1996 Monaco Grand Prix

Olivier Panis won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix at Circuit de Monaco on 19 May 1996 for Ligier, from 14th on the grid; David Coulthard was second and Johnny Herbert third. Pole position: Michael Schumacher.

Panis took the lead for good on lap 60 of 75, from Jean Alesi; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. Panis stopped once, on lap 28; 5 of 7 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 29. The fastest lap was Jean Alesi's, 1:25.205. 7 of 22 starters were classified; 15 retired or were not classified. After the race Damon Hill led the championship with 43 points, 21 ahead of Jacques Villeneuve, with 10 rounds left.

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

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

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

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Qualifying

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

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

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Full 1996 standings