August 25, 1996 Spa-Francorchamps | Lap distance 6.968 km
Championship standings | 1996 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 1 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 44 | 5.000000.125 | 3 | 1.000000.778 | 4 | 3.000000.905 | (41) | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 0.000 | +5.000000.602 | 1 | 0.000 | 3 | 3.000000.587 | (38) |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 44 | 0.000 | +5.000000.710 | 6 | 2.000000.318 | 5 | 4.000000.198 | (23) |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 4.000000.250 | +9.000000.125 | 7 | 2.000000.354 | 7 | 4.000000.685 | (37) |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 4.000000.304 | +9.000000.179 | 2 | 0.000 | 2 | 3.000000.441 | (40) |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 5.000000.021 | +9.000000.896 | 5 | 1.000000.960 | 1 | 3.000000.067 | (42) |
| 7 | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 44 | 5.000000.879 | +0.000 | 13 | 4.000000.095 | 10 | 5.000000.854 | (42) | |
| 8 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 44 | 5.000000.352 | +0.000 | 17 | 5.000000.371 | 13 | 7.000000.149 | (41) | |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 43 | 1.000000.974 | +1 lap | 18 | 6.000000.286 | 15 | 7.000000.809 | (33) | |
| 10 | 20 | Pedro Lamy (POR) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 43 | 9.000000.042 | +1 lap | 19 | 6.000000.830 | 14 | 7.000000.468 | (36) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 8 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 37 | 9.000000.813 | 4 | 1.000000.884 | 6 | 4.000000.655 | (21) | ||
| engine | 12 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 34 | 6.000000.582 | 8 | 2.000000.977 | 8 | 5.000000.616 | (33) | ||
| gearbox | 2 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 29 | 7.000000.505 | 9 | 3.000000.043 | 9 | 5.000000.753 | (10) | ||
| suspension | 11 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 29 | 3.000000.694 | 10 | 3.000000.152 | 12 | 6.000000.943 | (18) | ||
| electrical | 10 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 22 | 3.000000.572 | 15 | 4.000000.700 | 16 | 8.000000.665 | (6) | ||
| spun off | 17 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 11 | 0.000 | 16 | 5.000000.150 | 11 | 6.000000.704 | (7) | ||
| collision | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 0 | 11 | 3.000000.199 | ||||||
| collision | 14 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 0 | 12 | 3.000000.993 | ||||||
| collision | 9 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 0 | 14 | 4.000000.220 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi (ITA) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 8.000000.579 | ||||||||
