Round 11 · 28 July 1996
1996 German Grand Prix: results
Damon Hill (Williams) won the 1996 German Grand Prix, round 11 of the championship, held on 28 July 1996 at Hockenheimring (Germany), starting from position 1. Jean Alesi (Benetton) and Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 1:21:43.417 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | +11.452 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | +33.926 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | +41.517 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | +42.196 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 9 | +102.099 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | +103.912 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | — | — | Vibrations |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 17 | — | — | Collision |