Ronda 7 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 1996-06-02
Damon Hill (Williams) firmó la pole del Spanish Grand Prix de 1996 con un crono de 1:20.650.
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) completó la primera fila a 0.434s de la pole, con Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) tercero en parrilla. Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Sauber) se quedó fuera por 0.125s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 2.420s — de la pole a P10 — con Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.650 | — | — | 1:20.650 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:21.084 | — | — | +0.434 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.587 | — | — | +0.937 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi |
| Benetton |
| 1:22.061 |
| — |
| — |
| +1.411 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:22.125 | — | — | +1.475 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:22.333 | — | — | +1.683 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:22.379 | — | — | +1.729 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:22.685 | — | — | +2.035 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:23.027 | — | — | +2.377 |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:23.070 | — | — | +2.420 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:23.195 | — | — | +2.545 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:23.224 | — | — | +2.574 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:23.371 | — | — | +2.721 |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:23.416 | — | — | +2.766 |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:23.438 | — | — | +2.788 |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:24.401 | — | — | +3.751 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:24.468 | — | — | +3.818 |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:25.274 | — | — | +4.624 |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:25.531 | — | — | +4.881 |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:25.621 | — | — | +4.971 |