May 5 1996: Briton Damon Hill of Williams wins the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola. Ferrari’s Michael Schumacher is second and Gerhard Berger in a Benetton finishes third.
The race ended amid chaotic scenes as the crowd, estimated at 105,000, swarmed on to the circuit during Hill’s victory lap despite warnings on the public broadcast system, as the Tifosi congregated to pay tribute to Schumacher...
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