Race details | |||
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Race 5 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season | |||
Date | 5 May 1996 | ||
Official name | XVI Gran Premio di San Marino | ||
Location | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||
Course | Permanent race track | ||
Course length | 4.892 km (3.052 mi) | ||
Distance | 63 laps, 308.196 km (192.262 mi) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:26.890 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:28.931 on lap 49 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | Benetton-Renault |
The 1996 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 May 1996 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was the fifth round of the 1996 Formula One season. The 63-lap race was won by Damon Hill driving for the Williams team after starting from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second driving a Ferrari, with Gerhard Berger third driving for the Benetton team. Jacques Villeneuve retired near the end of the race after being hit by Jean Alesi.