- Winner
- Michael Schumacher
- Team
- Ferrari
- Top listed
- Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve, and Mika Häkkinen
- Race date
- August 25, 1996
- Pole
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Gerhard Berger
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
The decisive result
Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Jacques Villeneuve is listed 2 for Williams, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Ukyo Katayama from P17 to P8 (+9), Ricardo Rosset from P18 to P9 (+9), and Pedro Lamy from P19 to P10 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Villeneuve started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 8 Finished, 3 Collision, 2 +1 lap, 1 Accident, and 1 DNQ. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:53.067 on lap 42. 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.