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.
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 |