1996 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 52 | 1:32:33.791 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 52 | 1:32:35.674 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 52 | 1:32:37.003 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 52 | 1:33:00.317 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 52 | 1:33:40.911 | 2 | 10 | |
| 6 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 52 | 1:33:54.977 | 1 | 7 | |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 52 | 1:33:58.301 | — | 12 | |
| 8 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 52 | 1:33:59.024 | — | 8 | |
| 9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 52 | 1:34:14.856 | — | 11 | |
| 10 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 52 | 1:34:15.590 | — | 13 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 51 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 50 | +2 laps | — | 18 | |
| 13 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 50 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 39 | Collision | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 37 | Engine | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 36 | Wheel | — | 1 | Pole FL |
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 20 | Engine | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 13 | Spun off | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | Spun off | — | 9 | |
| DNQ | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | — | — | — | 1:38.909 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | — | — | — | 1:39.370 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:40.071 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:40.364 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:40.458 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:41.005 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:41.277 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:41.384 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:41.562 |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:41.600 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:41.919 |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:42.206 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:42.658 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:42.711 |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:42.840 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:43.196 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | — | — | — | 1:43.383 |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:44.874 |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | — | — | — | 1:45.412 |
| 20 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:46.795 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | — |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | — |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 7 | — |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 9 | — |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | — |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 11 | — |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | — |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | — |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | — |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 17 | — |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | — |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 34 | 1:44.043 | — |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 24 | 1:44.350 | +0.307 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 18 | 1:44.445 | +0.402 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 30 | 1:44.753 | +0.710 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 35 | 1:44.852 | +0.809 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 19 | 1:45.347 | +1.304 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 38 | 1:45.613 | +1.570 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 20 | 1:45.798 | +1.755 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 37 | 1:45.882 | +1.839 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 19 | 1:45.932 | +1.889 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | 97 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | 78 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | 59 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | 47 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | 31 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 21 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | 18 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | 14 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | 13 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | 11 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | 8 |
| 12 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | 5 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | 4 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | 2 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | 1 |