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Damon Hill won the 1996 San Marino Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1996 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Gerhard Berger at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
May 5, 1996
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Gerhard Berger 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Luca Badoer from P21 to P10 (+11), Pedro Diniz from P17 to P7 (+10), and Pedro Lamy from P18 to P9 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Engine, 5 Finished, 2 +1 lap, 2 Hydraulics, and 2 Spun off. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.931 on lap 49. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Damon HillWilliams1:35:26.15610
2Michael SchumacherFerrari1:35:42.6166
3Gerhard BergerBenetton1:36:13.0474
4Eddie IrvineFerrari1:36:27.7393
5Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:36:44.6462
6Jean AlesiBenetton+1 lap1
7Pedro DinizLigier+1 lap0
8Mika HäkkinenMcLarenEngine0
9Pedro LamyMinardi+2 laps0
10Luca BadoerForti+4 laps0
11Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsSuspension0
DNFOlivier PanisLigierEngine0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellSpun off0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenHydraulics0
DNFRicardo RossetFootworkEngine0
DNFJos VerstappenFootworkHydraulics0
DNFMartin BrundleJordanSpun off0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberBrakes0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaMinardiEngine0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberElectrical0