The 1996 European Grand Prix was Round 4 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Nürburgring, Germany on Sunday, 28 April 1996. Damon Hill started on pole position in the Williams Renault and his team-mate Jacques Villeneuve was the race winner. Villeneuve’s maiden win was the first F1 victory achieved by a Canadian driver since his father Gilles won the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix.
1996 Grand Prix Of Europe Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:33:26.473 | - | - | 1:22.090 | 45 | 196.006 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:33:27.235 | +0.762 | +0.762 | 1:21.769 | 49 | 195.980 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:33:59.307 | +32.834 | +32.072 | 1:22.550 | 64 | 194.865 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:33:59.984 | +33.511 | +0.677 | 1:21.363 | 55 | 194.842 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:34:00.186 | +33.713 | +0.202 | 1:22.472 | 55 | 194.835 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:34:22.040 | +55.567 | +21.854 | 1:22.815 | 51 | 194.083 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:34:44.500 | +1:18.027 | +22.460 | 1:23.225 | 10 | 193.316 | |
| 8 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:34:44.911 | +1:18.438 | +0.411 | 1:22.078 | 36 | 193.302 | |
| 9 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:34:47.534 | +1:21.061 | +2.623 | 1:22.004 | 8 | 193.213 | |
| 10 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 66 | 1:34:36.937 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:23.720 | 9 | 190.684 | |
| 11 | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 65 | 1:33:33.929 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.050 | 43 | 189.903 | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 65 | 1:34:03.416 | 2 laps | +29.487 | 1:24.369 | 14 | 188.911 | |
| 13 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 65 | 1:34:25.170 | 2 laps | +21.754 | 1:24.660 | 21 | 188.185 | |
| DSQ | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 66 | 1:33:36.379 | 1:22.791 | 31 | 192.740 | |||
| DSQ | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 65 | 1:33:31.599 | 1:22.602 | 27 | 189.982 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:24:13.057 | 1:22.697 | 22 | 191.506 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 38 | 53:45.847 | 1:23.233 | 15 | 193.208 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 6 | 8:56.257 | 1:24.168 | 4 | 183.512 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 6 | 8:59.979 | 1:24.616 | 2 | 182.247 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 1 | 1:36.595 | 1:36.595 | 1 | 169.797 | |||
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Italy | Forti Ford | FG01B | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Forti Ford | FG01B | Goodyear |