The 1996 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 13 October 1996. Jacques Villeneuve started on pole position in the Williams Renault and his team-mate Damon Hill was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1996 Drivers Championship and Hill won the world title.
1996 Fuji TV Japanese Grand Prix 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 | 52 | 1:32:33.791 | - | - | 1:44.753 | 30 | 197.520 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:32:35.674 | +1.883 | +1.883 | 1:44.445 | 18 | 197.453 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11B | Goodyear | 52 | 1:32:37.003 | +3.212 | +1.329 | 1:44.852 | 35 | 197.405 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:33:00.317 | +26.526 | +23.314 | 1:44.350 | 24 | 196.581 | 3 |
| 5 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:33:40.911 | +1:07.120 | +40.594 | 1:45.882 | 37 | 195.161 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:33:54.977 | +1:21.186 | +14.066 | 1:46.407 | 31 | 194.674 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:33:58.301 | +1:24.510 | +3.324 | 1:45.347 | 19 | 194.559 | |
| 8 | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11B | Goodyear | 52 | 1:33:59.024 | +1:25.233 | +0.723 | 1:45.613 | 38 | 194.534 | |
| 9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:34:14.856 | +1:41.065 | +15.832 | 1:46.339 | 16 | 193.989 | |
| 10 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:34:15.590 | +1:41.799 | +0.734 | 1:45.932 | 19 | 193.964 | |
| 11 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 51 | 1:33:22.955 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:46.977 | 31 | 192.019 | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 50 | 1:32:59.965 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:49.220 | 18 | 189.026 | |
| 13 | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 50 | 1:33:34.388 | 2 laps | +34.423 | 1:49.263 | 35 | 187.868 | |
| DNF | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 39 | 1:10:00.681 | 1:45.798 | 20 | 195.813 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 37 | 1:08:21.780 | 1:47.518 | 29 | 190.241 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 36 | 1:04:31.086 | 1:44.043 | 34 | 196.125 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 20 | 36:57.092 | 1:49.372 | 18 | 190.092 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 13 | 23:51.430 | 1:48.495 | 5 | 191.192 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNQ | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Italy | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear |