- Winner
- Damon Hill
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, and Jean Alesi
- Race date
- June 16, 1996
- Pole
- Damon Hill
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The decisive result
Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jacques Villeneuve is listed 2 for Williams, with Jean Alesi 3 for Benetton.
Grid to finish
Johnny Herbert from P15 to P7 (+8), Giancarlo Fisichella from P16 to P8 (+8), and David Coulthard from P10 to P4 (+6) 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 4 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 Collision, and 2 Gearbox. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.916 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.