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1996 European Grand Prix: lap chart

Lap-by-lap position chart for the 1996 European Grand Prix: how Jacques Villeneuve won from P2, and every overtake, pit stop and retirement through the field.

Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1996 European Grand Prix at Nürburgring, Nürburg on 28 April 1996, starting from P2. Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard completed the podium. Damon Hill took pole position.

Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1996 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	2	1:33:26.473	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	+0.762	6
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	6	+32.834	4
4	Damon Hill	Williams	1	+33.511	3
5	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	5	+33.713	2
6	Martin Brundle	Jordan	11	+55.567	1
7	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	12	+1:18.027	0
8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	9	+1:18.438	0
9	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	8	+1:21.061	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
D	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	14	Disqualified	0
D	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	16	Disqualified	0
R	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	10	Brakes	0
R	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	13	Engine	0
R	Olivier Panis	Ligier	15	Collision	0
R	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	7	Electrical	0
R	Jean Alesi	Benetton	4	Collision	0

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