The 1996 British Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on July 14, 1996 at Silverstone. Jacques Villeneuve was the winner. After making a slow start from pole position, Damon Hill retired after a wheelnut problem caused him to spin off the circuit while he was trying to pass Mika Häkkinen. Mika Häkkinen scored his first podium since his near-fatal crash at Adelaide at the end of the 1995 season. Rubens Barrichello's fourth place equalled his best of the season, and came after he had been involved in late collisions while racing for fourth place at the circuit in the previous two years. For the third consecutive race, Ferrari drivers Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine were both forced to retire with technical issues in the first six laps - Schumacher with hydraulic problems and Irvine with an engine fadeout.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	61	1:33:00.874	2	10
2	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	61	+ 19.026	7	6
3	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	61	+ 50.830	4	4
4	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	61	+ 66.716	6	3
5	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	61	+ 82.507	9	2
6	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	60	+ 1 Lap	8	1
7	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	60	+ 1 Lap	14
8	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	60	+ 1 Lap	11
9	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	60	+ 1 Lap	13
10	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	60	+ 1 Lap	15
11	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford	59	+ 2 Laps	18
Ret	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	44	Brakes	5
Ret	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	40	Handling	16
Ret	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	38	Engine	17
Ret	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	26	Wheel	1
Ret	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	21	Gearbox	19
Ret	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	13	Electrical	20
Ret	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	12	Engine	12
Ret	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	Differential	10
Ret	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	Hydraulics	3
DNQ	23	Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford		DNQ	21
DNQ	22	Luca Badoer	Forti-Ford		DNQ	22

Notes

• Pole position: Damon Hill 1:26.875
• Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve 1:29.288
• Last race: Forti
• Last race: Andrea Montermini