Jacques Villeneuve won the Hungarian Grand Prix 1996 at Hungaroring on 11 August 1996, starting from P3 on the grid. Damon Hill finished second for Williams, with Jean Alesi completing the podium for Benetton.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 77 | 1:46:21.134 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Damon HillHIL | Williams | 77 | +0.771 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 77 | +84.212 | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 76 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Olivier PanisPAN | Ligier | 76 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Jordan | 75 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 14 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Tyrrell | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 18 | Ricardo RossetROS | Footwork | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 70 | Throttle | 0 | |
| 10 | 20 | Giovanni LavaggiLAV | Minardi | 69 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 64 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 50 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 35 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 31 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Pedro LamyLAM | Minardi | 24 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 9 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 23 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jos VerstappenVER | Footwork | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Martin BrundleBRU | Jordan | 5 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Pedro DinizDIN | Ligier | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 0 | Collision | 0 |