1996 Grand Prix of Belgium
25 August - Spa-Francorchamps: 306.592 km (6.968 km x 44 laps)
Pole position: J.Villeneuve Wiiliams 1m 50.574s Fastest Lap: G.Berger Benetton 1m 53.067s (221.858 Km/h) Results: 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1hr 28m 15.125s 2 J.Villeneuve Williams 0m 5.602s 3 M.Hakkinen McLaren 0m 15.710s 4 J.Alesi Benetton 0m 19.125s 5 D.Hill Williams 0m 29.179s 6 G.Berger Benetton 0m 28.896s 7 M.Salo Tyrrell 1m 0.754s 8 U.Katayama Tyrrell 1m 40.227s 9 R.Rosset Footwork 1 Lap 10 P.Lamy Minardi 1 Lap Retirements: D.Coulthard McLaren 37 Spun off M.Brundle Jordan 34 Engine R.Barrichello Jordan 29 Crash E.Irvine Ferrari 29 Gearbox P.Diniz Ligier 22 Mech problem J.Verstappen Footwork 11 Spun off H.Frentzen Sauber 0 Crash J.Herbert Sauber 0 Crash O.Panis Ligier 0 Crash Did Not Qualify: G.Lavaggi Minardi Qualifying times: 1 6 J.Villeneuve Williams/Renault 1'50.574 2 5 Damon Hill Williams/Renault 1'50.980 3 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1'51.778 4 8 David Coulthard McLaren/Mercedes 1'51.884 5 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton/Renault 1'51.960 6 7 Mika Hakkinen McLaren/Mercedes 1'52.318 7 3 Jean Alesi Benetton/Renault 1'52.354 8 12 Martin Brundle Jordan/Peugeot 1'52.977 9 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1'53.043 10 11 R.Barrichello Jordan/Peugeot 1'53.152 11 15 H-H.Frentzen Sauber/Ford 1'53.199 12 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber/Ford 1'53.993 13 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'54.095 14 9 Olivier Panis Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'54.220 15 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'54.700 16 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork/Hart 1'55.150 17 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'55.371 18 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork/Hart 1'56.286 19 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi/Ford 1'56.830 Not qualified 20 21 Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi/Ford 1'58.579