1996 Italian Grand Prix
| 1996 Italian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 14 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 8 September 1996 | ||||
| Official name | Pioneer 67º Gran Premio d'Italia | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Lombardy, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.770 km (3.585 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 53 laps, 305.810 km (190.022 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Dry | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:24.204 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:26.110 on lap 50 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Benetton-Renault | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1996 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 September 1996 at Monza. It was the fourteenth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.
The 53-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari, after he started from third position. It was Schumacher's third victory of the season and the Ferrari team's first victory at Monza since 1988. Jean Alesi finished second in a Benetton-Renault, with Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Mercedes. Drivers' Championship leader Damon Hill took pole position in his Williams-Renault and led until he made an error and spun off on lap 6, while his teammate and rival, Jacques Villeneuve, could only manage seventh.