Pit Lane F1
1996 Season - Round 4 - 1996-04-28
Jacques Villeneuve won the 1996 European Grand Prix for Williams, with Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) second and David Coulthard (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Damon Hill (Williams), who could not convert it into the win.
Ricardo Rosset (Footwork) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1996 European Grand Prix, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 16 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | Brakes | 0 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | Electrical | 0 |
| 20 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | Collision | 0 |
