1996 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Magny-Cours, 72 laps |
Round | 9 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1996 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 72 | 1hr 36m 28.795s | 10 |
2 | +4 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 72 | +8.127s | 6 |
3 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 72 | +46.442s | 4 | |
4 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 72 | +46.859s | 3 | |
5 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | +1m 02.774s | 2 | |
6 | +1 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +2 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 71 | +1 lap | |
8 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | ||
9 | +1 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | |
10 | +3 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 70 | +2 laps | |
DQ | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +2 laps | ||
11 | +8 | (BRA) Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 69 | +3 laps | |
12 | +6 | (PRT) Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +3 laps | |
R | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 56 | DNF | ||
R | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 33 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 10 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Andrea Montermini | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
Did not start | ||||||
(DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
Notes
- Johnny Herbert was disqualified post-race due to bodywork irregularities.
- Michael Schumacher failed to start the race due to an engine failure on the formation lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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2 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
3 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
4 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
5 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
6 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
7 | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes |
8 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot |
9 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
10 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot |
11 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
12 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
14 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
15 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart |
16 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (PRT) Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (BRA) Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart |
20 | (ITA) Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (ITA) Andrea Montermini | Forti-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 63 |
2 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 38 |
3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 26 |
4 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 25 |
5 | (GBR) David Coulthard | 14 |
6 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 12 |
7 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | 11 |
8 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 10 |
9 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 9 |
10 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | 7 |
11 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 |
12 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 5 |
13 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 4 |
14 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 2 |
15 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | 1 |
= | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Last start
- Andrea Montermini
- Forti
- Wins
- 19th for Damon Hill
- 90th for Williams (3rd constructor to win 90 races)
- Race 1-2
- 28th for Williams
- Podiums
- 36th for Damon Hill
- 23rd for Jean Alesi
- 6th for Jacques Villeneuve
- 217th & 218th for Williams
- 83rd for Benetton
- Poles
- 13th for Michael Schumacher
- 117th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Jacques Villeneuve
- 96th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 40th for Damon Hill (9th driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 5th British driver)