Round 4 · 28 April 1996
European Grand Prix
Nürburgring · Nürburg, Germany
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
23 drivers
After Round 3
1
Damon Hill
Williams
30
pts
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
12
pts
3
Jean Alesi
Benetton
10
pts
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
6
pts
5
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
5
pts
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6
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
4
pts
7
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
3
pts
8
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
3
pts
9
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
3
pts
10
Olivier Panis
Ligier
1
pts
11
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
1
pts
-
David Coulthard
McLaren
0
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
0
pts
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
0
pts
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
0
pts
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
0
pts
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
0
pts
-
Martin Brundle
Jordan
0
pts
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
0
pts
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
0
pts
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 4
1
Damon Hill
Williams
—
33
+3
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
22
+10
3
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
↑3
10
+6
4
Jean Alesi
Benetton
↓1
10
+0
5
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↓1
6
+0
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6
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
↓1
5
+0
7
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
↑1
5
+2
8
David Coulthard
McLaren
↑991
4
+4
9
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
↓2
3
+0
10
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
↓1
3
+0
11
Olivier Panis
Ligier
↓1
1
+0
12
Martin Brundle
Jordan
↑987
1
+1
13
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
↓2
1
+0
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
—
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 1:33:26.473 | 10 |
| 2 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +0.762 | 6 |
| 3 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | +32.834 | 4 |
| 4 | HIL Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | +33.511 | 3 |
| 5 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 5 | +33.713 | 2 |
| 6 | BRU Martin Brundle | Jordan | 11 | +55.567 | 1 |
| 7 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | +1:18.027 | 0 |
| 8 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | +1:18.438 | 0 |
| 9 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | +1:21.061 | 0 |
| 10 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | LAM Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| D | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | Disqualified | 0 |
| D | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | Disqualified | 0 |
| R | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| R | PAN Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| R | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | Electrical | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | Collision | 0 |