The 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 31 March 1996. Damon Hill started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
1996 Grande Prêmio do Brasil Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:49:52.976 | - | - | 1:21.547 | 65 | 167.673 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:50:10.958 | +17.982 | +17.982 | 1:21.866 | 58 | 167.217 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:50:00.569 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:22.889 | 55 | 165.122 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:50:16.044 | 1 lap | +15.475 | 1:22.283 | 69 | 164.735 | 3 |
| 5 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:50:26.315 | 1 lap | +10.271 | 1:22.483 | 61 | 164.480 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:50:34.031 | 1 lap | +7.716 | 1:22.743 | 61 | 164.289 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:51:11.438 | 1 lap | +37.407 | 1:23.062 | 69 | 163.368 | |
| 8 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:50:27.806 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.576 | 53 | 162.094 | |
| 9 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:51:00.929 | 2 laps | +33.123 | 1:22.722 | 63 | 161.288 | |
| 10 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 68 | 1:50:02.877 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.559 | 67 | 160.348 | |
| 11 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Forti Ford | FG01B | Goodyear | 67 | 1:50:52.957 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.627 | 55 | 156.800 | |
| 12 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 64 | 1:42:35.270 | 7 laps | 3 laps | 1:22.043 | 64 | 161.890 | |
| DNF | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:34:39.790 | 1:22.359 | 52 | 161.736 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 36 | 1:00:37.220 | 1:36.166 | 25 | 154.106 | |||
| DNF | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 29 | 49:44.962 | 1:36.245 | 24 | 151.268 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 28 | 48:35.861 | 1:38.127 | 23 | 149.513 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 26 | 43:16.173 | 1:36.383 | 24 | 155.929 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 26 | 44:36.141 | 1:36.998 | 24 | 151.270 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Italy | Forti Ford | FG01B | Goodyear | 26 | 46:48.822 | 1:40.661 | 22 | 144.124 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 24 | 40:46.168 | 1:36.981 | 24 | 152.761 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 19 | 32:31.765 | 1:35.435 | 14 | 151.570 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear |