Race results
Race startAugust 25, 1996 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28:15.125 | 44 | 1:53.905 | - | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +5.602 | 44 | 1:53.587 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +15.710 | 44 | 1:54.198 | - | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +19.125 | 44 | 1:54.685 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | +29.179 | 44 | 1:53.441 | - | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +29.896 | 44 | 1:53.067 | - | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1:00.754 | 44 | 1:55.854 | - | 13 | 0 |
| 8 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | +1:40.227 | 44 | 1:57.149 | - | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | +1 Lap | 43 | 1:57.809 | - | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | +1 Lap | 43 | 1:57.468 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 37 | 1:54.655 | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | DNF (Engine) | 34 | 1:55.616 | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | DNF (Gearbox) | 29 | 1:55.753 | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | DNF (Suspension) | 29 | 1:56.943 | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | DNF (Electrical) | 22 | 1:58.665 | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | DNF (Accident) | 11 | 1:56.704 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 |