Round 8 · 16 June 1996
1996 Canadian Grand Prix: results
Damon Hill (Williams) won the 1996 Canadian Grand Prix, round 8 of the championship, held on 16 June 1996 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Canada), starting from position 1. Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) and Jean Alesi (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 1:36:03.400 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | +4.183 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | +54.656 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 10 | +63.673 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Collision |
| 10 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Spun off |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | — | — | Halfshaft |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 14 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | — | — | Clutch |
| 17 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | — | — | Electrical |
| 18 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 21 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Suspension |