Race results
Race startOctober 13, 1996 at 09:00Japan Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:32:33.791 | 52 | 1:44.753 | - | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | +1.883 | 52 | 1:44.445 | - | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +3.212 | 52 | 1:44.852 | - | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +26.526 | 52 | 1:44.350 | - | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | +1:07.120 | 52 | 1:45.882 | - | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | +1:21.186 | 52 | 1:46.407 | - | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | +1:24.510 | 52 | 1:45.347 | - | 12 | 0 |
| 8 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +1:25.233 | 52 | 1:45.613 | - | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | +1:41.065 | 52 | 1:46.339 | - | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1:41.799 | 52 | 1:45.932 | - | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | +1 Lap | 51 | 1:46.977 | - | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | +2 Laps | 50 | 1:49.220 | - | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | +2 Laps | 50 | 1:49.263 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 39 | 1:45.798 | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 37 | 1:47.518 | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | DNF (Wheel) | 36 | 1:44.043 | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 20 | 1:49.372 | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | DNF (Spun off) | 13 | 1:48.495 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | DNF (Spun off) | 0 | - | - | 9 | 0 |