Pedro Diniz
+10
P17→P10
12
Martin Brundle
+9
P11→P6
7
Mika Häkkinen
+9
P9→P8
20
Pedro Lamy
+9
P19→P12
Most positions lost
Mika Salo −12 Heinz-Harald Frentzen −12 Mika Häkkinen −11
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15