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1996 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 53 laps
Round14 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 595th World Championship race
  • 47th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 46th World Championship race at Monza
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari531hr 17m 43.632s10
2+4(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault53+18.265s6
3+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes53+1m 06.635s4
4+5(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot53+1m 25.217s3
5+5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot53+1m 25.475s2
6+8(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda52+1 lap1
7-5(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault52+1 lap 
8+7(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart52+1 lap 
9+3(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
10+6(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha51+2 laps 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart36DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari23DNF 
R (PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha9DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth7DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault5DNF 
R (ITA) Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault4DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda2DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1DNF 

Notes

  • Johnny Herbert ended lap 51 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Damon Hill ended lap 5 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
6(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
9(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot
10(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
11(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
14(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda
15(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart
16(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
17(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
18(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth
19(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart
20(ITA) Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford Cosworth

Notes

  • Olivier Panis started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:24.204 
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:24.5210.317
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:24.7810.577
4(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.9390.735
5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.9760.772
6(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:25.2010.997
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:25.2261.022
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:25.4701.266
9(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:26.0371.833
10(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:26.1941.990
11(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:26.2062.002
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:26.3452.141
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:26.5052.301
14(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:26.7262.522
15(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:27.2703.066
16(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:28.2344.030
17(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:28.4724.268
18(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:28.9334.729
19(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:29.1814.977
20(ITA) Giovanni LavaggiMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:29.8335.629

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill81
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve68
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher49
4(FRA) Jean Alesi44
5(FIN) Mika Hakkinen27
6(GBR) David Coulthard18
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger17
8(BRA) Rubens Barrichello14
9(FRA) Olivier Panis13
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine9
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
12(GBR) Martin Brundle6
13(FIN) Mika Salo5
14(GBR) Johnny Herbert4
15(BRA) Pedro Diniz2
16(NLD) Jos Verstappen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault149
2Benetton-Renault61
3Ferrari58
4McLaren-Mercedes45
5Jordan-Peugeot20
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda15
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth10
8Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Wins
22nd for Michael Schumacher (8th driver to win the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari)
108th for Ferrari
Podiums
44th for Michael Schumacher
26th for Jean Alesi
12th for Mika Hakkinen
385th for Ferrari
261st for McLaren
87th for Benetton
Poles
19th for Damon Hill
95th for Williams
1-2 start
48th for Williams
Fastest laps
25th for Michael Schumacher
124th for Ferrari
Front row starts
45th for Damon Hill
7th for Jacques Villeneuve
Win & fastest lap
15th for Michael Schumacher