Suzuka International Racing Course
13 October 1996
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Japan | Japanese Grand Prix Suzuka International Racing Course 13 October 1996 |
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| Results | Damon Hill Worldchampion 1996. |
| driver | team | time | points | ||
| 1 |  | Damon Hill | Williams Renault | 1:32:33.791 | 10 |
| 2 |  | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari Ferrari | + 1.883 | 6 |
| 3 |  | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren Mercedes | + 3.212 | 4 |
| 4 |  | Gerhard Berger | Benetton Renault | + 26.526 | 3 |
| 5 |  | Martin Brundle | Jordan Peugeot | + 1:07.120 | 2 |
| 6 |  | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber Ford | + 1:21.186 | 1 |
| 7 |  | Olivier Panis | Ligier Mugen-Honda | + 1:24.510 | |
| 8 |  | David Coulthard | McLaren Mercedes | + 1:25.233 | |
| 9 |  | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan Peugeot | + 1:41.065 | |
| 10 |  | Johnny Herbert | Sauber Ford | + 1:41.799 | |
| 11 |  | Jos Verstappen | Arrows Hart | + 1 lap | |
| 12 |  | Pedro Lamy | Minardi Ford | + 2 laps | |
| 13 |  | Ricardo Rosset | Arrows Hart | + 2 laps |
| Not finished |
| driver | team | engine | lap | reason |
| Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 38 | collision |
| Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 36 | engine |
| Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 35 | lost a wheel |
| Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 19 | engine |
| Pedro Diniz | Ligier | Mugen-Honda | 12 | spin |
| Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 1 | crash |
| Saturday's qualifying session |
| driver | team | engine | time | |
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 1:38.909 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | Renault | 1:39.370 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:40.071 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 1:40.364 |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:40.458 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:41.005 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | Ford | 1:41.277 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 1:41.348 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 1:41.562 |
| 10 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:41.600 |
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | Peugeot | 1:41.919 |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | Mugen-Honda | 1:42.206 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Ford | 1:42.658 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 1:42.711 |
| 15 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 1:42.840 |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | Mugen-Honda | 1:43.196 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Arrows | Hart | 1:43.383 |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | Ford | 1:44.874 |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | Arrows | Hart | 1:45.412 |
| Did not qualify (107%) | ||||
| ** | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | Ford | 1:46.795 |
