Round 2 · 31 March 1996
1996 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Damon Hill (Williams) won the 1996 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 31 March 1996 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 1. Jean Alesi (Benetton) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 1:49:52.976 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | +17.982 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 7 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 11 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 19 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 6 | — | — | Spun off |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 2 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | — | — | Hydraulics |
| 19 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 21 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 22 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | — | — | Spun off |