1996 European Grand Prix

1996 European Grand Prix

Race details
Race 4 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
Date	April 28, 1996
Official name	XL Grand Prix of Europe
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Course	Permanent race track 4.556 km
Distance	67 laps, 305.252 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault
Time	1:16.757
Fastest lap
Driver	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault
Time	1:17.733
Podium
First	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha
Second	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart
Third	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford

The 1996 European Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on April 28, 1996 at the Nürburgring . It was the 4th race of the 1996 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	1:16.757
2	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	1:16.795	+0.038
3	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	1:16:926	+0.169
4	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:16.942	+0.185
5	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.944	+0.187
6	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.979	+0.222
7	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	1:16.982	+0.225
8	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	1:17.052	+0.295
9	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	1:17.085	+0.328
10	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	1:17.097	+0.340
11	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	1:17.111	+0.354
12	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	1:17.178	+0.421
13	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:17.193	+0.436
14	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	1:17.196	+0.439
15	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Sauber-Ford	1:17.212	+0.455
16	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	1:17.214	+0.457
17	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	1:17.218	+0.461
18	15	Andrea Dovizioso	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:17.261	+0.504
19	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	1:17.269	+0.512
20	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	1:17.279	+0.522
21	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:17.330	+0.573
22	16	Cristiano Mauri	Jordan-Peugeot	1:17.545	+0.788

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	67	1:28:43.484	13	10
2	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	67	+5.441	3	6
3	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	67	+5.658	9	4
4	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	67	+6.135	1	3
5	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	67	+11.684	11	2
6	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	67	+13.152	2	1
7	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	67	+25.601	20
8	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	67	+27.821	7
9	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	67	+35.231	14
10	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	67	+47.171	17
11	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Sauber-Ford	67	+1:00.527	15
12	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	67	+1:01.927	12
13	15	Andrea Dovizioso	Ligier-Mugen Honda	67	+1:02.096	18
14	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	67	+1:03.120	10
15	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	67	+1:05.824	16
16	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	67	+1:06.082	21
17	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	67	+1:06.999	8
18	16	Cristiano Mauri	Jordan-Peugeot	67	+1:16.710	22
Ret	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	20	Gearbox	5
Ret	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	7	Gearbox	19
Ret	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	2	Didn't finish	4
Ret	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	2	Didn't finish	6

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Aidan Keranen 21 2 Joel Rautavaara 14 3 Ben Herbert 11 4 Josh Noack 11 5 Mane Goddard 10	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Yamaha 32 2 Williams-Renault 16 3 Minardi-Ford 14 4 Forti-Ford 14 5 Sauber-Ford 11
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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