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Race · Round 4 of 16 ·

1996 European Grand Prix

Jacques Villeneuve won for Williams from 2nd on the grid at Nurburgring (GP-Strecke). 7 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Jacques Villeneuve.

Dry, with cloud · High of 14 °C, 1.6 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Nurburgring (GP-Strecke)Nurburg, Germany
Winner
Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Entries
2213 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW18267Finished10
2Michael SchumacherFerrariF310367Finished6
3David CoulthardMcLaren—667Finished4
4Damon HillWilliamsFW18167Finished3fastest lap
5Rubens BarrichelloJordan196567Finished2
6Martin BrundleJordan1961167Finished1
7Johnny HerbertSauberC151267Finished0
8Mika HakkinenMcLaren—967Finished0
9Gerhard BergerBenettonB196867Finished0
10Pedro DinizLigierJS431766Finished0
11Ricardo RossetFootworkFA172065Finished0
12Pedro LamyMinardiM195B1965Finished0
13Giancarlo FisichellaMinardiM195B1865Finished0
DSQMika SaloTyrrell201466Car underweight0
DSQUkyo KatayamaTyrrell201665Push start0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberC151059Brakes0
DNFJos VerstappenFootworkFA171338Engine0
DNFOlivier PanisLigierJS43156Collision0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariF31076Collision0
DNFJean AlesiBenettonB19641Collision0
DNQAndrea MonterminiForti———DNQ0
DNQLuca BadoerForti———DNQ0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout nurburgring-3 · 4.556 km · 12 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

0102030405060Laps completedGridResult21Jacques Villeneuve32Michael Schumacher63David Coulthard14Damon Hill55Rubens Barrichello116Martin Brundle127Johnny Herbert98Mika Hakkinen89Gerhard Berger1710Pedro Diniz2011Ricardo Rosset1912Pedro Lamy1813Giancarlo Fisichella14DSQMika Salo16DSQUkyo Katayama10DNFHeinz-Harald Frentzen13DNFJos Verstappen15DNFOlivier Panis7DNFEddie Irvine4DNFJean Alesi

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Jacques Villeneuve2167
Michael Schumacher3267
David Coulthard6367
Damon Hill1467
Rubens Barrichello5567
Martin Brundle11667
Johnny Herbert12767
Mika Hakkinen9867
Gerhard Berger8967
Pedro Diniz171066
Ricardo Rosset201165
Pedro Lamy191265
Giancarlo Fisichella181365
Mika Salo14DSQ66
Ukyo Katayama16DSQ65
Heinz-Harald Frentzen10DNF59
Jos Verstappen13DNF38
Olivier Panis15DNF6
Eddie Irvine7DNF6
Jean Alesi4DNF1

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Damon HillWilliams51:18.941—0 m—
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:19.721+0.78045 m+0.780
3Michael SchumacherFerrari11:20.149+1.20870 m+0.428
4Jean AlesiBenetton31:20.711+1.770102 m+0.562
5Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:20.818+1.877108 m+0.107
6David CoulthardMcLaren81:20.888+1.947112 m+0.070
7Eddie IrvineFerrari21:20.931+1.990115 m+0.043
8Gerhard BergerBenetton41:21.054+2.113122 m+0.123
9Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:21.078+2.137123 m+0.024
10Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:21.113+2.172125 m+0.035
11Martin BrundleJordan121:21.177+2.236129 m+0.064
12Johnny HerbertSauber141:21.210+2.269131 m+0.033
13Jos VerstappenFootwork171:21.367+2.426140 m+0.157
14Mika SaloTyrrell191:21.458+2.517145 m+0.091
15Olivier PanisLigier91:21.509+2.568148 m+0.051
16Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:21.812+2.871166 m+0.303
17Pedro DinizLigier101:22.733+3.792219 m+0.921
18Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:22.921+3.980230 m+0.188
19Pedro LamyMinardi201:23.139+4.198242 m+0.218
20Ricardo RossetFootwork161:23.620+4.679270 m+0.481
21Andrea MonterminiForti231:25.053+6.112353 m+1.433
22Luca BadoerForti221:25.840+6.899398 m+0.787
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

