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1996 Monaco Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonte Carlo, 75 laps
Round6 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Monaco Grand Prix was the:

  • 587th World Championship race
  • 43rd World Championship Monaco Grand Prix
  • 43rd World Championship race at Monte Carlo
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+13(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda752hr 00m 45.629s10
2+3(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes75+4.828s6
3+10(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth75+37.503s4
4+5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth74DNF3
5+6(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha70DNF2
6+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes70DNF1
7 (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari68DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault66DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault60DNF 
R (ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault40DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot30DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault9DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda5DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart3DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha2DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari0DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart0DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot0DNF 
R (PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
Did not start
  (ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-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

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:20.356 
2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:20.8660.510
3(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:20.9180.562
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:21.0670.711
5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.4601.104
6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:21.5041.148
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:21.5421.186
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.6881.332
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:21.9291.573
10(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:21.9631.607
11(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.2351.879
12(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:22.3271.971
13(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:22.3461.990
14(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:22.3582.002
15(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.4602.104
16(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:22.5192.163
17(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:22.6822.326
18(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:22.6842.328
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:23.3502.994
20(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:24.9764.620
21(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:25.0594.703
22(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:25.3935.037

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill43
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve22
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher16
4(FRA) Olivier Panis11
5(FRA) Jean Alesi11
6(GBR) David Coulthard10
7(GBR) Eddie Irvine9
8(AUT) Gerhard Berger7
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello7
10(FIN) Mika Hakkinen6
11(FIN) Mika Salo5
12(GBR) Johnny Herbert4
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen3
14(NLD) Jos Verstappen1
=(GBR) Martin Brundle1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault65
2Ferrari25
3Benetton-Renault18
4McLaren-Mercedes16
5Ligier-Mugen-Honda11
6Jordan-Peugeot8
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth7
8Tyrrell-Yamaha5
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & 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