1996 San Marino Grand Prix

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

Qualifying

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

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

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Damon Hill	43
2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Villeneuve	22
3	Template:Flagicon Michael Schumacher	16
4	Template:Flagicon Jean Alesi	11
5	Template:Flagicon Eddie Irvine	9
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Williams-Renault	65
2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	25
3	Template:Flagicon Benetton-Renault	18
4	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Mercedes	9
5	Template:Flagicon Jordan-Peugeot	8
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• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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