Race Result
| GP n. 597 - 13/10/1996 - Grand Prix of Japan Suzuka International Racing Course |
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| Winner: | Damon Hill / Williams-Renault - 1:32'33.791 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Jacques Villeneuve / Williams-Renault - 1:38.909 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Jacques Villeneuve / Williams-Renault - 1:44.043 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 52 | 1:32'33.791 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 |  Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 52 | +1.883 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 |  Mika Hakkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 52 | +3.212 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-Renault | 52 | +26.526 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Martin Brundle |
Jordan-Peugeot | 52 | +1'07.120 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Ford | 52 | +1'21.186 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 |  Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 52 | +1'24.510 | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 52 | +1'25.233 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Peugeot | 52 | +1'41.065 | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Ford | 52 | +1'41.799 | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 |  Jos Verstappen |
Footwork-Hart | 51 | +1 lap | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy |
Minardi-Ford | 50 | +2 laps | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset |
Footwork-Hart | 50 | +2 laps | 19 | 0 |
| Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 39 | collision | 6 | 0 |
| Ret | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 37 | engine | 14 | 0 |
| Ret | 6 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault | 36 | wheel | 1 | 0 |
| Ret | 19 | Mika Salo |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 20 | engine | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 13 | spun off | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 3 | Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault | 0 | spun off | 9 | 0 |
| Dnq | 21 |  Giovanni Lavaggi |
Minardi-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | ||