Pit Lane F1
Round 6 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 1996-05-19
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) took pole for the 1996 Monaco Grand Prix with a 1:20.356 lap.
Damon Hill (Williams) joined the front row, 0.510s shy of pole, with Jean Alesi (Benetton) third on the grid. Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Mika Salo (Tyrrell) missed the cut by 0.272s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.607s — pole to P10 — with Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:20.356 | — | — | 1:20.356 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:20.866 | — | — | +0.510 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:20.918 | — | — | +0.562 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger |
| Benetton |
| 1:21.067 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.711 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:21.460 | — | — | +1.104 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:21.504 | — | — | +1.148 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:21.542 | — | — | +1.186 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:21.688 | — | — | +1.332 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:21.929 | — | — | +1.573 |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:21.963 | — | — | +1.607 |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:22.235 | — | — | +1.879 |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:22.327 | — | — | +1.971 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:22.346 | — | — | +1.990 |
| 14 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:22.358 | — | — | +2.002 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:22.460 | — | — | +2.104 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:22.519 | — | — | +2.163 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:22.682 | — | — | +2.326 |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:22.684 | — | — | +2.328 |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:23.350 | — | — | +2.994 |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:24.976 | — | — | +4.620 |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:25.059 | — | — | +4.703 |
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:25.393 | — | — | +5.037 |