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 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 +5.147107% time: 1:32.972 23 Andrea Montermini Forti-Ford 1:33.685 +6.795 Sources:
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 9 Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 54 Engine 13 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 45 Spun Off 16 8 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 44 Hydraulics 4 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart 40 Engine 20 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart 38 Hydraulics 14 12 Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot 36 Spun Off 12 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 32 Brakes 10 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi-Ford 30 Engine 19 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford 25 Electrical 15 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 23 Engine 8 Source:
Championship standings after the race
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 9Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 65 2 Ferrari 25 3 Benetton-Renault 18 4 McLaren-Mercedes 9 5 Jordan-Peugeot 8Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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