1996 Spanish Grand Prix

Round

7/16

Date

Jun 2, 1996 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Montmeló, Spain

Circuit

Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

Circuit length

4.727 m (13 turns)

Race distance

307.114 km (65 laps)

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Schumacher

Winner

1:59:49.307

Winning time

Hill

Pole position

Schumacher

Fastest lap

1:45.517

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:59:49.307	3rd	65	10
2	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+45.302	4th	65	6
3	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+48.388	2nd	65	4
4	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	+1 lap	11th	64	3
5	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+1 lap	10th	64	2
6	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	+2 laps	17th	63	1
DNF	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	Spun off	13th	47
DNF	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Clutch	7th	45
DNF	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Spun off	5th	44
DNF	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Spun off	9th	20
DNF	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	Differential	15th	17
DNF	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	Spun off	1st	10
DNF	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Electrical	16th	8
DNF	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Spun off	6th	1
DNF	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	Collision damage	8th	1
DNF	#21 Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	Collision damage	19th	1
DNF	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	Collision	14th	0
DNF	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Collision	20th	0
DNF	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Collision	18th	0
DSQ	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Illegal car change	12th	16
DNQ	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti
DNQ	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:43.353		9
2	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:44.219	+0.866	5
3	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:45.824	+2.471	7
4	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:45.934	+2.581	7
5	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:45.968	+2.615	5
6	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:46.132	+2.779	7
7	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:46.312	+2.959	9
8	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:46.682	+3.329	7
9	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:46.687	+3.334	9
10	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:47.064	+3.711	6
11	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:47.114	+3.761	8
12	#21 Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:47.811	+4.458	8
13	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:47.910	+4.557	7
14	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:48.102	+4.749	6
15	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:48.344	+4.991	7
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:49.266	+5.913	7
17	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:50.401	+7.048	6
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:50.782	+7.429	7
19	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:51.580	+8.227	7
20	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:55.684	+12.331	3

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:20.650		11
2	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.084	+0.434	12
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.587	+0.937	11
4	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:22.061	+1.411	8
5	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:22.125	+1.475	12
6	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.333	+1.683	11
7	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:22.379	+1.729	12
8	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:22.685	+2.035	11
9	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:23.027	+2.377	11
10	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.070	+2.420	12
11	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:23.195	+2.545	11
12	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:23.224	+2.574	12
13	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:23.371	+2.721	12
14	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.416	+2.766	12
15	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:23.438	+2.788	12
16	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:24.401	+3.751	10
17	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:24.468	+3.818	12
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:25.274	+4.624	12
19	#21 Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:25.531	+4.881	12
20	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:25.621	+4.971	12
21	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:26.615	+5.965	12
22	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:27.358	+6.708	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.041		13
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:21.376	+0.335	26
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.521	+0.480	28
4	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.501	+1.460	21
5	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:22.760	+1.719	22
6	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:23.014	+1.973	23
7	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:23.126	+2.085	26
8	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.172	+2.131	23
9	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:23.197	+2.156	19
10	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:23.215	+2.174	28
11	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:23.260	+2.219	15
12	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:23.534	+2.493	15
13	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:23.558	+2.517	21
14	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:23.664	+2.623	26
15	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:23.682	+2.641	29
16	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:24.078	+3.037	27
17	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:24.836	+3.795	24
18	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:24.983	+3.942	30
19	#21 Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:25.245	+4.204	16
20	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:26.515	+5.474	18
21	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:26.644	+5.603	28
22	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:27.593	+6.552	25

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.331		28
2	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:24.367	+0.036	20
3	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:24.450	+0.119	22
4	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:24.456	+0.125	30
5	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:24.457	+0.126	21
6	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.615	+0.284	30
7	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:24.704	+0.373	21
8	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:24.839	+0.508	24
9	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:25.192	+0.861	26
10	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:25.225	+0.894	17
11	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:25.256	+0.925	21
12	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.774	+1.443	19
13	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:25.919	+1.588	18
14	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:25.945	+1.614	26
15	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:26.343	+2.012	22
16	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:27.183	+2.852	23
17	#21 Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:27.332	+3.001	29
18	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:27.374	+3.043	30
19	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:27.522	+3.191	9
20	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:27.623	+3.292	19
21	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:28.868	+4.537	27
22	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:28.952	+4.621	23

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:45.517		14
2	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:47.735	+2.218	40
3	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:48.302	+2.785	29
4	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:48.509	+2.992	61
5	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:48.707	+3.190	63
6	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:48.846	+3.329	13
7	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:48.955	+3.438	12
8	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:49.026	+3.509	14
9	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:49.097	+3.580	14
10	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:49.771	+4.254	55
11	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:50.636	+5.119	13
12	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:50.987	+5.470	10
13	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:51.734	+6.217	12
14	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:55.116	+9.599	8
15	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:59.611	+14.094	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	4	4	43
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	4	26	-17
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	4	26	-17
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	3	17	-26
5	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1	1	11	-32
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	0	2	10	-33
7	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	1	9	-34
8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	0	8	-35
9	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	1	7	-36
10	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	0	0	7	-36
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	0	0	6	-37
12	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-38
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	1	4	-39
14	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	0	0	1	-42
15	Martin Brundle	Jordan	0	0	1	-42
16	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	0	0	1	-42

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	5	8	69
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	5	35	-34
3	Benetton	Renault	0	4	24	-45
4	McLaren	Mercedes	0	2	18	-51
5	Ligier	Mugen-Honda	1	1	12	-57
6	Sauber	Ford	0	1	10	-59
7	Jordan	Peugeot	0	0	8	-61
8	Tyrrell	Yamaha	0	0	5	-64
9	Footwork	Hart	0	0	1	-68

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The 1996 Spanish Grand Prix started Jun 2, 1996 on Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. Damon Hill started from pole position with Jacques Villeneuve next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 59 minutes and 49 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jean Alesi in second and Jacques Villeneuve in third place.

After the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix, Damon Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 43 points. Hill is 17 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.