Race results
Race startAugust 11, 1996 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:46:21.134 | 77 | 1:20.507 | - | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | +0.771 | 77 | 1:20.093 | - | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +1:24.212 | 77 | 1:21.932 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +1 Lap | 76 | 1:22.257 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | +1 Lap | 76 | 1:21.562 | - | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | +2 Laps | 75 | 1:23.181 | - | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 74 | 1:24.040 | - | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | +3 Laps | 74 | 1:24.026 | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | DNF (Throttle) | 70 | 1:20.912 | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | DNF (Spun off) | 69 | 1:25.626 | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | DNF (Engine) | 64 | 1:21.733 | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | DNF (Electrical) | 50 | 1:21.882 | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | DNF (Engine) | 35 | 1:22.343 | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | DNF (Gearbox) | 31 | 1:22.099 | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | DNF (Suspension) | 24 | 1:25.006 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 23 | 1:22.760 | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | DNF (Spun off) | 10 | 1:24.018 | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | DNF (Spun off) | 5 | 1:23.889 | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | DNF (Collision) | 1 | 1:40.435 | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 |