Autódromo José Carlos Pace · 31 March 1996
Damon Hill won the 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix for Williams from 1st on the grid, 17.982s ahead of Jean Alesi. Pedro Diniz gained the most places, from 22nd on the grid to 8th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Hill 10 + Villeneuve 0 | Hill 10 + Villeneuve 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | Benetton Alesi 6 + Berger 0 | Alesi 6 + Berger 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ferrari Schumacher 4 + Irvine 0 | Schumacher 4 + Irvine 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | McLaren Häkkinen 3 + Coulthard 0 | Häkkinen 3 + Coulthard 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | Tyrrell Salo 2 + Katayama 0 | Salo 2 + Katayama 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ligier Panis 1 + Diniz 0 | Panis 1 + Diniz 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Minardi Lamy 0 + Marques 0 | Lamy 0 + Marques 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Forti Badoer 0 + Montermini 0 | Badoer 0 + Montermini 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Jordan Brundle 0 + Barrichello 0 | Brundle 0 + Barrichello 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Sauber Frentzen 0 + Herbert 0 | Frentzen 0 + Herbert 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Footwork Rosset 0 + Verstappen 0 | Rosset 0 + Verstappen 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill Williams | Williams | 1:49:52.976 | 71 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Jean Alesi Benetton | Benetton | +17.982s | 71 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | McLaren | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Mika Salo Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Olivier Panis Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 70 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 70 | — | — | |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz Ligier | Ligier | +2 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 9 | Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 69 | — | — | |
| 10 | Pedro Lamy Minardi | Minardi | +3 Laps | 68 | — | — | |
| 11 | Luca Badoer Forti | Forti | +4 Laps | 67 | — | — | |
| 12 | Martin Brundle Jordan | Jordan | DNF Spun off | 64 | — | — | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello Jordan | Jordan | DNF Spun off | 59 | — | — | |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber | Sauber | DNF Engine | 36 | — | — | |
| DNF | David Coulthard McLaren | McLaren | DNF Spun off | 29 | — | — | |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert Sauber | Sauber | DNF Engine | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | Williams | DNF Spun off | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gerhard Berger Benetton | Benetton | DNF Hydraulics | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea Montermini Forti | Forti | DNF Spun off | 26 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ricardo Rosset Footwork | Footwork | DNF Spun off | 24 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen Footwork | Footwork | DNF Engine | 19 | — | — | |
| DNF | Tarso Marques Minardi | Minardi | DNF Spun off | 0 | — | — |