1996 Monaco Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 19 May 1996 |
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| Circuit | Monte Carlo, 75 laps |
| Round | 6 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1996 Monaco Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +13 |  Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 75 | 2hr 00m 45.629s | 10 |
| 2 | +3 |  David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 75 | +4.828s | 6 |
| 3 | +10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +37.503s | 4 |
| 4 | +5 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 74 | DNF | 3 |
| 5 | +6 |  Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 70 | DNF | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | DNF | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 68 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 66 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 60 | DNF | ||
| R |  Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 60 | DNF | ||
| R | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 30 | DNF | ||
| R |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 3 | DNF | ||
| R |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 0 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Andrea Montermini | Forti-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Heinz-Harald Frentzen entered the final lap in P4 before retiring.
- Mika Salo ended lap 70 in P4 before retiring on the following lap.
- Mika Hakkinen ended lap 70 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
- Eddie Irvine ended lap 68 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
- Damon Hill ended lap 40 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:20.356 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:20.866 | 0.510 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 1:20.918 | 0.562 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 1:21.067 | 0.711 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.460 | 1.104 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:21.504 | 1.148 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:21.542 | 1.186 |
| 8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.688 | 1.332 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.929 | 1.573 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 1:21.963 | 1.607 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.235 | 1.879 |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 1:22.327 | 1.971 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.346 | 1.990 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:22.358 | 2.002 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.460 | 2.104 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:22.519 | 2.163 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:22.682 | 2.326 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.684 | 2.328 |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.350 | 2.994 |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 1:24.976 | 4.620 |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.059 | 4.703 |
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.393 | 5.037 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1996 Monaco Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Damon Hill | 43 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | 22 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | 16 |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | 11 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 11 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | 10 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | 9 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 7 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | 7 |
| 10 | Mika Hakkinen | 6 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | 5 |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | 4 |
| 13 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | 1 |
| = | Martin Brundle | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Williams-Renault | 65 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 25 |
| 3 | Benetton-Renault | 18 |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 16 |
| 5 | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 11 |
| 6 |  Jordan-Peugeot | 8 |
| 7 |  Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| 8 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 5 |
| 9 | Footwork-Hart | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 1st and only for Olivier Panis (85th different winner, 12th French driver; last French winner until 2020)
- 9th and last for Ligier (first since 1981)
- Podiums
- 11th for David Coulthard, 5th for Johnny Herbert (first for Sauber), 3rd for Olivier Panis (last for Ligier)
- 258th for McLaren, 50th and last for Ligier (10th constructor to score 50 podiums), 2nd for Sauber
- Poles
- 12th for Michael Schumacher
- 116th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 4th and last for Jean Alesi (last French driver to set a fastest lap until 2012)
- 32nd for Benetton
- Front row starts
- 37th for Damon Hill, 27th for Michael Schumacher