1996 Hungarian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 11 August 1996 |
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| Circuit | Hungaroring, 77 laps |
| Round | 12 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1996 Hungarian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 77 | 1hr 46m 21.134s | 10 |
| 2 |  Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 77 | +0.771s | 6 | |
| 3 | +2 |  Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 77 | +1m 24.212s | 4 |
| 4 | +3 |  Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 76 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +6 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 76 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +7 |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 75 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +7 |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +10 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 74 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | -8 |  Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 70 | DNF | |
| 10 | +10 |  Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | |
| R |  Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 64 | DNF | ||
| R | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 50 | DNF | ||
| R | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 31 | DNF | ||
| R |  Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 23 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Michael Schumacher ended lap 70 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.
- Giovanni Lavaggi ended lap 69 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart |
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:17.129 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:17.182 | 0.053 |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 1:17.259 | 0.130 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:18.617 | 1.488 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 1:18.754 | 1.625 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 1:18.794 | 1.665 |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.116 | 1.987 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.292 | 2.163 |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.384 | 2.255 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.436 | 2.307 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.538 | 2.409 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.828 | 2.699 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.966 | 2.837 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:20.499 | 3.370 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:20.665 | 3.536 |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:20.678 | 3.549 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 1:20.781 | 3.652 |
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 1:21.590 | 4.461 |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.713 | 4.584 |
| 20 | Giovanni Lavaggi | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.468 | 5.339 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1996 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Damon Hill | 79 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | 62 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | 35 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 29 |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | 19 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | 18 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | 16 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | 13 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | 12 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | 9 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 |
| 12 | Mika Salo | 5 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | 4 |
| 14 | Martin Brundle | 3 |
| 15 | Jos Verstappen | 1 |
| = | Pedro Diniz | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Williams-Renault | 141 |
| 2 | Benetton-Renault | 51 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 38 |
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 37 |
| 5 |  Jordan-Peugeot | 15 |
| 6 | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 14 |
| 7 |  Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 8 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 5 |
| 9 | Footwork-Hart | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- World Champion
- 8th title for Williams (2nd constructor to win eight championships) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ferrari)
- Wins
- 3rd for Jacques Villeneuve
- 93rd for Williams
- Race 1-2
- 29th for Williams
- Podiums
- 38th for Damon Hill, 25th for Jean Alesi, 9th for Jacques Villeneuve
- 222nd & 223rd for Williams, 86th for Benetton
- Poles
- 14th for Michael Schumacher
- 118th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 19th and last for Damon Hill
- 99th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 43rd for Damon Hill, 28th for Michael Schumacher