- Winner
- Olivier Panis
- Team
- Ligier
- Top listed
- Olivier Panis, David Coulthard, and Johnny Herbert
- Race date
- May 19, 1996
- Pole
- Michael Schumacher
- Fastest lap
- Jean Alesi
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco
The decisive result
Olivier Panis finished first for Ligier. David Coulthard is listed 2 for McLaren, with Johnny Herbert 3 for Sauber.
Grid to finish
Olivier Panis from P14 to P1 (+13), Johnny Herbert from P13 to P3 (+10), and Mika Salo from P11 to P5 (+6) 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 7 Collision, 4 Accident, 3 Finished, 2 Spun off, and 1 Accident in warm-up. Jean Alesi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.205 on lap 59. 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.