Brazilian Grand Prix
1996 · Round 2 · São Paulo, Brazil · Mar 31, 1996Race summary
Hill won the race from 1st on the grid, 18.0s ahead of Alesi. Diniz was the standout mover, climbing from 22nd to 8th. Brundle lost the most ground, from 6th on the grid down to 12th (down 6 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 71 | 1:49:52.976 | 10 |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 5 | 71 | +17.982 | 6 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 7 | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 15 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 22 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 16 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 19 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 6 | 64 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 2 | 59 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 29 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 8 | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 20 | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 17 | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 21 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |