Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 2 · 31 March 1996 ·Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Alesi
Benetton
2
Hill
Williams
1
Schumacher
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill |  British | Williams | 71 | 1:49:52.976 | 10 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi |  French | Benetton | 71 | +17.982 | 6 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher |  German | Ferrari | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen |  Finnish | McLaren | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Salo | Finnish | Tyrrell | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | French | Ligier | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | British | Ferrari | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz |  Brazilian | Ligier | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ukyo Katayama |  Japanese | Tyrrell | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Lamy |  Portuguese | Minardi | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Luca Badoer |  Italian | Forti | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | British | Jordan | 64 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Brazilian | Jordan | 59 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | German | Sauber | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| R | David Coulthard | British | McLaren | 29 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Johnny Herbert | British | Sauber | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacques Villeneuve |  Canadian | Williams | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Benetton | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| R | Andrea Montermini | Italian | Forti | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Ricardo Rosset | Brazilian | Footwork | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Jos Verstappen |  Dutch | Footwork | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Tarso Marques | Brazilian | Minardi | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
- R
- Retired