0102030405060LapStops on each lap (up to 5)1Jacques VilleneuveLap 26: pit lane 30.9 sLap 46: pit lane 29.7 s2Michael SchumacherLap 23: pit lane 28.3 sLap 44: pit lane 29.8 s3David CoulthardLap 24: pit lane 31.3 sLap 46: pit lane 28.6 s4Damon HillLap 22: pit lane 42.3 sLap 43: pit lane 29.0 s5Rubens BarrichelloLap 24: pit lane 33.9 sLap 45: pit lane 32.5 s6Martin BrundleLap 22: pit lane 30.4 sLap 47: pit lane 28.9 s7Johnny HerbertLap 22: pit lane 29.8 sLap 45: pit lane 29.1 s8Mika HakkinenLap 25: pit lane 26.4 sLap 31: pit lane 31.1 sLap 45: pit lane 28.5 sLap 50: pit lane 31.3 s9Gerhard BergerLap 1: pit lane 69.4 sLap 22: pit lane 29.7 sLap 44: pit lane 40.6 s10Pedro DinizLap 29: pit lane 34.6 s11Ricardo RossetLap 24: pit lane 33.0 sLap 45: pit lane 31.7 s12Pedro LamyLap 21: pit lane 30.1 sLap 43: pit lane 30.0 s13Giancarlo FisichellaLap 24: pit lane 33.6 sLap 46: pit lane 31.6 sDSQMika SaloLap 28: pit lane 27.6 sLap 43: pit lane 28.1 sDSQUkyo KatayamaLap 24: pit lane 29.3 sLap 45: pit lane 30.2 sDNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenLap 20: pit lane 28.4 sLap 42: pit lane 28.7 sLap 57: pit lane 27.7 sDNFJos VerstappenLap 21: pit lane 30.9 sDNFOlivier PanisDNFEddie IrvineDNFJean Alesi

