- Winner
- Damon Hill
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Damon Hill, Jean Alesi, and Jacques Villeneuve
- Race date
- July 28, 1996
- Pole
- Damon Hill
- Fastest lap
- Damon Hill
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
The decisive result
Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Benetton, with Jacques Villeneuve 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Ricardo Rosset from P19 to P11 (+8), Mika Salo from P15 to P9 (+6), and Pedro Lamy from P18 to P12 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Damon Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 2 Engine, 2 Gearbox, and 1 +2 laps. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:46.504 on lap 26. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.