- Winner
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Jacques Villeneuve, Damon Hill, and Michael Schumacher
- Race date
- September 22, 1996
- Pole
- Damon Hill
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Autódromo do Estoril
The decisive result
Jacques Villeneuve finished first for Williams. Damon Hill is listed 2 for Williams, with Michael Schumacher 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Olivier Panis from P15 to P10 (+5), Giovanni Lavaggi from P20 to P15 (+5), and Heinz-Harald Frentzen from P11 to P7 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Damon Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, 2 +5 laps, and 1 +3 laps. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.873 on lap 37. 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.