1996 German Grand Prix

Hockenheimring · 28 July 1996

Round 11🇩🇪 Germany

Damon Hill won the 1996 German Grand Prix for Williams from 1st on the grid, 11.452s ahead of Jean Alesi. Ricardo Rosset gained the most places, from 19th on the grid to 11th.

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First GP

1970

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Weekend Points

Pos	Team	Points Breakdown	Pts
1	Williams Hill 10 + Villeneuve 4	Hill 10 + Villeneuve 4	14
2	Benetton Alesi 6 + Berger 0	Alesi 6 + Berger 0	6
3	Ferrari Schumacher 3 + Irvine 0	Schumacher 3 + Irvine 0	3
4	McLaren Coulthard 2 + Häkkinen 0	Coulthard 2 + Häkkinen 0	2
5	Jordan Barrichello 1 + Brundle 0	Barrichello 1 + Brundle 0	1
6	Ligier Panis 0 + Diniz 0	Panis 0 + Diniz 0	0
7	Sauber Frentzen 0 + Herbert 0	Frentzen 0 + Herbert 0	0
8	Tyrrell Salo 0 + Katayama 0	Salo 0 + Katayama 0	0
9	Footwork Rosset 0 + Verstappen 0	Rosset 0 + Verstappen 0	0
10	Minardi Lamy 0	Lamy 0	0

Race Result

Pos	Driver	Team	Race time / Gap	Laps	Stops	Pts
1	Damon Hill Williams	Williams	1:21:43.417	45	—	10
2	Jean Alesi Benetton	Benetton	+11.452s	45	—	6
3	Jacques Villeneuve Williams	Williams	+33.926s	45	—	4
4	Michael Schumacher Ferrari	Ferrari	+41.517s	45	—	3
5	David Coulthard McLaren	McLaren	+42.196s	45	—	2
6	Rubens Barrichello Jordan	Jordan	+1:42.099	45	—	1
7	Olivier Panis Ligier	Ligier	+1:43.912	45	—	—
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber	Sauber	+1 Lap	44	—	—
9	Mika Salo Tyrrell	Tyrrell	+1 Lap	44	—	—
10	Martin Brundle Jordan	Jordan	+1 Lap	44	—	—
11	Ricardo Rosset Footwork	Footwork	+1 Lap	44	—	—
12	Pedro Lamy Minardi	Minardi	+2 Laps	43	—	—
13	Gerhard Berger Benetton	Benetton	DNF Engine	42	—	—
DNF	Eddie Irvine Ferrari	Ferrari	DNF Engine	34	—	—
DNF	Johnny Herbert Sauber	Sauber	DNF Vibrations	25	—	—
DNF	Pedro Diniz Ligier	Ligier	DNF Engine	19	—	—
DNF	Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell	Tyrrell	DNF Spun off	19	—	—
DNF	Mika Häkkinen McLaren	McLaren	DNF Gearbox	13	—	—
DNF	Jos Verstappen Footwork	Footwork	DNF Collision	0	—	—