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French Grand Prix 1996

Round 9 of 16  · 30 June 1996  · Magny-Cours  · 72 laps

Fastest Lap Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.610 (lap 48)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 HIL Damon Hill Williams 2 1:36:28.795 10
2 VIL Jacques Villeneuve FL Williams 6 +8.127 6
3 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 3 +46.442 4
4 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 4 +46.859 3
5 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 +1:02.774 2
6 COU David Coulthard McLaren 7 +1 lap 1
7 PAN Olivier Panis Ligier 9 +1 lap
8 BRU Martin Brundle Jordan 8 +1 lap
9 BAR Rubens Barrichello Jordan 10 +1 lap
10 SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 13 +2 laps
11 ROS Ricardo Rosset Footwork 19 +3 laps
12 LAM Pedro Lamy Minardi 18 +3 laps
DNF FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 12 Throttle
DNF KAT Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 14 Engine
DNF BAD Luca Badoer Forti 20 Fuel system
DNF DIN Pedro Diniz Ligier 11 Engine
DNF VER Jos Verstappen Footwork 15 Suspension
DNF IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 22 Gearbox
DNF FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 17 Fuel pump
DNF MON Andrea Montermini Forti 21 Electrical
DSQ HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 16 Illegal bodywork
DNS MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari Engine

Qualifying — One-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.989
2 HIL Damon Hill Williams 1:16.058
3 ALE Jean Alesi Benetton 1:16.310
4 BER Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:16.592
5 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:16.634
6 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:16.905
7 COU David Coulthard McLaren 1:17.007
8 BRU Martin Brundle Jordan 1:17.187
9 PAN Olivier Panis Ligier 1:17.390
10 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:17.443
11 BAR Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:17.665
12 DIN Pedro Diniz Ligier 1:17.676
13 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:17.739
14 SAL Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:18.021
15 KAT Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:18.242
16 VER Jos Verstappen Footwork 1:18.324
17 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:18.556
18 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 1:18.604
19 LAM Pedro Lamy Minardi 1:19.210
20 ROS Ricardo Rosset Footwork 1:19.242
21 BAD Luca Badoer Forti 1:20.562
22 MON Andrea Montermini Forti 1:20.647