Gridpedia1996 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Oct 1996
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 52 | 1:32:33.791 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 52 | +1.883 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 52 | +3.212 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 52 | +26.526 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | 52 | +67.120 | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 7 | 52 | +81.186 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | 52 | +84.510 | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | 52 | +85.233 | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 11 | 52 | +101.065 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 52 | +101.799 | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 17 | 51 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 39 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 37 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 36 | Wheel | 1:44.043 | 0 |
| R | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 15 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 16 | 13 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 9 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 20 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 8 | 97 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 78 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 59 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 47 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 31 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 21 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 18 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 11 |