Season
1996
Race
16. Japanese Grand Prix
1996 Japanese Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 34.8431, 136.541
- Altitude
- 45 m
- Race number
- 597
Race winner
Winning driver
10.0 pts
- Race
- 10.0 pts
Top team
Leader Team
Driver standings before the race
| Position | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 87 | 7 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 78 | 4 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 53 | 3 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 47 | 0 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 27 | 0 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 18 | 0 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 13 | 1 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1 | 0 |
| — | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 0 | 0 |
| — | Giancarlo Fisichella | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| — | Luca Badoer | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Giovanni Lavaggi | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Andrea Montermini | — | 0 | 0 |
| — | Tarso Marques | — | 0 | 0 |