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Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	52	1:32:33.791	2	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	52	+ 11.883	3	6
3	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	52	+ 13.212	5	4
4	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	52	+ 26.526	4	3
5	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	52	+ 67.120	10	2
6	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	52	+ 81.186	7	1
7	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	52	+ 84.510	12
8	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	52	+ 85.233	8
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	52	+ 101.065	11
10	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	52	+ 101.799	13
11	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	51	+ 1 Lap	17
12	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	18
13	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	50	+ 2 Laps	19
Ret	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	39	Collision	6
Ret	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	37	Engine	14
Ret	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	36	Wheel	1
Ret	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	20	Engine	15
Ret	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	13	Spun off	16
Ret	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	0	Spun off	9
DNQ	21	Giovanni Lavaggi	Minardi-Ford		DNQ	20

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Notes

• Pole position: Jacques Villeneuve 1' 39.909
• Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve 1' 44.043