Spanish Grand Prix
1996 · Round 7 · Barcelona, Spain · Jun 2, 1996Race summary
Victory went to Schumacher (from 3rd on the grid), with a 45.3s margin. Diniz made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 6th (up 11 places). Villeneuve had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 3rd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 65 | 1:59:49.307 | 10 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 65 | +45.302 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 65 | +48.388 | 4 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 64 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 64 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 63 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 47 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 7 | 45 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 44 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | 17 | Differential | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 12 | 16 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 8 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 8 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 0 | Collision | 0 |