Damon Hill won the San Marino Grand Prix 1996 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari on 5 May 1996, starting from P2 on the grid. Michael Schumacher finished second for Ferrari, with Gerhard Berger completing the podium for Benetton.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Damon HillHIL | Williams | 63 | 1:35:26.156 | 10 | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 63 | +16.460 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 63 | +46.891 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 63 | +1:01.583 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Jordan | 63 | +1:18.490 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | Pedro DinizDIN | Ligier | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 61 | Engine | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Pedro LamyLAM | Minardi | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 21 | Luca BadoerBAD | Forti | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 57 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Olivier PanisPAN | Ligier | 54 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Tyrrell | 45 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 4 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 44 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ricardo RossetROS | Footwork | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jos VerstappenVER | Footwork | 38 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Martin BrundleBRU | Jordan | 36 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 32 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Minardi | 30 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 25 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 23 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Andrea MonterminiMON | Forti | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26.890 | - | - |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:27.105 | - | - |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:27.220 | - | - |
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:27.688 | - | - |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:28.009 | - | - |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:28.205 | - | - |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:28.336 | - | - |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:28.423 | - | - |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:28.632 | - | - |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:28.785 | - | - |
| 11 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:29.079 | - | - |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:29.099 | - | - |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:29.472 | - | - |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:29.539 | - | - |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:29.541 | - | - |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:29.892 | - | - |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:29.989 | - | - |
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:30.471 | - | - |
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:30.814 | - | - |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:31.316 | - | - |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:32.037 | - | - |
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | - | - | - |