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Autódromo José Carlos Pace Damon Hill won the Brazilian Grand Prix 1996 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 31 March 1996, starting from pole position. Jean Alesi finished second for Benetton, with Michael Schumacher completing the podium for Ferrari.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Williams | 71 | 1:49:52.976 | 10 | |
| 2 | 5 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 71 | +17.982 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Olivier PanisPAN | Ligier | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Pedro DinizDIN | Ligier | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Tyrrell | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Pedro LamyLAM | Minardi | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Luca BadoerBAD | Forti | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | Martin BrundleBRU | Jordan | 64 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Jordan | 59 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 29 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Andrea MonterminiMON | Forti | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Ricardo RossetROS | Footwork | 24 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Jos VerstappenVER | Footwork | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Tarso MarquesMAR | Minardi | 0 | Spun off | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Damon Hill
- Circuit Autódromo José Carlos Pace
- Winning team Williams
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:18.111 | - | - |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:19.092 | - | - |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:19.254 | - | - |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:19.474 | - | - |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:19.484 | - | - |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:19.519 | - | - |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:19.607 | - | - |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:19.762 | - | - |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:19.799 | - | - |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:19.951 | - | - |
| 11 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:20.000 | - | - |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:20.144 | - | - |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:20.157 | - | - |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:20.167 | - | - |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:20.426 | - | - |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:20.427 | - | - |
| 17 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:20.440 | - | - |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:21.491 | - | - |
| 19 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:23.174 | - | - |
| 20 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:23.454 | - | - |
| 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | - | - | - |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | - | - | - |