Race results
Race startMarch 30, 1996 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:49:52.976 | 71 | 1:21.547 | - | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +17.982 | 71 | 1:21.866 | - | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 70 | 1:22.889 | - | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +1 Lap | 70 | 1:22.283 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 70 | 1:22.483 | - | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | +1 Lap | 70 | 1:22.743 | - | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 70 | 1:23.062 | - | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | +2 Laps | 69 | 1:23.576 | - | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 69 | 1:22.722 | - | 16 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | +3 Laps | 68 | 1:23.559 | - | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti | +4 Laps | 67 | 1:25.627 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | DNF (Spun off) | 64 | 1:22.043 | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | DNF (Spun off) | 59 | 1:22.359 | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | DNF (Engine) | 36 | 1:36.166 | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 29 | 1:36.245 | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | DNF (Engine) | 28 | 1:38.127 | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | DNF (Spun off) | 26 | 1:36.383 | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | DNF (Hydraulics) | 26 | 1:36.998 | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | DNF (Spun off) | 26 | 1:40.661 | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | DNF (Spun off) | 24 | 1:36.981 | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | DNF (Engine) | 19 | 1:35.435 | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | DNF (Spun off) | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 |