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1996 San Marino Grand Prix
1996 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 5 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date	5 May 1996
Official name	XVI Gran Premio di San Marino
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course	Permanent race track
Course length	4.892 km (3.052 miles)
Distance	63 laps, 308.196 km (192.262 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher;
Time	1:26.890
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill
Time	1:28.931 on lap 49
Podium
First	Damon Hill;
Second	Michael Schumacher;
Third	Gerhard Berger;
	Lap leaders ;

The 1996 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 May 1996 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was the fifth round of the 1996 Formula One season. The 63-lap race was won by Damon Hill driving for the Williams team after starting from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second driving a Ferrari, despite his front-right brake seizing halfway around the final lap, with Gerhard Berger third driving for the Benetton team. Jacques Villeneuve retired near the end of the race after being hit by Jean Alesi.

Classification edit

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.890
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:27.105	+0.215
3	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:27.220	+0.330
4	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:27.688	+0.798
5	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:28.009	+1.119
6	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:28.205	+1.315
7	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:28.336	+1.446
8	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:28.423	+1.533
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:28.632	+1.742
10	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:28.785	+1.895
11	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:29.079	+2.189
12	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:29.099	+2.209
13	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:29.472	+2.582
14	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:29.539	+2.649
15	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	1:29.541	+2.651
16	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:29.892	+3.002
17	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:29.989	+3.099
18	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:30.471	+3.581
19	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford	1:30.814	+3.924
20	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:31.316	+4.426
21	22	Luca Badoer	Forti-Ford	1:32.037	+5.147
107% time: 1:32.972
DNQ	23	Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford	1:33.685	+6.795
Sources:^[1]^[2]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	63	1:35:26.156	2	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	63	+16.460	1	6
3	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	63	+46.891	7	4
4	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	63	+1:01.583	6	3
5	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	63	+1:18.490	9	2
6	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	62	+1 Lap	5	1
7	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	62	+1 Lap	17
8	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	61	Engine	11
9	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	61	+2 Laps	18
10	22	Luca Badoer	Forti-Ford	59	+4 Laps	21
11	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	57	Suspension	3
Ret	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	54	Engine	13
Ret	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	45	Spun Off	16
Ret	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	44	Hydraulics	4
Ret	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	40	Engine	20
Ret	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	38	Hydraulics	14
Ret	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	36	Spun Off	12
Ret	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	32	Brakes	10
Ret	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford	30	Engine	19
Ret	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	25	Electrical	15
Ret	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	23	Engine	8
Source:^[3]

^ "San Marino 1996 – Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ "1996 San Marino Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ "1996 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "San Marino 1996 - Championship". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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