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Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Michael Schumacher won the Spanish Grand Prix 1996 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 2 June 1996, starting from P3 on the grid. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton, with Jacques Villeneuve completing the podium for Williams.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 65 | 1:59:49.307 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 65 | +45.302 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 65 | +48.388 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 64 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 64 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | Pedro DinizDIN | Ligier | 63 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| R | 13 | Jos VerstappenVER | Footwork | 47 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Jordan | 45 | Differential | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 44 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 20 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Martin BrundleBRU | Jordan | 17 | Differential | 0 | |
| D | 12 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 16 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Williams | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Tyrrell | 8 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 1 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Olivier PanisPAN | Ligier | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Minardi | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ricardo RossetROS | Footwork | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pedro LamyLAM | Minardi | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Luca BadoerBAD | Forti | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Andrea MonterminiMON | Forti | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Michael Schumacher
- Pole Damon Hill
- Circuit Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
- Winning team Ferrari
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.650 | - | - |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:21.084 | - | - |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.587 | - | - |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:22.061 | - | - |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:22.125 | - | - |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:22.333 | - | - |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:22.379 | - | - |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:22.685 | - | - |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:23.027 | - | - |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:23.070 | - | - |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:23.195 | - | - |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:23.224 | - | - |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:23.371 | - | - |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:23.416 | - | - |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:23.438 | - | - |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:24.401 | - | - |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:24.468 | - | - |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:25.274 | - | - |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:25.531 | - | - |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:25.621 | - | - |