July 28, 1996 Hockenheimring | Lap distance 6.823 km
Championship standings | 1996 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 5 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'43.417 | 1 | 1'43.912 | 1 | 1'46.504 | (26) | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21'54.869 | +11.452 | 5 | 1'44.670 | 2 | 1'47.643 | (3) |
| 3 | 4 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:22'17.343 | +33.926 | 6 | 1'44.842 | 5 | 1'47.903 | (25) |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:22'24.934 | +41.517 | 3 | 1'44.477 | 9 | 1'48.612 | (11) |
| 5 | 2 | 8 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:22'25.613 | +42.196 | 7 | 1'44.951 | 4 | 1'47.856 | (31) |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:23'25.516 | +1'42.099 | 9 | 1'45.452 | 11 | 1'49.559 | (26) |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 45 | 1:23'27.329 | +1'43.912 | 12 | 1'46.746 | 6 | 1'48.288 | (6) | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 44 | 1:21'50.766 | +1 lap | 13 | 1'46.899 | 13 | 1'49.773 | (34) | |
| 9 | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 44 | 1:22'22.768 | +1 lap | 15 | 1'48.139 | 15 | 1'50.553 | (25) | |
| 10 | 12 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:23'04.252 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'45.876 | 10 | 1'49.176 | (24) | |
| 11 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:23'23.171 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'49.551 | 18 | 1'51.702 | (5) | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy (POR) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 43 | 1:22'08.733 | +2 laps | 18 | 1'49.461 | 17 | 1'51.654 | (6) | |
| 13 | 4 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 42 | 1:16'16.813 | +3 laps | 2 | 1'44.299 | 3 | 1'47.682 | (22) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 2 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 34 | 1:02'43.150 | 8 | 1'45.389 | 7 | 1'48.336 | (8) | ||
| vibrations | 14 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 25 | 49'58.288 | 14 | 1'47.711 | 14 | 1'50.304 | (18) | ||
| engine | 10 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 19 | 35'08.010 | 11 | 1'46.575 | 12 | 1'49.625 | (6) | ||
| spun off | 18 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 19 | 35'36.498 | 16 | 1'48.381 | 16 | 1'50.569 | (19) | ||
| gearbox | 7 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 13 | 23'49.896 | 4 | 1'44.644 | 8 | 1'48.490 | (8) | ||
| collision | 17 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 0 | 17 | 1'48.512 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi (ITA) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 1'51.357 | ||||||||
