1996 San Marino Grand Prix

  1996 San Marino Grand Prix

Race details
Race 5 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
Date	May 5, 1996
Location	Imola, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Course	Permanent race track 4.892 km (3.052 mi)
Distance	63 laps, 308.196 km (192.262 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:26.890
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:28.931 on lap 49
Podium
First	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Second	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Third	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault

The 1996 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on May 5, 1996 at Imola.

Classification

Qualifying

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
DNQ	23	Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford	1:33.685	+6.795

Race

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
DNQ	23	Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford		107% Rule	22

Standings after Grand Prix

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

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 65 2 Ferrari 25 3 Benetton-Renault 18 4 McLaren-Mercedes 9 5 Jordan-Peugeot 8

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.