1996 Monaco Grand Prix
- Date
- 19 May 1996
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 6 of 16
- Winner
- Olivier Panis (Ligier)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:20.356)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 14 | 75 | 2:00:45.629 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | 75 | +4.828 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 75 | +37.503 | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 74 | Withdrew | 3 | |
| 5 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 11 | 70 | Collision | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 70 | Collision | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | 68 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 10 | 66 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | 60 | Suspension | 1:25.205 | 0 |
| R | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 21 | 60 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 16 | 30 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 9 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 5 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | 2 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 23 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | 0 | Injury | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Olivier Panis: 1 stop (lap 28), stints of 28, 47 laps
- 2nd
- David Coulthard: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 45 laps
- 3rd
- Johnny Herbert: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 45 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 29 of 75
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 28 (28.8 s) | 2847 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 30 (27.1 s) | 3045 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 1 | 30 (28.8 s) | 3045 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 18 (33.7 s), 26 (27.0 s), 55 (26.7 s) | 1882919 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 29 (34.1 s) | 2941 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 29 (28.1 s) | 2941 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 3 | 28 (26.1 s), 36 (105.4 s), 67 (24.3 s) | 28831 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 29 (30.2 s) | 2937 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 3 | 30 (25.9 s), 54 (25.8 s), 60 (50.5 s) | 30246 |
| BADLuca Badoer | 1 | 30 (190.8 s) | 3030 |
| HILDamon Hill | 1 | 28 (29.9 s) | 2812 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 1 | 28 (25.7 s) | 28 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:20.356 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.866 | +0.510 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:20.918 | +0.562 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:21.067 | +0.711 Q1 | ||
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:21.460 | +1.104 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:21.504 | +1.148 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:21.542 | +1.186 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:21.688 | +1.332 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:21.929 | +1.573 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:21.963 | +1.607 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:22.235 | +1.879 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:22.327 | +1.971 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:22.346 | +1.990 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:22.358 | +2.002 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:22.460 | +2.104 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:22.519 | +2.163 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:22.682 | +2.326 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:22.684 | +2.328 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:23.350 | +2.994 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:24.976 | +4.620 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:25.059 | +4.703 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:25.393 | +5.037 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 4 | 43 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 22 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 16 |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 6 |