The Monaco Grand Prix 1996 was the 6th round of the 1996 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco, on May 19th.
Olivier Panis won the race with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 14th position of the grid, followed by David Coulthard, and Johnny Herbert completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 13th position of the grid.
Michael Schumacher started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he lost control and spun off the track, and had to retire on lap 0th.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
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Strategy
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Incidents
The reace did not end without incidents... 19 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who withdrew on lap 74, Mika Salo, Mika Häkkinen, Eddie Irvine, Jacques Villeneuve, Luca Badoer, Pedro Lamy, and Giancarlo Fisichella, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Jean Alesi, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 60, Damon Hill, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 40, Martin Brundle, Ricardo Rosset, Ukyo Katayama, Michael Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, and Jos Verstappen, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Gerhard Berger, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 9, Pedro Diniz, who had a transmission problem on lap 5, and Andrea Montermini, who was injured on lap 0.
Withdrew
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Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 74
Collision
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Mika SaloLap 70
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Mika HäkkinenLap 70
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Eddie IrvineLap 68
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Jacques VilleneuveLap 66
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Luca BadoerLap 60
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Pedro LamyLap 0
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Giancarlo FisichellaLap 0
Suspension
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Jean AlesiLap 60
Engine
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Damon HillLap 40
Spun off
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Martin BrundleLap 30
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Ricardo RossetLap 3
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Ukyo KatayamaLap 2
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Michael SchumacherLap 0
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 0
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Jos VerstappenLap 0
Gearbox
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Gerhard BergerLap 9
Transmission
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Pedro DinizLap 5
Injury
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Andrea MonterminiLap 0
Qualifying
From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.
This time around, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:20.356 seconds, 0.51 seconds faster than Damon Hill, who completed the first line of the grid.