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
DriverResultLapsStops recordedStopped on lapPit-lane time (s)
Jacques Villeneuve167226, 4630.9, 29.7
Michael Schumacher267223, 4428.3, 29.8
David Coulthard367224, 4631.3, 28.6
Damon Hill467222, 4342.3, 29.0
Rubens Barrichello567224, 4533.9, 32.5
Martin Brundle667222, 4730.4, 28.9
Johnny Herbert767222, 4529.8, 29.1
Mika Hakkinen867425, 31, 45, 5026.4, 31.1, 28.5, 31.3
Gerhard Berger96731, 22, 4469.4, 29.7, 40.6
Pedro Diniz106612934.6
Ricardo Rosset1165224, 4533.0, 31.7
Pedro Lamy1265221, 4330.1, 30.0
Giancarlo Fisichella1365224, 4633.6, 31.6
Mika SaloDSQ66228, 4327.6, 28.1
Ukyo KatayamaDSQ65224, 4529.3, 30.2
Heinz-Harald FrentzenDNF59320, 42, 5728.4, 28.7, 27.7
Jos VerstappenDNF3812130.9
Olivier PanisDNF60None recorded—
Eddie IrvineDNF60None recorded—
Jean AlesiDNF10None recorded—
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid orderGridResultFirst recorded stop, lapStopped firstGrid to flag
Damon Hill · Jacques Villeneuve1 · 24 · 122 · 26Damon HillSwapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Michael Schumacher2 · 31 · 226 · 23Michael SchumacherKept their order
Michael Schumacher · David Coulthard3 · 62 · 323 · 24Michael SchumacherKept their order
Damon Hill · David Coulthard1 · 64 · 322 · 24Damon HillSwapped places
Rubens Barrichello · David Coulthard5 · 65 · 324 · 24Same lapSwapped places
Damon Hill · Rubens Barrichello1 · 54 · 522 · 24Damon HillKept their order
Rubens Barrichello · Martin Brundle5 · 115 · 624 · 22Martin BrundleKept their order
Martin Brundle · Johnny Herbert11 · 126 · 722 · 22Same lapKept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Johnny Herbert9 · 128 · 725 · 22Johnny HerbertSwapped places
Gerhard Berger · Mika Hakkinen8 · 99 · 81 · 25Gerhard BergerSwapped places
Gerhard Berger · Pedro Diniz8 · 179 · 101 · 29Gerhard BergerKept their order
Pedro Diniz · Ricardo Rosset17 · 2010 · 1129 · 24Ricardo RossetKept their order
Pedro Diniz · Giancarlo Fisichella17 · 1810 · 1329 · 24Giancarlo FisichellaKept their order
Pedro Lamy · Ricardo Rosset19 · 2012 · 1121 · 24Pedro LamySwapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Pedro Lamy18 · 1913 · 1224 · 21Pedro LamySwapped places
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Damon HillWilliams51:20.853—0 m—30
2Michael SchumacherFerrari11:21.332+0.47927 m+0.47926
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:21.478+0.62535 m+0.14625
4Olivier PanisLigier91:21.858+1.00557 m+0.38031
5David CoulthardMcLaren81:21.962+1.10962 m+0.10430
6Jean AlesiBenetton31:21.973+1.12063 m+0.01128
7Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:22.014+1.16165 m+0.04130
8Jos VerstappenFootwork171:22.093+1.24070 m+0.07929
9Martin BrundleJordan121:22.112+1.25971 m+0.01930
10Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:22.152+1.29973 m+0.04028
11Mika SaloTyrrell191:22.215+1.36277 m+0.06330
12Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:22.453+1.60090 m+0.23830
13Johnny HerbertSauber141:22.525+1.67294 m+0.07230
14Gerhard BergerBenetton41:22.631+1.778100 m+0.10622
15Eddie IrvineFerrari21:22.668+1.815102 m+0.03729
16Ricardo RossetFootwork161:23.745+2.892163 m+1.07729
17Pedro LamyMinardi201:23.904+3.051172 m+0.15930
18Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:24.014+3.161178 m+0.11030
19Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:24.196+3.343188 m+0.18223
20Pedro DinizLigier101:24.406+3.553200 m+0.21023
21Luca BadoerForti221:26.832+5.979337 m+2.42618
22Andrea MonterminiForti231:27.605+6.752380 m+0.77314
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Damon HillWilliams51:19.546—0 m—24
2Michael SchumacherFerrari11:19.946+0.40023 m+0.40024
3Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:20.169+0.62336 m+0.22327
4Gerhard BergerBenetton41:20.385+0.83948 m+0.21626
5Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:20.500+0.95455 m+0.11524
6Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:20.732+1.18668 m+0.23228
7David CoulthardMcLaren81:20.953+1.40781 m+0.22130
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:21.234+1.68897 m+0.28122
9Olivier PanisLigier91:21.251+1.70598 m+0.01728
10Jean AlesiBenetton31:21.318+1.772101 m+0.06722
11Eddie IrvineFerrari21:21.388+1.842106 m+0.07024
12Martin BrundleJordan121:21.554+2.008115 m+0.16630
13Mika SaloTyrrell191:21.578+2.032116 m+0.02420
14Jos VerstappenFootwork171:21.592+2.046117 m+0.01424
15Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:21.665+2.119121 m+0.07330
16Johnny HerbertSauber141:22.080+2.534145 m+0.41527
17Pedro DinizLigier101:22.326+2.780159 m+0.24630
18Pedro LamyMinardi201:23.214+3.668210 m+0.88830
19Ricardo RossetFootwork161:23.485+3.939226 m+0.27118
20Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:23.586+4.040231 m+0.10121
21Luca BadoerForti221:25.572+6.026345 m+1.98628
22Andrea MonterminiForti231:26.453+6.907396 m+0.88130
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Damon HillWilliams51:20.998—0 m—12
2Jean AlesiBenetton31:21.025+0.0272 m+0.02716
3Gerhard BergerBenetton41:21.349+0.35120 m+0.32414
4Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:21.380+0.38221 m+0.03112
5Michael SchumacherFerrari11:21.785+0.78744 m+0.40514
6Jos VerstappenFootwork171:21.985+0.98756 m+0.20015
7David CoulthardMcLaren81:22.125+1.12763 m+0.14013
8Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:22.198+1.20067 m+0.07312
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:22.235+1.23770 m+0.03711
10Martin BrundleJordan121:22.400+1.40279 m+0.16514
11Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:22.469+1.47183 m+0.06914
12Olivier PanisLigier91:22.549+1.55187 m+0.08015
13Mika SaloTyrrell191:22.638+1.64092 m+0.08915
14Eddie IrvineFerrari21:23.105+2.107119 m+0.46711
15Johnny HerbertSauber141:23.230+2.232126 m+0.12516
16Pedro DinizLigier101:23.343+2.345132 m+0.11316
17Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:23.354+2.356133 m+0.01113
18Ricardo RossetFootwork161:24.533+3.535199 m+1.1797
19Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:27.022+6.024339 m+2.4897
20Pedro LamyMinardi201:29.377+8.379471 m+2.3554
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Williams FW18
Williams FW18
1996 Williams-Renault FW cropped · This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons cropped by Morio · Public domain · unchecked
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310 front-left National Motor Museum, Beaulieu · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan 196
Jordan 196
Jordan Peugeot 196 · LSDSL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Sauber C15
Sauber C15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1996 Imola · Restu20 (upload), Francois-Pier (edit) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Benetton B196
Benetton B196
Jean Alesi - Imola 1996 (5) · Restu20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43 front-left Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs
Footwork FA17
Footwork FA17
Grand Prix Monaco96 131954710 · Steve Gregory from Bradley Stoke, UK · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Minardi M195
Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024 Mika Salo 1996 German Grand Prix · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0

Where this comes from

Round
4 of 1996
Grand Prix
European Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Williams
Entrant
Williams-Renault
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.