1996 German Grand Prix

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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.

[edit] Classification

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

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Damon Hill 1:43.912
  • Fastest lap: Damon Hill 1:46.504
  • Giovanni Lavaggi stood in for Giancarlo Fisichella at Minardi


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