Nürburgring · 28 April 1996
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 European Grand Prix for Williams from 2nd on the grid, 0.762s ahead of Michael Schumacher. Ricardo Rosset gained the most places, from 20th on the grid to 11th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Villeneuve 10 + Hill 3 | Villeneuve 10 + Hill 3 | 13 | |
| 2 | Ferrari Schumacher 6 + Irvine 0 | Schumacher 6 + Irvine 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | McLaren Coulthard 4 + Häkkinen 0 | Coulthard 4 + Häkkinen 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jordan Barrichello 2 + Brundle 1 | Barrichello 2 + Brundle 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sauber Herbert 0 + Frentzen 0 | Herbert 0 + Frentzen 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Benetton Berger 0 + Alesi 0 | Berger 0 + Alesi 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Ligier Diniz 0 + Panis 0 | Diniz 0 + Panis 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Footwork Rosset 0 + Verstappen 0 | Rosset 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Minardi Lamy 0 + Fisichella 0 | Lamy 0 + Fisichella 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Tyrrell Salo 0 + Katayama 0 | Salo 0 + Katayama 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | 1:33:26.473 | 67 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | +0.762s | 67 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | +32.834s | 67 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Damon Hill Williams | Williams | +33.511s | 67 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello Jordan | Jordan | +33.713s | 67 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Martin Brundle Jordan | Jordan | +55.567s | 67 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | +1:18.027 | 67 | — | — | |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | +1:18.438 | 67 | — | — | |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger Benetton | Benetton | +1:21.061 | 67 | — | — | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 66 | — | — | |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset Footwork | Footwork | +2 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy Minardi | Minardi | +2 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi | Minardi | +2 Laps | 65 | — | — | |
| DSQ | Mika Salo Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DSQ | 66 | — | — | |
| DSQ | Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DSQ | 65 | — | — | |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber | Sauber | DNF Brakes | 59 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen Footwork | Footwork | DNF Engine | 38 | — | — | |
| DNF | Olivier Panis Ligier | Ligier | DNF Collision | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Electrical | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean Alesi Benetton | Benetton | DNF Collision | 1 | — | — |