- Winner
- Damon Hill
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Damon Hill, Jean Alesi, and Michael Schumacher
- Race date
- March 31, 1996
- Pole
- Damon Hill
- Fastest lap
- Damon Hill
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace
The decisive result
Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Benetton, with Michael Schumacher 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Pedro Diniz from P22 to P8 (+14), Olivier Panis from P15 to P6 (+9), and Pedro Lamy from P18 to P10 (+8) 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 7 Spun off, 5 +1 lap, 3 Engine, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Finished. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.547 on lap 65. 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.