The 1996 Belgian Grand Prix was Round 13 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium on Sunday, 25 August 1996. Jacques Villeneuve started on pole position in the Williams Renault and Michael Schumacher was the race winner for Ferrari.
1996 Belgian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28:15.125 | - | - | 1:53.905 | 41 | 208.442 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28:20.727 | +5.602 | +5.602 | 1:53.587 | 38 | 208.222 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11B | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28:30.835 | +15.710 | +10.108 | 1:54.198 | 23 | 207.826 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28:34.250 | +19.125 | +3.415 | 1:54.685 | 37 | 207.692 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28:44.304 | +29.179 | +10.054 | 1:53.441 | 40 | 207.300 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:28:45.021 | +29.896 | +0.717 | 1:53.067 | 42 | 207.272 | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:29:15.879 | +1:00.754 | +30.858 | 1:55.854 | 42 | 206.078 | |
| 8 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:29:55.352 | +1:40.227 | +39.473 | 1:57.149 | 41 | 204.570 | |
| 9 | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 43 | 1:28:21.974 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:57.809 | 33 | 203.442 | |
| 10 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 43 | 1:28:39.042 | 1 lap | +17.068 | 1:57.468 | 36 | 202.789 | |
| DNF | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11B | Goodyear | 37 | 1:15:19.813 | 1:54.655 | 21 | 205.348 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 34 | 1:10:36.582 | 1:55.616 | 33 | 201.313 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 29 | 1:00:17.505 | 1:55.753 | 10 | 201.094 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 29 | 1:04:33.694 | 1:56.943 | 18 | 187.794 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 22 | 46:43.572 | 1:58.665 | 6 | 196.843 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 11 | 22:00.285 | 1:56.704 | 7 | 208.994 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNF | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNF | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNQ | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Italy | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear |