Round 15 · 22 September 1996
1996 Portuguese Grand Prix: results
Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) won the 1996 Portuguese Grand Prix, round 15 of the championship, held on 22 September 1996 at Autódromo do Estoril (Portugal), starting from position 2. Damon Hill (Williams) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Damon Hill.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 1:40:22.915 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | +19.966 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | +53.765 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | +55.109 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | +87.389 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | +93.141 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 8 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 14 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 17 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 15 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi | 20 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 16 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 17 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 7 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 16 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 9 | — | — | Spun off |