1996 German Grand Prix

The 1996 German Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 28, 1996 at Hockenheimring. Damon Hill started the race on pole position, and won it after Gerhard Berger's engine failed with 4 laps to go.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Diff.
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:43.912
2	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:44.299	+0.387
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:44.477	+0.565
4	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.644	+0.732
5	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:44.670	+0.758
6	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:44.842	+0.930
7	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.951	+1.039
8	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:45.389	+1.477
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:45.452	+1.540
10	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:45.876	+1.964
11	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:46.575	+2.663
12	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:46.746	+2.834
13	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:46.899	+2.987
14	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	1:47.711	+3.799
15	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:48.139	+4.227
16	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:48.381	+4.469
17	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:48.512	+4.600
18	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:49.461	+5.549
19	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:49.551	+5.639
DNQ	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	1:51.357	+7.445

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	45	1:21:43.417	1	10
2	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	45	+ 11.452	5	6
3	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	45	+ 33.926	6	4
4	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	45	+ 41.517	3	3
5	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	45	+ 42.196	7	2
6	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	45	+ 102.099	9	1
7	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	45	+ 103.912	12
8	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	44	+ 1 Lap	13
9	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	44	+ 1 Lap	15
10	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	44	+ 1 Lap	10
11	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	44	+ 1 Lap	19
12	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	43	+ 2 Laps	18
13	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	42	Engine	2
Ret	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	34	Engine	8
Ret	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	25	Vibrations	14
Ret	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	19	Engine	11
Ret	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	19	Spun off	16
Ret	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	13	Gearbox	4
Ret	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	0	Collision	17
DNQ	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford		DNQ

Notes

• Pole position: Damon Hill 1:43.912
• Fastest lap: Damon Hill 1:46.504
• 107% time: 1:51.186
• Giovanni Lavaggi stood in for Giancarlo Fisichella at Minardi
• Forti arrived, but cars never assembled.

Standings after Grand Prix

• Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Damon Hill	73
2	Jacques Villeneuve	52
3	Jean Alesi	31
4	Michael Schumacher	29
5	David Coulthard	18

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Renault	125
2	Benetton-Renault	47
3	Ferrari	38
4	McLaren-Mercedes	34
5	Jordan-Peugeot	14

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.