1996 Grand Prix of Europe

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

1996-04-28 · time TBA

Nürburgring

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Race · 1:33:26.473 · 67 laps	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · 1:33:27.235 · 67 laps	6
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	Race · 1:33:59.307 · 67 laps	4
4	Damon Hill	Williams	Fastest lap · Race · 1:33:59.984 · 67 laps	3
5	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Race · 1:34:00.186 · 67 laps	2
6	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Race · 1:34:22.040 · 67 laps	1
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Race · 1:34:44.500 · 67 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Race · 1:34:44.911 · 67 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Race · 1:34:47.534 · 67 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Race · Time not recorded · 66 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	Race · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 59 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 38 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 6 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 6 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Race · Car underweight · Time not recorded · 66 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Race · Push start · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Andrea Montermini	Forti	Race · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Luca Badoer	Forti	Race · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Jacques Villeneuve · Williams

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

David Coulthard · McLaren

Damon Hill · Williams

Rubens Barrichello · Jordan

Martin Brundle · Jordan

Johnny Herbert · Sauber

Mika Häkkinen · McLaren

Gerhard Berger · Benetton

Pedro Diniz · Ligier

Ricardo Rosset · Footwork

Pedro Lamy · Minardi

Giancarlo Fisichella · Minardi

Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Sauber

Jos Verstappen · Footwork

Olivier Panis · Ligier

Eddie Irvine · Ferrari

Jean Alesi · Benetton

Mika Salo · Tyrrell

Ukyo Katayama · Tyrrell

Andrea Montermini · Forti

Luca Badoer · Forti

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Williams	Qualifying · 1:18.941 · 9 laps
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Qualifying · 1:19.721 · 12 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:20.149 · 11 laps
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:20.711 · 9 laps
5	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:20.818 · 12 laps
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:20.888 · 12 laps
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:20.931 · 12 laps
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:21.054 · 12 laps
9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:21.078 · 11 laps
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:21.113 · 12 laps
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:21.177 · 11 laps
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:21.210 · 12 laps
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Qualifying · 1:21.367 · 12 laps
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:21.458 · 12 laps
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:21.509 · 11 laps
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:21.812 · 11 laps
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Qualifying · 1:22.733 · 12 laps
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:22.921 · 11 laps
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:23.139 · 12 laps
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Qualifying · 1:23.620 · 11 laps
21	Andrea Montermini	Forti	Qualifying · 1:25.053 · 12 laps
22	Luca Badoer	Forti	Qualifying · 1:25.840 · 12 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Williams	Starting grid · 1:18.941
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Starting grid · 1:19.721
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:20.149
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:20.711
5	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:20.818
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:20.888
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:20.931
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:21.054
9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:21.078
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:21.113
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:21.177
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:21.210
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Starting grid · 1:21.367
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:21.458
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:21.509
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:21.812
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Starting grid · 1:22.733
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:22.921
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:23.139
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Starting grid · 1:23.620

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.853 · 30 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.332 · 26 laps
3	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.478 · 25 laps
4	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.858 · 31 laps
5	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.962 · 30 laps
6	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.973 · 28 laps
7	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.014 · 30 laps
8	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.093 · 29 laps
9	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.112 · 30 laps
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.152 · 28 laps
11	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.215 · 30 laps
12	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.453 · 30 laps
13	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.525 · 30 laps
14	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.631 · 22 laps
15	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:22.668 · 29 laps
16	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.745 · 29 laps
17	Pedro Lamy	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:23.904 · 30 laps
18	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:24.014 · 30 laps
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:24.196 · 23 laps
20	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:24.406 · 23 laps
21	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:26.832 · 18 laps
22	Andrea Montermini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.605 · 14 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.546 · 24 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.946 · 24 laps
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.169 · 27 laps
4	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.385 · 26 laps
5	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.500 · 24 laps
6	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.732 · 28 laps
7	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.953 · 30 laps
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.234 · 22 laps
9	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.251 · 28 laps
10	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.318 · 22 laps
11	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.388 · 24 laps
12	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.554 · 30 laps
13	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.578 · 20 laps
14	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.592 · 24 laps
15	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.665 · 30 laps
16	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:22.080 · 27 laps
17	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:22.326 · 30 laps
18	Pedro Lamy	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:23.214 · 30 laps
19	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:23.485 · 18 laps
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:23.586 · 21 laps
21	Luca Badoer	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:25.572 · 28 laps
22	Andrea Montermini	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:26.453 · 30 laps

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.998 · 12 laps
2	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.025 · 16 laps
3	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.349 · 14 laps
4	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.380 · 12 laps
5	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.785 · 14 laps
6	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.985 · 15 laps
7	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.125 · 13 laps
8	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.198 · 12 laps
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.235 · 11 laps
10	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.400 · 14 laps
11	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.469 · 14 laps
12	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.549 · 15 laps
13	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.638 · 15 laps
14	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.105 · 11 laps
15	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.230 · 16 laps
16	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.343 · 16 laps
17	Ukyo Katayama	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:23.354 · 13 laps
18	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:24.533 · 7 laps
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:27.022 · 7 laps
20	Pedro Lamy	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:29.377 · 4 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Damon Hill	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:21.363
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:21.769
3	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:22.004
4	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:22.078
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:22.090
6	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:22.472
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:22.550
8	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:22.602
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:22.697
10	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:22.791
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:22.815
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:23.225
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Fastest laps · 1:23.233
14	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Fastest laps · 1:23.720
15	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Fastest laps · 1:24.050
16	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Fastest laps · 1:24.168
17	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:24.369
18	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:24.616
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:24.660
20	Jean Alesi	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:36.595

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Gerhard Berger	1	1	1:09.434
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	20	28.421
Jos Verstappen	1	21	30.932
Pedro Lamy	1	21	30.112
Damon Hill	1	22	42.349
Martin Brundle	1	22	30.386
Johnny Herbert	1	22	29.794
Gerhard Berger	2	22	29.730
Michael Schumacher	1	23	28.340
David Coulthard	1	24	31.288
Rubens Barrichello	1	24	33.913
Ricardo Rosset	1	24	32.966
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	24	33.641
Mika Häkkinen	1	25	26.428
Ukyo Katayama	1	24	29.323
Jacques Villeneuve	1	26	30.934
Mika Salo	1	28	27.618
Pedro Diniz	1	29	34.619
Mika Häkkinen	2	31	31.058
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	42	28.723
Damon Hill	2	43	28.955
Mika Salo	2	43	28.097
Michael Schumacher	2	44	29.828
Mika Häkkinen	3	45	28.471
Pedro Lamy	2	43	30.003
Gerhard Berger	3	44	40.593
Rubens Barrichello	2	45	32.469
Johnny Herbert	2	45	29.080
Jacques Villeneuve	2	46	29.688
Ricardo Rosset	2	45	31.741
David Coulthard	2	46	28.576
Ukyo Katayama	2	45	30.236
Martin Brundle	2	47	28.931
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	46	31.649
Mika Häkkinen	4	50	31.281
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	57	27.729

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	33
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	22
3	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
5	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
6	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
6	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	5
8	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
9	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
10	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
11	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
11	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Williams Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	55
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
3	Benetton Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	13
4	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	9
5	Jordan Peugeot	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
6	Tyrrell Yamaha	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
7	Ligier Mugen-Honda	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
7	Footwork Hart	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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