The 1996 Japanese Grand Prix (officially known as the XXII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 October 1996 at Suzuka. It was the 16th and final race of the 1996 Formula One season. Williams' Damon Hill took his eighth win of the season, and with it, the Drivers' Championship, after team-mate and pole-sitter Jacques Villeneuve made a poor start and then retired when a wheel fell off. Villeneuve had needed to win the race, without Hill scoring, in order to win the Championship himself. Michael Schumacher finished second, enabling Ferrari to steal second place in the Constructors' Championship from Benetton, while McLaren's Mika Häkkinen was third. This was also the last race for Giovanni Lavaggi, Pedro Lamy and Martin Brundle. This was also the final time that the BBC programme Grand Prix would be on broadcast for a live F1 race, as BBC commentator Murray Walker had said as soon as Damon Hill crossed the line and won the championship had said at the time "I've got to stop now, because I've got a lump in my throat." as soon as Damon Hill crossed the line as, notable for being one of the happiest moments of British motorsport, as Graham and Damon Hill became the first father and son to win the Formula One World Championship. They would be followed by Keke and Nico Rosberg in 2016.

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