1996 Spanish Grand Prix
| 1996 Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 7 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 2 June 1996 | ||||
| Official name | Gran Premio Marlboro de España | ||||
| Location | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.727 km (2.937 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 65 laps, 307.114 km (190.832 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Rain | ||||
| Attendance | 55,000 | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:20.650 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | |||
| Time | 1:45.517 on lap 14 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Benetton-Renault | ||||
| Third | Williams-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1996 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya on 2 June 1996. It was the seventh race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.
This race, Michael Schumacher's first Ferrari victory, is generally regarded as one of his finest. In the torrential rain, he produced a stunning drive, and is a prime example of why he earned the nickname "Regenmeister" ("Rainmaster"), despite his early and unforced crash at a wet Monaco Grand Prix two weeks earlier. The race was also Schumacher's 20th career win.