1996 Spanish Grand Prix

Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMontmelo, Spain
Winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari
Pole: Damon Hill
Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher
Entries: 226 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F310	3	65	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Jean Alesi	Benetton	B196	4	65	Finished	6
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	FW18	2	65	Finished	4
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	C15	11	64	Finished	3
5	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	—	10	64	Finished	2
6	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	JS43	17	63	Finished	1
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	FA17	13	47	Spun off	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	196	7	45	Clutch	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	B196	5	44	Spun off	0
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	C15	9	20	Spun off	0
DNF	Martin Brundle	Jordan	196	15	17	Differential	0
DSQ	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	20	12	16	Illegal car change	0
DNF	Damon Hill	Williams	FW18	1	10	Spun off	0
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	20	16	8	Electrical	0
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F310	6	1	Spun off	0
DNF	Olivier Panis	Ligier	JS43	8	1	Collision damage	0
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	M195B	19	1	Collision damage	0
DNF	David Coulthard	McLaren	—	14	0	Collision	0
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	FA17	20	0	Collision	0
DNF	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	M195B	18	0	Collision	0
DNQ	Luca Badoer	Forti	—	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Andrea Montermini	Forti	—	—	—	DNQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Michael Schumacher	3	1	65
Jean Alesi	4	2	65
Jacques Villeneuve	2	3	65
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	11	4	64
Mika Hakkinen	10	5	64
Pedro Diniz	17	6	63
Jos Verstappen	13	DNF	47
Rubens Barrichello	7	DNF	45
Gerhard Berger	5	DNF	44
Johnny Herbert	9	DNF	20
Martin Brundle	15	DNF	17
Mika Salo	12	DSQ	16
Damon Hill	1	DNF	10
Ukyo Katayama	16	DNF	8
Eddie Irvine	6	DNF	1
Olivier Panis	8	DNF	1
Giancarlo Fisichella	19	DNF	1
David Coulthard	14	DNF	0
Ricardo Rosset	20	DNF	0
Pedro Lamy	18	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:20.650	—	—
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:21.084	+0.434	+0.434
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:21.587	+0.937	+0.503
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:22.061	+1.411	+0.474
5	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:22.125	+1.475	+0.064
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:22.333	+1.683	+0.208
7	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:22.379	+1.729	+0.046
8	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:22.685	+2.035	+0.306
9	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:23.027	+2.377	+0.342
10	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:23.070	+2.420	+0.043
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:23.195	+2.545	+0.125
12	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:23.224	+2.574	+0.029
13	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:23.371	+2.721	+0.147
14	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:23.416	+2.766	+0.045
15	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:23.438	+2.788	+0.022
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:24.401	+3.751	+0.963
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:24.468	+3.818	+0.067
18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:25.274	+4.624	+0.806
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:25.531	+4.881	+0.257
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:25.621	+4.971	+0.090
21	Luca Badoer	Forti	22	1:26.615	+5.965	+0.994
22	Andrea Montermini	Forti	23	1:27.358	+6.708	+0.743

