Michael Schumacher's 1996 Italian Grand Prix win ended Ferrari's eight-year victory drought at Monza and marked their first consecutive race wins since 1990.
Key Facts
- Race length
- 53 laps
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Schumacher's 1996 wins
- 3rd victory of the season
- Ferrari's last Monza win
- 1988 (8-year drought ended)
- Championship round
- 14th of 1996 season
- Pole sitter
- Damon Hill (Williams-Renault)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Damon Hill, leading the Drivers' Championship, took pole position but spun off on lap 6 after an error, eliminating the Williams-Renault from contention and opening the race for rivals. Michael Schumacher had started from third on the grid in his Ferrari.
The 53-lap 1996 Italian Grand Prix at Monza was won by Michael Schumacher driving for Ferrari, with Jean Alesi second in a Benetton-Renault and Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Mercedes. Hill's retirement and Villeneuve's seventh-place finish did little to help the Williams cause.
Schumacher's victory was Ferrari's first at Monza since 1988 and, following his Belgian Grand Prix win, gave Ferrari their first back-to-back victories since 1990. Hill's title rival Villeneuve finished only seventh, leaving the championship battle unresolved heading into the remaining rounds.