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#5 - 1996 - Winner: Olivier Panis
If 10 retirees seems crazy at the 2004 Grand Prix, then the 1996 Grand Prix was something else entirely. After starting 14th on the grid behind people like Michael Schumacher, Mika Hakkinen, Damon Hill & Jacques Villeneuve, it would have taken a miracle for Olivier Panis to end up anywhere near the podium.
However, a miracle was exactly what Panis and the Ligier team got. A hail of rain right before the start of the race meant that the FIA added an extra warm-up session so that the teams could get used to the conditions. It didn't work.
After the first 30 laps, only 11 cars were left on the field, and Panis had made his way through the chaos to third. The lead changed a couple of times from here due to retirements, as Damon Hill suffered a blown engine and Jean Alesi fell prey to a suspension failure, allowing Panis to inherit the lead.
The miracle was set, and after a sum total of 18 retirements by the end of the race, the Frenchman in a French car was celebrated by the Monegasque crowd as he took a once in a lifetime victory ahead of David Coulthard & Johnny Herbert.
