French Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
RACE DATE
30 Jun 1996
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1996 French Grand Prix.
WINNERHillP2 → P1
RACE LAPS72
BIGGEST GAIN+8Rosset
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | +1 | 72 | 1:36:29.200Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | +4 | 72 | +8.127Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | 0 | 72 | +46.442Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 0 | 72 | +46.859Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 0 | 72 | +1:02.774Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | +1 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 9 | +2 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | 0 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | +1 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | +3 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | +8 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | +6 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| D | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 16 | — | 70 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | -2 | 56 | Throttle | 0 | — |
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | -1 | 33 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Luca Badoer | Forti | 20 | +4 | 29 | Fuel system | 0 | — |
| R | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | -6 | 28 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | -3 | 10 | Steering | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 | +3 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 17 | -3 | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 | — |
| R | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | 0 | 2 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| W | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | -21 | 0 | Engine | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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