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.
| 1996 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 28 July 1996 | ||||
| Official name | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | ||||
| Location |
Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 6.823 km (4.256 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 45 laps, 307.035 km (191.537 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:43.912 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:46.504 on lap 26 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Benetton-Renault | ||||
| Third | Williams-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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
editQualifying
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Race
editNotes
edit- 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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "Germany 1996 – Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "1996 German Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "1996 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Germany 1996 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.