1996 European Grand Prix
| 1996 European Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship | |||
 The Nürburgring in its 1996 configuration | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 28 April 1996 | ||
| Official name | XL Grand Prix of Europe | ||
| Location | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent race track | ||
| Course length | 4.556 km (2.842 miles) | ||
| Distance | 67 laps, 305.252 km (190.425 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy, but dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:18.941 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:21.363 on lap 55 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||
The 1996 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 28 April 1996 at Nürburgring. Jacques Villeneuve scored his first Formula One victory in his fourth Formula One start.
Both Benetton cars made extremely slow starts, due to the brakes locking on. Berger was forced to pit for fresh tyres after a flat-spot was caused, while Alesi finished lap 1 in 13th place and spun while trying to recover.
The Tyrrells were disqualified for separate infringements - Salo finished 10th but his car was found post-race to be underweight, while Katayama finished 12th but was disqualified for receiving an illegal push-start on the parade lap.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Notes
- Lap leaders: Jacques Villeneuve 67 (1-67)
- Mika Häkkinen gained two pit lane speeding penalties due to a problem with his pit speed limiter.
- First point of the season for Martin Brundle.
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "1996 European Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.