Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1996 Hungarian Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XII Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj |
| Track: | Hungaroring |
| Round: | 12 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, August 11th, 1996 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Jacques Villeneuve | Damon Hill | Jean Alesi |
| Constructor | Williams-Renault | Williams-Renault | Benetton-Renault |
| Car | Williams FW18 | Williams FW18 | Benetton B196 |
| Engine | Renault RS8 | Renault RS8 | Renault RS8 |
| Tyre | Goodyear | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:46:21.134 | 1:46:21.905 | 1:47:45.346 |
| Gap | 0.771 secs | 1m 24.212 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | 1:17.129 0 | 1:20.912 70 | 1:17.129 70 | |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill Williams-Renault | 1:17.182 0 | 1:20.093 77 | 1:17.182 77 | |
| 3 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Renault | 1:17.259 0 | 1:20.507 77 | 1:17.259 77 | |
| 4 | 2 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | 1:18.617 0 | 1:22.099 31 | 1:18.617 31 | |
| 5 | 3 | Jean Alesi Benetton-Renault | 1:18.754 0 | 1:21.932 77 | 1:18.754 77 | |
| 6 | 4 | Gerhard Berger Benetton-Renault | 1:18.794 0 | 1:21.733 64 | 1:18.794 64 | |
| 7 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.116 0 | 1:22.257 76 | 1:19.116 76 | |
| 8 | 14 | Johnny Herbert Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.292 0 | 1:22.343 35 | 1:19.292 35 | |
| 9 | 8 | David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.384 0 | 1:22.760 23 | 1:19.384 23 | |
| 10 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.436 0 | 1:21.882 50 | 1:19.436 50 | |
| 11 | 9 | Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen Honda | 1:19.538 0 | 1:21.562 76 | 1:19.538 76 | |
| 12 | 12 | Martin Brundle Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.828 0 | 1:23.889 5 | 1:19.828 5 | |
| 13 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.966 0 | 1:23.181 75 | 1:19.966 75 | |
| 14 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:20.499 0 | 1:24.400 74 | 1:20.499 74 | |
| 15 | 10 | Pedro Diniz Ligier-Mugen Honda | 1:20.665 0 | 1:40.435 1 | 1:20.665 1 | |
| 16 | 19 | Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:20.678 0 | No Time 0 | 1:20.678 0 | |
| 17 | 17 | Jos Verstappen Footwork-Hart | 1:20.781 0 | 1:24.018 10 | 1:20.781 10 | |
| 18 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset Footwork-Hart | 1:21.590 0 | 1:24.026 74 | 1:21.590 74 | |
| 19 | 20 | Pedro Lamy Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.713 0 | 1:25.006 24 | 1:21.713 24 | |
| 20 | 21 | Giovanni Lavaggi Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.468 0 | 1:25.626 69 | 1:22.468 69 |