Damon Hill won the Canadian Grand Prix 1996 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 16 June 1996, starting from pole position. Jacques Villeneuve finished second for Williams, with Jean Alesi completing the podium for Benetton.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Williams | 69 | 1:36:03.4 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 69 | +4.183 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 69 | +54.656 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 69 | +63.673 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 68 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Martin BrundleBRU | Jordan | 68 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 16 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Minardi | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Pedro LamyLAM | Minardi | 44 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Luca BadoerBAD | Forti | 44 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 42 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 41 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Olivier PanisPAN | Ligier | 39 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 39 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pedro DinizDIN | Ligier | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Jordan | 22 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Andrea MonterminiMON | Forti | 22 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 19 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Jos VerstappenVER | Footwork | 10 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Ricardo RossetROS | Footwork | 6 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Tyrrell | 6 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 1 | Suspension | 0 |