The 1996 San Marino Grand Prix was Round 5 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Imola, Italy on Sunday, 5 May 1996. Michael Schumacher started on pole position for Ferrari and Damon Hill was the race winner in the Williams Renault.
16° Gran Premio Di San Marino 1996 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Best | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:35:26.156 | - | - | 1:28.931 | 49 | 193.761 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:35:42.616 | +16.460 | +16.460 | 1:28.966 | 36 | 193.205 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:36:13.047 | +46.891 | +30.431 | 1:29.667 | 47 | 192.187 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:36:27.739 | +1:01.583 | +14.692 | 1:29.503 | 39 | 191.699 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 63 | 1:36:44.646 | +1:18.490 | +16.907 | 1:29.888 | 27 | 191.140 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 62 | 1:35:43.597 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:29.542 | 38 | 190.106 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 62 | 1:36:33.333 | 1 lap | +49.736 | 1:30.852 | 33 | 188.474 | |
| 8 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:34:49.164 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:30.192 | 39 | 188.829 | |
| 9 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 61 | 1:36:59.418 | 2 laps | + 2:10.254 | 1:31.897 | 17 | 184.603 | |
| 10 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Forti Ford | FG03 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:36:10.706 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:32.426 | 34 | 180.057 | |
| 11 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:27:49.134 | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:29.226 | 22 | 190.512 | |
| DNF | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 54 | 1:23:53.084 | 1:30.184 | 40 | 188.950 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:09:43.583 | 1:30.772 | 44 | 189.431 | |||
| DNF | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:07:28.028 | 1:29.480 | 40 | 191.424 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 40 | 1:03:03.590 | 1:32.169 | 17 | 186.185 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 38 | 58:47.645 | 1:30.479 | 38 | 189.708 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 36 | 55:52.088 | 1:30.000 | 25 | 189.136 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 32 | 49:29.792 | 1:31.092 | 18 | 189.763 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 30 | 47:17.729 | 1:31.633 | 18 | 186.182 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 25 | 41:58.624 | 1:30.811 | 21 | 174.809 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 23 | 35:17.317 | 1:29.997 | 17 | 191.307 | |||
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Italy | Forti Ford | FG01B | Goodyear |