Season 1996 · Round 7
Spanish Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
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DNF
13
L47
L45
L44
L20
L17
L10
L8
L1
L1
L1
+3
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 25/36
69.4%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P1 Michael Schumacher
6 wins
· GP #1
P4 Mika Häkkinen
3 wins
· → Max Verstappen -1
P13 Damon Hill
1 wins
· → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P1 Michael Schumacher
7
· GP #1
P4 Mika Häkkinen
2
· → Ayrton Senna -2
P13 Gerhard Berger
1
· → Nico Rosberg -1
P1 Michael Schumacher
12
· GP #1
P9 Rubens Barrichello
4
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P9 David Coulthard
4
· → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 Michael Schumacher
1
· → Felipe Massa -1
P4 Rubens Barrichello
1
· → Felipe Massa -1
P4 Giancarlo Fisichella
1
· → Felipe Massa -1
P2 Michael Schumacher
19 starts
· → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello
19 starts
· → Fernando Alonso -3
P7 David Coulthard
15 starts
· → Jenson Button -1
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 65 | 1:59:49.307 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 65 | +45.302 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 65 | +48.388 | 4 |
| 4 | 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 64 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | 7 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 10 | 64 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | 10 Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | 63 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| R | 17 Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 47 | Spun off | |
| R | 11 Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 7 | 45 | Differential | |
| R | 4 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 44 | Spun off | |
| R | 14 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | 20 | Spun off | |
| R | 12 Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | 17 | Differential | |
| D | 19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 12 | 16 | Disqualified | |
| R | 5 Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 10 | Spun off | |
| R | 18 Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 8 | Electrical | |
| R | 2 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 1 | Spun off | |
| R | 9 Olivier Panis | Ligier | 8 | 1 | Collision | |
| R | 21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 19 | 1 | Collision | |
| R | 8 David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 0 | Collision | |
| R | 16 Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 0 | Collision | |
| R | 20 Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 0 | Collision |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.650 | — | — | POLE Q1 |
| 2 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:21.084 | — | — | +0.434 Q1 |
| 3 | 1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.587 | — | — | +0.937 Q1 |
| 4 | 3 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:22.061 | — | — | +1.411 Q1 |
| 5 | 4 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:22.125 | — | — | +1.475 Q1 |
| 6 | 2 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:22.333 | — | — | +1.683 Q1 |
| 7 | 11 Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:22.379 | — | — | +1.729 Q1 |
| 8 | 9 Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:22.685 | — | — | +2.035 Q1 |
| 9 | 14 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:23.027 | — | — | +2.377 Q1 |
| 10 | 7 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:23.070 | — | — | +2.420 Q1 |
| 11 | 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:23.195 | — | — | +2.545 Q1 |
| 12 | 19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:23.224 | — | — | +2.574 Q1 |
| 13 | 17 Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:23.371 | — | — | +2.721 Q1 |
| 14 | 8 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:23.416 | — | — | +2.766 Q1 |
| 15 | 12 Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:23.438 | — | — | +2.788 Q1 |
| 16 | 18 Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:24.401 | — | — | +3.751 Q1 |
| 17 | 10 Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:24.468 | — | — | +3.818 Q1 |
| 18 | 20 Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:25.274 | — | — | +4.624 Q1 |
| 19 | 21 Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:25.531 | — | — | +4.881 Q1 |
| 20 | 16 Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:25.621 | — | — | +4.971 Q1 |
Starting grid
Official
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1.
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No data for this session.
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:45.517 | L14 |
| 2 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:45.552 | L15 |
| 3 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:46.543 | L13 |
| 4 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:46.696 | L30 |
| 5 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:46.961 | L31 |
| 6 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:47.260 | L32 |
| 7 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:47.337 | L12 |
| 8 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:47.355 | L16 |
| 9 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:47.534 | L33 |
| 10 | 1 Michael Schumacher | 1:47.711 | L26 |
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
Most positions lost
Jean Alesi −5
Damon Hill −5
Rubens Barrichello −4
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) ·
DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15