Kammala wannan magana: Schumacher ya gama na uku a gasar zakarun direbobi a shekarar 1996 kuma ya taimaka wa Ferrari zuwa matsayi na biyu a gasar zakarun masu kerawa a gaban tsohuwar kungiyarsa ta Benetton. A lokacin kakar, motar tana da matsalolin aminci; Schumacher bai gama a cikin tsere 7 daga cikin 16 ba. A, Schumacher ya ɗauki matsayi na farko, amma ya sha wahala daga injin injin a cikin saiti. Ya lashe tsere uku, duk da haka, fiye da jimillar tawagar a lokacin daga 1991 zuwa 1995. Ya dauki nasararsa ta farko ga Ferrari a Gasar Grand Prix ta Spain, inda ya kewaye dukkan filin har zuwa matsayi na uku a cikin rigar. Bayan ya jagoranci a zagaye na 19, ya ci gaba da yin sauri da sauri fiye da sauran filin a cikin mawuyacin yanayi. A cikin
Grand Prix na Belgium, Schumacher ya yi amfani da dakatarwa mai kyau don kare Jacques Villeneuve na Williams. Schumacher ya kuma dauki wuri na farko a Monza don cin nasara a gaban tifosi.