Gridpedia1996 Spanish Grand Prix
- Date
- 2 Jun 1996
- Circuit
- Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Damon Hill (1:20.650)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 65 | 1:59:49.307 | 1:45.517 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 65 | +45.302 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 65 | +48.388 | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 64 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 64 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 63 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| R | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 47 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 7 | 45 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 44 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | 20 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | 17 | Differential | 0 | |
| D | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 12 | 16 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 8 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 1 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 8 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 21 | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 | |
| F | 23 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | 0 | 107% Rule | 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
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 24, 42), stints of 24, 18, 23 laps
- 2nd
- Jean Alesi: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32, 33 laps
- 3rd
- Jacques Villeneuve: 1 stop (lap 36), stints of 36, 29 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 1
- First stops
- median lap 35 of 65
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 24 (28.4 s), 42 (30.4 s) | 241823 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 32 (32.7 s) | 3233 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 36 (31.3 s) | 3629 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 34 (31.1 s) | 3430 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 42 (32.1 s) | 4222 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 38 (31.5 s) | 3825 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 34 (37.2 s) | 3413 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 42 (30.5 s), 45 (610.7 s) | 423 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 1 | 34 (33.3 s) | 3410 |
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 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.650 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:21.084 | +0.434 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.587 | +0.937 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:22.061 | +1.411 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:22.125 | +1.475 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:22.333 | +1.683 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:22.379 | +1.729 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:22.685 | +2.035 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:23.027 | +2.377 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:23.070 | +2.420 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:23.195 | +2.545 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:23.224 | +2.574 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:23.371 | +2.721 Q1 | ||
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:23.416 | +2.766 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:23.438 | +2.788 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:24.401 | +3.751 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:24.468 | +3.818 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:25.274 | +4.624 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:25.531 | +4.881 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:25.621 | +4.971 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 | 26 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 11 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 7 |