Race Result
| GP n. 596 - 22/09/1996 - Grand Prix of Portugal Autodromo do Estoril |
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| Winner: | Jacques Villeneuve / Williams-Renault - 1:40'22.915 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Damon Hill / Williams-Renault - 1:20.330 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Jacques Villeneuve / Williams-Renault - 1:22.873 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault | 70 | 1:40'22.915 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 70 | +19.966 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 70 | +53.765 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault | 70 | +55.109 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 70 | +1'27.389 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 |  Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-Renault | 70 | +1'33.141 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Ford | 69 | +1 lap | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | 14 | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Ford | 69 | +1 lap | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | Martin Brundle |
Jordan-Peugeot | 69 | +1 lap | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 69 | +1 lap | 15 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 |  Mika Salo |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 69 | +1 lap | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 68 | +2 laps | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | 8 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 68 | +2 laps | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | 16 |  Ricardo Rosset |
Footwork-Hart | 67 | +3 laps | 17 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 |  Giovanni Lavaggi |
Minardi-Ford | 65 | +5 laps | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy |
Minardi-Ford | 65 | +5 laps | 19 | 0 |
| Ret | 7 | Mika Hakkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 52 | collision | 7 | 0 |
| Ret | 17 |  Jos Verstappen |
Footwork-Hart | 47 | engine | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 46 | collision | 18 | 0 |
| Ret | 11 | Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Peugeot | 41 | spun off | 9 | 0 |