1996 Spanish Grand Prix
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  1996 Spanish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season.
Date	June 2 1996
Location	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.627 km (2.875 mi)
Distance	65 laps, 300.755 km (186.875 mi)
Weather	Rain
Pole position
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:20.650
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:45.517
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault
Third	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault

The 1996 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 2, 1996 at the Circuit de Catalunya.

This race, Michael Schumacher's first Ferrari victory, is generally regarded as one of his finest.^{citation needed} In the pouring rain, he produced a stunning drive, and is a prime example of why he earnt the nickname "Regenmeister" ("Rainmaster").

Mika Salo was disqualifed for the second time this season, for changing cars after the field was under starter's orders.

Pedro Diniz scored his first Formula One point.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	65	1:59:49.307	3	10
2	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	65	+45.302	4	6
3	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	65	+48.388	2	4
4	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	64	+1 Lap	11	3
5	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	64	+1 Lap	10	2
6	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	63	+2 Laps	17	1
Ret	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	47	Spun off	13
Ret	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	45	Differential	7
Ret	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	44	Spun off	5
Ret	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	20	Spun off	9
Ret	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	17	Differential	15
DSQ	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	16	Disqualified	12
Ret	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	10	Spun off	1
Ret	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	8	Electrical	16
Ret	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1	Spun off	6
Ret	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1	Collision	8
Ret	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford	1	Collision	19
Ret	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	0	Collision	14
Ret	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	0	Collision	20
Ret	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	0	Collision	18
DNQ	22	Luca Badoer	Forti-Ford		107% Rule	21
DNQ	23	Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford		107% Rule	22