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Michael Schumacher	1	65	2	24, 42
Jean Alesi	2	65	1	32
Jacques Villeneuve	3	65	1	36
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	64	1	34
Mika Hakkinen	5	64	1	42
Pedro Diniz	6	63	1	38
Jos Verstappen	DNF	47	1	34
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	45	2	42, 45
Gerhard Berger	DNF	44	1	34
Johnny Herbert	DNF	20	0	None recorded
Martin Brundle	DNF	17	0	None recorded
Mika Salo	DSQ	16	0	None recorded
Damon Hill	DNF	10	0	None recorded
Ukyo Katayama	DNF	8	0	None recorded
Eddie Irvine	DNF	1	0	None recorded
Olivier Panis	DNF	1	0	None recorded
Giancarlo Fisichella	DNF	1	0	None recorded
David Coulthard	DNF	0	0	None recorded
Ricardo Rosset	DNF	0	0	None recorded
Pedro Lamy	DNF	0	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Jacques Villeneuve · Michael Schumacher	2 · 3	3 · 1	36 · 24	Michael Schumacher	Swapped places
Michael Schumacher · Jean Alesi	3 · 4	1 · 2	24 · 32	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Jean Alesi	2 · 4	3 · 2	36 · 32	Jean Alesi	Swapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2 · 11	3 · 4	36 · 34	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Heinz-Harald Frentzen	10 · 11	5 · 4	42 · 34	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Swapped places
Mika Hakkinen · Pedro Diniz	10 · 17	5 · 6	42 · 38	Pedro Diniz	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:24.331	—	—	28
2	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:24.367	+0.036	+0.036	20
3	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:24.450	+0.119	+0.083	22
4	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:24.456	+0.125	+0.006	30
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:24.457	+0.126	+0.001	21
6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:24.615	+0.284	+0.158	30
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:24.704	+0.373	+0.089	21
8	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:24.839	+0.508	+0.135	24
9	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:25.192	+0.861	+0.353	26
10	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:25.225	+0.894	+0.033	17
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:25.256	+0.925	+0.031	21
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:25.774	+1.443	+0.518	19
13	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:25.919	+1.588	+0.145	18
14	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:25.945	+1.614	+0.026	26
15	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:26.343	+2.012	+0.398	22
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:27.183	+2.852	+0.840	23
17	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:27.332	+3.001	+0.149	29
18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:27.374	+3.043	+0.042	30
19	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:27.522	+3.191	+0.148	9
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:27.623	+3.292	+0.101	19
21	Luca Badoer	Forti	22	1:28.868	+4.537	+1.245	27
22	Andrea Montermini	Forti	23	1:28.952	+4.621	+0.084	23

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:21.041	—	—	13
2	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:21.376	+0.335	+0.335	26
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:21.521	+0.480	+0.145	28
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:22.501	+1.460	+0.980	21
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:22.760	+1.719	+0.259	22
6	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:23.014	+1.973	+0.254	23
7	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:23.126	+2.085	+0.112	26
8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:23.172	+2.131	+0.046	23
9	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:23.197	+2.156	+0.025	19
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:23.215	+2.174	+0.018	28
11	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:23.260	+2.219	+0.045	15
12	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:23.534	+2.493	+0.274	15
13	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:23.558	+2.517	+0.024	21
14	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:23.664	+2.623	+0.106	26
15	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:23.682	+2.641	+0.018	29
16	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:24.078	+3.037	+0.396	27
17	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:24.836	+3.795	+0.758	24
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:24.983	+3.942	+0.147	30
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:25.245	+4.204	+0.262	16
20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:26.515	+5.474	+1.270	18
21	Luca Badoer	Forti	22	1:26.644	+5.603	+0.129	28
22	Andrea Montermini	Forti	23	1:27.593	+6.552	+0.949	25

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Damon Hill	Williams	5	1:43.353	—	—	9
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	1:44.219	+0.866	+0.866	5
3	Olivier Panis	Ligier	9	1:45.824	+2.471	+1.605	7
4	Jean Alesi	Benetton	3	1:45.934	+2.581	+0.110	7
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	2	1:45.968	+2.615	+0.034	5
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	15	1:46.132	+2.779	+0.164	7
7	David Coulthard	McLaren	8	1:46.312	+2.959	+0.180	9
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	11	1:46.682	+3.329	+0.370	7
9	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	14	1:46.687	+3.334	+0.005	9
10	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	4	1:47.064	+3.711	+0.377	6
11	Martin Brundle	Jordan	12	1:47.114	+3.761	+0.050	8
12	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	21	1:47.811	+4.458	+0.697	8
13	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	6	1:47.910	+4.557	+0.099	7
14	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	17	1:48.102	+4.749	+0.192	6
15	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:48.344	+4.991	+0.242	7
16	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	19	1:49.266	+5.913	+0.922	7
17	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	1:50.401	+7.048	+1.135	6
18	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	20	1:50.782	+7.429	+0.381	7
19	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	10	1:51.580	+8.227	+0.798	7
20	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	16	1:55.684	+12.331	+4.104	3

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Benetton B196
Jean Alesi - Imola 1996 (5) · Restu20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs

Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round: 7 of 1996
Grand Prix: Spanish Grand Prix
Dates: 2 Jun 1996
Layout raced: Grand Prix circuit · 4.73 km · 13 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.