| 1996 San Marino Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 5 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 5 May 1996 | ||||
| Official name | XVI Gran Premio di San Marino | ||||
| Location | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent race track | ||||
| Course length | 4.892 km (3.052 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 63 laps, 308.196 km (192.262 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:26.890 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:28.931 on lap 49 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Benetton-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1996 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 5 May 1996 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. It was the fifth round of the 1996 Formula One season. The 63-lap race was won by Damon Hill driving for the Williams team after starting from second position. Michael Schumacher finished second driving a Ferrari, despite his front-right brake seizing halfway around the final lap, with Gerhard Berger third driving for the Benetton team. Jacques Villeneuve retired near the end of the race after being hit by Jean Alesi.