The 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Estoril, Portugal on Sunday, 22 September 1996. Damon Hill started on pole position in the Williams Renault and his team-mate Jacques Villeneuve was the race winner. This was the last year the Portuguese Grand Prix was held at Estoril.
1996 Grande Premio De Portugal 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 | 70 | 1:40:22.915 | - | - | 1:22.873 | 37 | 182.423 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:40:42.881 | +19.966 | +19.966 | 1:23.762 | 37 | 181.820 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:41:16.680 | +53.765 | +33.799 | 1:24.059 | 38 | 180.809 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:41:18.024 | +55.109 | +1.344 | 1:24.331 | 5 | 180.769 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:41:50.304 | +1:27.389 | +32.280 | 1:25.206 | 25 | 179.814 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:41:56.056 | +1:33.141 | +5.752 | 1:24.647 | 47 | 179.645 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:41:13.769 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:24.869 | 24 | 178.311 | |
| 8 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:41:17.057 | 1 lap | +3.288 | 1:25.786 | 18 | 178.215 | |
| 9 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:41:21.217 | 1 lap | +4.160 | 1:25.028 | 36 | 178.093 | |
| 10 | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:41:34.267 | 1 lap | +13.050 | 1:25.008 | 58 | 177.711 | |
| 11 | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 69 | 1:41:37.838 | 1 lap | +3.571 | 1:26.199 | 6 | 177.607 | |
| 12 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:40:50.550 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.447 | 44 | 176.401 | |
| 13 | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11B | Goodyear | 68 | 1:41:24.157 | 2 laps | +33.607 | 1:25.362 | 49 | 175.427 | |
| 14 | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:40:44.958 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:26.863 | 3 | 173.968 | |
| 15 | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Italy | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 65 | 1:40:33.410 | 5 laps | 2 laps | 1:28.911 | 2 | 169.098 | |
| 16 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 65 | 1:41:05.173 | 5 laps | +31.763 | 1:27.754 | 48 | 168.212 | |
| DNF | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11B | Goodyear | 52 | 1:16:38.418 | 1:24.747 | 24 | 177.494 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 47 | 1:09:25.225 | 1:25.913 | 36 | 177.112 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 46 | 1:09:16.185 | 1:25.791 | 43 | 173.720 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 41 | 1:00:05.914 | 1:24.954 | 18 | 178.466 |