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 | 1:28'15.125 | 3 | 1'51.778 | 4 | 1'53.905 | (41) | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28'20.727 | +5.602 | 1 | 1'50.574 | 3 | 1'53.587 | (38) |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28'30.835 | +15.710 | 6 | 1'52.318 | 5 | 1'54.198 | (23) |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28'34.250 | +19.125 | 7 | 1'52.354 | 7 | 1'54.685 | (37) |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28'44.304 | +29.179 | 2 | 1'50.980 | 2 | 1'53.441 | (40) |
| 6 | 1 | 4 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28'45.021 | +29.896 | 5 | 1'51.960 | 1 | 1'53.067 | (42) |
| 7 | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 44 | 1:29'15.879 | +1'00.754 | 13 | 1'54.095 | 10 | 1'55.854 | (42) | |
| 8 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 44 | 1:29'55.352 | +1'40.227 | 17 | 1'55.371 | 13 | 1'57.149 | (41) | |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 43 | 1:28'21.974 | +1 lap | 18 | 1'56.286 | 15 | 1'57.809 | (33) | |
| 10 | 20 | Pedro Lamy (POR) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 43 | 1:28'39.042 | +1 lap | 19 | 1'56.830 | 14 | 1'57.468 | (36) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 8 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 37 | 1:15'19.813 | 4 | 1'51.884 | 6 | 1'54.655 | (21) | ||
| engine | 12 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 34 | 1:10'36.582 | 8 | 1'52.977 | 8 | 1'55.616 | (33) | ||
| gearbox | 2 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 29 | 1:00'17.505 | 9 | 1'53.043 | 9 | 1'55.753 | (10) | ||
| suspension | 11 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 29 | 1:04'33.694 | 10 | 1'53.152 | 12 | 1'56.943 | (18) | ||
| electrical | 10 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 22 | 46'43.572 | 15 | 1'54.700 | 16 | 1'58.665 | (6) | ||
| spun off | 17 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 11 | 22'00.285 | 16 | 1'55.150 | 11 | 1'56.704 | (7) | ||
| collision | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Sauber C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 0 | 11 | 1'53.199 | ||||||
| collision | 14 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Sauber C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 0 | 12 | 1'53.993 | ||||||
| collision | 9 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 0 | 14 | 1'54.220 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi (ITA) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 1'58.579 | ||||||||
