1996 German Grand Prix

Template:Infobox Grand Prix race report The 1996 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheim on 28 July 1996. It was the eleventh race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.

The 45-lap race was won by British driver Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from pole position. Austrian driver Gerhard Berger started alongside Hill on the front row in his Benetton-Renault and led for much of the race, until his engine failed with three laps remaining. Hill duly took his seventh victory of the season, with Berger's French teammate Jean Alesi second and Canadian Jacques Villeneuve third in the other Williams-Renault.

With the win, Hill extended his lead over Villeneuve in the Drivers' Championship to 21 points with five races remaining.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Diff.
1	5	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:43.912
2	4	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:44.299	+0.387
3	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:44.477	+0.565
4	7	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.644	+0.732
5	3	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:44.670	+0.758
6	6	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:44.842	+0.930
7	8	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:44.951	+1.039
8	2	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:45.389	+1.477
9	11	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:45.452	+1.540
10	12	Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:45.876	+1.964
11	10	Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:46.575	+2.663
12	9	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:46.746	+2.834
13	15	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:46.899	+2.987
14	14	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	1:47.711	+3.799
15	19	Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:48.139	+4.227
16	18	Template:Flagicon Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:48.381	+4.469
17	17	Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:48.512	+4.600
18	20	Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:49.461	+5.549
19	16	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:49.551	+5.639
107% time: 1:51.186
DNQ	21	Template:Flagicon Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford	1:51.357	+7.445
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	45	1:21:43.417	1	10
2	3	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	45	+ 11.452	5	6
3	6	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	45	+ 33.926	6	4
4	1	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	45	+ 41.517	3	3
5	8	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	45	+ 42.196	7	2
6	11	Template:Flagicon Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	45	+ 1:42.099	9	1
7	9	Template:Flagicon Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	45	+ 1:43.912	12
8	15	Template:Flagicon Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	44	+ 1 lap	13
9	19	Template:Flagicon Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	44	+ 1 lap	15
10	12	Template:Flagicon Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	44	+ 1 lap	10
11	16	Template:Flagicon Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	44	+ 1 lap	19
12	20	Template:Flagicon Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	43	+ 2 laps	18
13	4	Template:Flagicon Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	42	Engine	2
Ret	2	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	34	Gearbox	8
Ret	14	Template:Flagicon Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	25	Vibrations	14
Ret	10	Template:Flagicon Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	19	Engine	11
Ret	18	Template:Flagicon Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	19	Spun off	16
Ret	7	Template:Flagicon Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	13	Gearbox	4
Ret	17	Template:Flagicon Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	0	Collision	17
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Notes

• Giovanni Lavaggi replaced Giancarlo Fisichella at Minardi for the remainder of the season.
• Though the Forti team arrived, neither of its cars were assembled as the team had run out of money and therefore could not obtain any engines. It closed down shortly afterwards.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	73
2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	52
3	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	31
4	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	29
5	Template:Flagicon David Coulthard	18
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Constructors' Championship standings

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