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1996 European Grand Prix: qualifying

Damon Hill took pole for the 1996 European Grand Prix with 1:18.941, ahead of Jacques Villeneuve. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.

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	Q1
1	Damon Hill	Williams	1:18.941
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.721
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.149
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:20.711
5	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:20.818
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.888
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.931
8	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:21.054
9	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.078
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:21.113
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:21.177
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.210
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:21.367
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:21.458
15	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:21.509
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:21.812
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:22.733
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:22.921
19	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:23.139
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:23.620

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