- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill, and Jean Alesi
- Race date
- August 11, 1996
- Pole
- Michael Schumacher
- Fastest lap
- Damon Hill
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Hungaroring
The decisive result
Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Damon Hill is listed 2 for Williams, with Jean Alesi 3 for Benetton.
Grid to finish
Ricardo Rosset from P18 to P8 (+10), Giovanni Lavaggi from P20 to P10 (+10), and Rubens Barrichello from P13 to P6 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 3 Engine, 3 Finished, 3 Spun off, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +3 laps. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.093 on lap 67. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.