Japanese Grand Prix
Round 16 · 13 October 1996 ·Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
Schumacher
Ferrari
2
Hill
Williams
1
Häkkinen
McLaren
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill |  British | Williams | 52 | 1:32:33.791 | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher |  German | Ferrari | 52 | +1.883 | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen |  Finnish | McLaren | 52 | +3.212 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Benetton | 52 | +26.526 | 3 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | British | Jordan | 52 | +67.120 | 2 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | German | Sauber | 52 | +81.186 | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis |  French | Ligier | 52 | +84.510 | 0 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | British | McLaren | 52 | +85.233 | 0 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello |  Brazilian | Jordan | 52 | +101.065 | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | British | Sauber | 52 | +101.799 | 0 |
| 11 | Jos Verstappen |  Dutch | Footwork | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy |  Portuguese | Minardi | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Rosset | Brazilian | Footwork | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| R | Eddie Irvine | British | Ferrari | 39 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Ukyo Katayama |  Japanese | Tyrrell | 37 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacques Villeneuve |  Canadian | Williams | 36 | Wheel | 0 |
| R | Mika Salo | Finnish | Tyrrell | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Brazilian | Ligier | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Jean Alesi | French | Benetton | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
| F | Giovanni Lavaggi |  Italian | Minardi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify