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Gerhard Berger won at Monza for Ferrari, in the only race of the year not won by McLaren-Honda. Michele Alboreto finished second, right behind him.

At the wet 1996 Monaco GP, which holds the record for the fewest number of cars (3) to be running at the end of a Grand Prix race, Olivier Panis scored his sole F1 career victory, earning the last ever F1 victory for the Ligier team. It's the most recent race won by a French driver, in a French car.

Vettel's first F1 victory and Toro Rosso's maiden F1 win.

The race was won by Dan Wheldon, as rookie J. R. Hildebrand, who took the lead with two laps to go, went high on the final turn of the final lap and he hit the outside wall. As his wrecked car was coasting down the frontstretch, Dan Wheldon slipped by in the final meters to take the victory.

Rubens Barrichello took the first win of his Formula One career, after starting from 18th position.

Mark Webber, the first Australian to start his home race since David Brabham in 1994, drove his Minardi to 5th position, Minardi's first points in some years. After the race, Webber celebrated with an enthusiasm more than equal to winner Michael Schumacher, and was given his own podium celebration.