1996 European Grand Prix
- Round
- 4 of 1996
- Circuit
- Nurburgring (GP-Strecke)
- Location
- Nurburg, Germany
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Constructor
- Williams
- Entrant
- Williams-Renault
- Pole position
- Damon Hill
- Fastest lap
- Damon Hill
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 67 | 10 | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 67 | 6 | — |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 6 | 67 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 67 | 3 | — · fastest lap |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 5 | 67 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 11 | 67 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 67 | — | — |
| 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 9 | 67 | — | — |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 67 | — | — |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 66 | — | — |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 65 | — | — |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 65 | — | — |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | 65 | — | — |
| DNQ | Andrea Montermini | Forti | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Luca Badoer | Forti | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 1 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 6 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | 59 | — | Brakes |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 38 | — | Engine |
| DSQ | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | 66 | — | Car underweight |
| DNF | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | 6 | — | Collision |
| DSQ | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 65 | — | Push start |