Countdown to
000d 00h 00m 00s1996 Spanish Grand Prix
| Overview | Grid | Penalties | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| P | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | % | Avg Speed | Laps | |
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:20.650 | 100.0 | 211.001 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 1:21.084 | 0.434 | 100.5 | 209.871 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:21.587 | 0.937 | 101.2 | 208.577 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 1:22.061 | 1.411 | 101.7 | 207.373 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 1:22.125 | 1.475 | 101.8 | 207.211 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:22.333 | 1.683 | 102.1 | 206.687 | ||
| 7 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:22.379 | 1.729 | 102.1 | 206.572 | ||
| 8 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen Honda | 1:22.685 | 2.035 | 102.5 | 205.808 | ||
| 9 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.027 | 2.377 | 102.9 | 204.960 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.070 | 2.420 | 103.0 | 204.854 | ||
| 11 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 1:23.195 | 2.545 | 103.2 | 204.546 | ||
| 12 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:23.224 | 2.574 | 103.2 | 204.475 | ||
| 13 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 1:23.371 | 2.721 | 103.4 | 204.114 | ||
| 14 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:23.416 | 2.766 | 103.4 | 204.004 | ||
| 15 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:23.438 | 2.788 | 103.5 | 203.950 | ||
| 16 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.401 | 3.751 | 104.7 | 201.623 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen Honda | 1:24.468 | 3.818 | 104.7 | 201.463 | ||
| 18 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.274 | 4.624 | 105.7 | 199.559 | ||
| 19 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.531 | 4.881 | 106.1 | 198.959 | ||
| 20 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 1:25.621 | 4.971 | 106.2 | 198.750 | ||
| (21) | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.615 | 5.965 | 107.4 | 196.469 | ||
| (22) | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.358 | 6.708 | 108.3 | 194.798 |