Pit Lane F1
1996 Season - Round 6 - 1996-05-19
Olivier Panis won the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix for Ligier, with David Coulthard (McLaren) second and Johnny Herbert (Sauber) third. The win came from P14 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Olivier Panis (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P1 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 19 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix, completing round 6 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 14 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | Withdrew | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 11 | Collision | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | Collision | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 10 | Collision | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | Suspension | 0 |
| 10 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 11 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| 13 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 17 | Transmission | 0 |
| 15 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | Injury | 0 |
