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.
Classification
Qualifying
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 1
| data-sort-value="sch,m"| Michael Schumacher
| Ferrari
| 1:26.890
|
|-
! 2
| 5
| data-sort-value="hil"| Damon Hill
| Williams-Renault
| 1:27.105
| +0.215
|-
! 3
| 6
| data-sort-value="vil"| Jacques Villeneuve
| Williams-Renault
| 1:27.220
| +0.330
|-
! 4
| 8
| data-sort-value="cou"| David Coulthard
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 1:27.688
| +0.798
|-
! 5
| 3
| data-sort-value="ale"| Jean Alesi
| Benetton-Renault
| 1:28.009
| +1.119
|-
! 6
| 2
| data-sort-value=irv"| Eddie Irvine
| Ferrari
| 1:28.205
| +1.315
|-
! 7
| 4
| data-sort-value="ber"| Gerhard Berger
| Benetton-Renault
| 1:28.336
| +1.446
|-
! 8
| 19
| data-sort-value="sal"| Mika Salo
| Tyrrell-Yamaha
| 1:28.423
| +1.533
|-
! 9
| 11
| data-sort-value="bar"| Rubens Barrichello
| Jordan-Peugeot
| 1:28.632
| +1.742
|-
! 10
| 15
| data-sort-value="her"| Heinz-Harald Frentzen
| Sauber-Ford
| 1:28.785
| +1.895
|-
! 11
| 7
| data-sort-value="hak"| Mika Häkkinen
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 1:29.079
| +2.189
|-
! 12
| 12
| data-sort-value="bru"| Martin Brundle
| Jordan-Peugeot
| 1:29.099
| +2.209
|-
! 13
| 9
| data-sort-value="pan"| Olivier Panis
| Ligier-Mugen-Honda
| 1:29.472
| +2.582
|-
! 14
| 17
| data-sort-value="ver"| Jos Verstappen
| Footwork-Hart
| 1:29.539
| +2.649
|-
! 15
| 14
| data-sort-value="her"| Johnny Herbert
| Sauber-Ford
| 1:29.541
| +2.651
|-
! 16
| 18
| data-sort-value="kat"| Ukyo Katayama
| Tyrrell-Yamaha
| 1:29.892
| +3.002
|-
! 17
| 10
| data-sort-value="din"| Pedro Diniz
| Ligier-Mugen-Honda
| 1:29.989
| +3.099
|-
! 18
| 20
| data-sort-value="lam"| Pedro Lamy
| Minardi-Ford
| 1:30.471
| +3.581
|-
! 19
| 21
| data-sort-value="fis"| Giancarlo Fisichella
| Minardi-Ford
| 1:30.814
| +3.924
|-
! 20
| 16
| data-sort-value="ros"| Ricardo Rosset
| Footwork-Hart
| 1:31.316
| +4.426
|-
! 21
| 22
| data-sort-value="bad"| Luca Badoer
| Forti-Ford
| 1:32.037
| +5.147
|-class="sortbottom"
! colspan=8|107% time: 1:32.972
|-
! data-sort-value="22"|
| 23
| data-sort-value="mon"| Andrea Montermini
| Forti-Ford
| 1:33.685
| +6.795
|-
!colspan="6"| Sources:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 5
| Damon Hill
| Williams-Renault
| 63
| 1:35:26.156
| 2
| 10
|-
! 2
| 1
| Michael Schumacher
| Ferrari
| 63
| +16.460
| 1
| 6
|-
! 3
| 4
| Gerhard Berger
| Benetton-Renault
| 63
| +46.891
| 7
| 4
|-
! 4
| 2
| Eddie Irvine
| Ferrari
| 63
| +1:01.583
| 6
| 3
|-
! 5
| 11
| Rubens Barrichello
| Jordan-Peugeot
| 63
| +1:18.490
| 9
| 2
|-
! 6
| 3
| Jean Alesi
| Benetton-Renault
| 62
| +1 Lap
| 5
| 1
|-
! 7
| 10
| Pedro Diniz
| Ligier-Mugen-Honda
| 62
| +1 Lap
| 17
|
|-
! 8
| 7
| Mika Häkkinen
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 61
| Engine
| 11
|
|-
! 9
| 20
| Pedro Lamy
| Minardi-Ford
| 61
| +2 Laps
| 18
|
|-
! 10
| 22
| Luca Badoer
| Forti-Ford
| 59
| +4 Laps
| 21
|
|-
! 11
| 6
| Jacques Villeneuve
| Williams-Renault
| 57
| Suspension
| 3
|
|-
!
| 9
| Olivier Panis
| Ligier-Mugen-Honda
| 54
| Engine
| 13
|
|-
!
| 18
| Ukyo Katayama
| Tyrrell-Yamaha
| 45
| Spun Off
| 16
|
|-
!
| 8
| David Coulthard
| McLaren-Mercedes
| 44
| Hydraulics
| 4
|
|-
!
| 16
| Ricardo Rosset
| Footwork-Hart
| 40
| Engine
| 20
|
|-
!
| 17
| Jos Verstappen
| Footwork-Hart
| 38
| Hydraulics
| 14
|
|-
!
| 12
| Martin Brundle
| Jordan-Peugeot
| 36
| Spun Off
| 12
|
|-
!
| 15
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen
| Sauber-Ford
| 32
| Brakes
| 10
|
|-
!
| 21
| Giancarlo Fisichella
| Minardi-Ford
| 30
| Engine
| 19
|
|-
!
| 14
| Johnny Herbert
| Sauber-Ford
| 25
| Electrical
| 15
|
|-
!
| 19
| Mika Salo
| Tyrrell-Yamaha
| 23
| Engine
| 8
|
|-
!colspan="8"|Source:
|}
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| Damon Hill
|align="right"| 43
|-
| 2
| Jacques Villeneuve
|align="right"| 22
|-
| 3
| Michael Schumacher
|align="right"| 16
|-
| 4
| Jean Alesi
|align="right"| 11
|-
| 5
| Eddie Irvine
|align="right"| 9
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| Williams-Renault
|align="right"| 65
|-
| 2
| Ferrari
|align="right"| 25
|-
| 3
| Benetton-Renault
|align="right"| 18
|-
| 4
| McLaren-Mercedes
|align="right"| 9
|-
| 5
| Jordan-Peugeot
|align="right"| 8
|-
!colspan=4|Source: