- Winner
- Damon Hill
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, and Mika Häkkinen
- Race date
- October 13, 1996
- Pole
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 20
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit
The decisive result
Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.
Grid to finish
Jos Verstappen from P17 to P11 (+6), Pedro Lamy from P18 to P12 (+6), and Ricardo Rosset from P19 to P13 (+6) 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 10 Finished, 2 +2 laps, 2 Engine, 2 Spun off, and 1 +1 lap. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:44.043 on lap 34. 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.