Race Result
| GP n. 594 - 25/08/1996 - Grand Prix of Belgium Circuit National de Francorchamps |
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| Winner: | Michael Schumacher / Ferrari - 1:28'15.125 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Jacques Villeneuve / Williams-Renault - 1:50.574 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Gerhard Berger / Benetton-Renault - 1:53.067 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 44 | 1:28'15.125 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault | 44 | +5.602 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Mika Hakkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 44 | +15.710 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault | 44 | +19.125 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 44 | +29.179 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 |  Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-Renault | 44 | +29.896 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Mika Salo |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 44 | +1'00.754 | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 44 | +1'40.227 | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 |  Ricardo Rosset |
Footwork-Hart | 43 | +1 lap | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy |
Minardi-Ford | 43 | +1 lap | 19 | 0 |
| Ret | 8 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 37 | spun off | 4 | 0 |
| Ret | 12 | Martin Brundle |
Jordan-Peugeot | 34 | engine | 8 | 0 |
| Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 29 | gearbox | 9 | 0 |
| Ret | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Peugeot | 29 | suspension | 10 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 22 | electrical | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 17 |  Jos Verstappen |
Footwork-Hart | 11 | accident | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 9 | Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 0 | collision | 14 | 0 |
| Ret | 14 | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Ford | 0 | collision | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Ford | 0 | collision | 11 | 0 |
| Dnq | 21 |  Giovanni Lavaggi |
Minardi-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | ||