| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | 17 November 1996 | |
| Location | Guia Circuit, Macau | |
| Course | Temporary street circuit 6.12km (03.8miles) | |
| Distance | Leg 1 15 laps, 73.44km (45.63miles) Leg 2 15 laps, 73.44km (45.63miles) | |
| Leg 1 | ||
| Pole | ||
| Driver | ||
| Time | 2:19.082 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | ||
| Time | 2:18.612 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Bertram Schafer Racing | |
| Second | Paul Stewart Racing | |
| Third | Bertram Schafer Racing | |
| Leg 2 | ||
| Driver | ||
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver | ||
| Time | 2:18.612 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Paul Stewart Racing | |
| Second | Bertram Schafer Racing | |
| Third | KMS | |
The 1996 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three was the 43rd Macau Grand Prix race to be held on the streets of Macau on 17 November 1996. It was the thirteenth edition for Formula Three cars.
| Team | No | Driver | Vehicle | Engine | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mild Seven Benetton KMS | align=center | 1 |  Jarno Trulli | Dallara 396 | Opel |
| align=center | 2 |  Rui Aguas | |||
 Graff Racing | align=center | 3 | Soheil Ayari | Dallara 396 | Opel |
 TOM'S | align=center | 5 | Tom Coronel | TOM'S 036 | Toyota |
| align=center | 6 | Takashi Yokoyama | |||
 TOM'S GB | align=center | 31 |  Brian Smith | ||
| align=center | 32 | Guy Smith | |||
| RC Motorsport | align=center | 7 | Andrea Boldrini | Dallara 395 | Opel |
| San Miguel Paul Stewart Racing | align=center | 8 |  Ralph Firman | Dallara 395 | Mugen-Honda |
| align=center | 9 |  Pedro de la Rosa | |||
 Bertram Schafer Racing | align=center | 10 | Massimiliano Angelelli | Dallara 396 | Opel |
| align=center | 11 | Arnd Meier | Dallara 395 | ||
| align=center | 12 | Nick Heidfeld | |||
| EF Project | align=center | 15 | Michele Gasparini | Dallara 395 | Fiat |
| Alan Docking Racing | align=center | 17 |  Kurt Mollekens | Dallara 396 | Mugen-Honda |
| align=center | 18 |  Brian Cunningham | |||
| Prema Powerteam | align=center | 19 | Andre Couto | Dallara 396 | Fiat |
| align=center | 21 | Sebastien Boulet | Dallara 395 | ||
| Fortec Motorsports | align=center | 22 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | Dallara 396 | Mitsubishi |
| align=center | 23 | Jamie Davies | |||
| GM Motorsport | align=center | 25 | Jonny Kane | Dallara 396 | Opel |
| align=center | 26 | Steffen Widmann | Dallara 395 | ||
| La Filiere | align=center | 28 | Guillaume Greuet | Dallara 396 | Fiat |
| Racing for Europe | align=center | 29 | Davide Campana | Dallara 396 | Opel |
| Tomei Sport Opel | align=center | 30 | Keiichi Nishimiya | Dallara 396 | Opel |
| Speedsport F3 Racing Team | align=center | 33 | Darren Manning | Dallara 396 | Mugen-Honda |
| Parma Motorsport | align=center | 35 | Tim Verbergt | Dallara 395 | Fiat |
| Nakajima Honda | align=center | 64 | Koji Yamanishi | Dallara 396 | Mugen-Honda |
| Source:[1] |