The 1996 British Grand Prix was Round 10 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 14 July 1996. Damon Hill started on pole position in the Williams Renault and his team-mate Jacques Villeneuve was the race winner.
1996 British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:33:00.874 | - | - | 1:29.288 | 21 | 199.576 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:33:19.900 | +19.026 | +19.026 | 1:29.984 | 56 | 198.898 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:33:51.704 | +50.830 | +31.804 | 1:30.531 | 42 | 197.775 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:34:07.590 | +1:06.716 | +15.886 | 1:30.671 | 21 | 197.218 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 61 | 1:34:23.381 | +1:22.507 | +15.791 | 1:31.282 | 49 | 196.668 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:33:17.786 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:30.552 | 33 | 195.711 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:33:38.262 | 1 lap | +20.476 | 1:31.765 | 57 | 194.998 | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:33:59.701 | 1 lap | +21.439 | 1:32.662 | 54 | 194.257 | |
| 9 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:34:00.496 | 1 lap | +0.795 | 1:32.213 | 55 | 194.229 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:34:05.550 | 1 lap | +5.054 | 1:32.080 | 55 | 194.055 | |
| 11 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 59 | 1:34:04.161 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.707 | 30 | 190.868 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:07:48.256 | 1:30.553 | 3 | 197.481 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 40 | 1:04:28.411 | 1:32.188 | 18 | 188.803 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 38 | 1:00:32.126 | 1:32.508 | 4 | 191.031 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 26 | 39:37.188 | 1:30.264 | 3 | 199.706 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 21 | 33:35.792 | 1:34.372 | 5 | 190.219 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 13 | 20:39.965 | 1:33.382 | 12 | 191.432 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 12 | 19:04.183 | 1:32.699 | 10 | 191.499 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 5 | 7:49.764 | 1:31.490 | 4 | 194.344 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 3 | 6:23.366 | 1:30.944 | 2 | 142.885 | |||
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Italy | Forti Ford | FG03 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Forti Ford | FG03 | Goodyear |