Hill grabbed pole position on his home ...

Published on 13 July 1996 by Verstappen Info Page

Hill grabbed pole position on his home Grand Prix, closely followed by teammate Jacques Villeneuve. Schumacher had lots of troubles with the re-engineered Ferrari but still qualified third and Hakkinen fourth. Jos Verstappen drove with his new pneumatic valve version of the Hart engine today and qualified on position 15. The best possible set-up with the new engine in combination with the gearbox still has to be found. Forti is suffering from a financial dispute with main sponsor Shannon. Both cars went out to drive the obliged two laps but didn't qualify.