October 13, 1996 Suzuka Circuit | Lap distance 5.864 km
Photos (4) | 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 | 52 | 3.000000.791 | 2 | 9.000000.370 | 4 | 4.000000.753 | (30) | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 52 | 5.000000.674 | +1.000000.883 | 3 | 0.000 | 3 | 4.000000.445 | (18) |
| 3 | 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 52 | 7.000000.003 | +3.000000.212 | 5 | 0.000 | 5 | 4.000000.852 | (35) |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 52 | 0.000 | +6.000000.526 | 4 | 0.000 | 2 | 4.000000.350 | (24) |
| 5 | 2 | 12 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 52 | 0.000 | +7.000000.120 | 10 | 1.000000.600 | 9 | 5.000000.882 | (37) |
| 6 | 1 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 52 | 4.000000.977 | +1.000000.186 | 7 | 1.000000.277 | 12 | 6.000000.407 | (31) |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 52 | 8.000000.301 | +4.000000.510 | 12 | 2.000000.206 | 6 | 5.000000.347 | (19) | |
| 8 | 8 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 52 | 9.000000.024 | +5.000000.233 | 8 | 1.000000.384 | 7 | 5.000000.613 | (38) | |
| 9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 52 | 4.000000.856 | +1.000000.065 | 11 | 1.000000.919 | 11 | 6.000000.339 | (16) | |
| 10 | 14 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 52 | 5.000000.590 | +1.000000.799 | 13 | 2.000000.658 | 10 | 5.000000.932 | (19) | |
| 11 | 17 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 51 | 2.000000.955 | +1 lap | 17 | 3.000000.383 | 13 | 6.000000.977 | (31) | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy (POR) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 50 | 9.000000.965 | +2 laps | 18 | 4.000000.874 | 16 | 9.000000.220 | (18) | |
| 13 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 50 | 4.000000.388 | +2 laps | 19 | 5.000000.412 | 17 | 9.000000.263 | (35) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| collision | 2 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 39 | 0.000 | 6 | 1.000000.005 | 8 | 5.000000.798 | (20) | ||
| engine | 18 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 37 | 1.000000.780 | 14 | 2.000000.711 | 14 | 7.000000.518 | (29) | ||
| wheel | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 36 | 1.000000.086 | 1 | 8.000000.909 | 1 | 4.000000.043 | (34) | ||
| engine | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 20 | 7.000000.092 | 15 | 2.000000.840 | 18 | 9.000000.372 | (18) | ||
| spun off | 10 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 13 | 1.000000.430 | 16 | 3.000000.196 | 15 | 8.000000.495 | (5) | ||
| spun off | 3 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 0 | 9 | 1.000000.562 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi (ITA) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 6.000000.795 | ||||||||
