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1996 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Date30 June
Year1996
ImageCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg
Official nameLXXXII French Grand Prix
Race_No9
Season_No16
LocationCircuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.641
Course_km4.250
Distance_laps72
Distance_mi190.024
Distance_km305.814
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverMichael Schumacher
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:15.989
Pole_CountryGermany
Fast_DriverJacques Villeneuve
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:18.610
Fast_Lap48
Fast_CountryCanada
First_DriverDamon Hill
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_DriverJacques Villeneuve
Second_TeamWilliams-Renault
Second_CountryCanada
Third_DriverJean Alesi
Third_TeamBenetton-Renault
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart
Previous_round1996 Canadian Grand PrixNext_round=1996 British Grand Prix

The 1996 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France on 30 June 1996. It was the ninth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.

The 72-lap race was won by Briton Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from second position. German Michael Schumacher took pole position in his Ferrari but failed to start the race after his engine blew on the warm-up lap, leaving Hill to lead from start to finish except for the pit stops. Hill's teammate, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, who had crashed heavily at Estoril corner in qualifying, finished second, with local driver Jean Alesi third in a Benetton-Renault.

This was the last Grand Prix where a Forti car started the race as they would fail to qualify for the remaining Grand Prix they would enter, however both cars were forced to retire.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021[107% time](107-rule): 1:21.30822Source:
1Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari1:15.989
5United Kingdom Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:16.058+0.069
3France Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:16.310+0.321
4Austria Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:16.592+0.603
7Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:16.634+0.645
6Canada Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:16.905+0.916
8United Kingdom David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:17.007+1.018
12United Kingdom Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:17.187+1.198
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:17.390+1.401
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:17.665+1.676
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:17.676+1.687
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:17.739+1.750
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:18.021+2.032
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:18.242+2.253
17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:18.324+2.335
14United Kingdom Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford1:18.556+2.567
21Italy Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford1:18.604+2.615
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford1:19.210+3.221
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:19.242+3.253
22Italy Luca BadoerForti-Ford1:20.562+4.573
23Italy Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford1:20.647+4.658
2United Kingdom Eddie IrvineFerrari

Eddie Irvine had qualified 10th, but had all his qualifying times deleted and was demoted to the back of the grid after one of the air deflectors on his Ferrari was found to be too tall.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112DSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNS
5United Kingdom **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**721:36:28.7952**10**
6Canada **Jacques Villeneuve****Williams-Renault**72+ 8.1276**6**
3France **Jean Alesi****Benetton-Renault**72+ 46.4423**4**
4Austria **Gerhard Berger****Benetton-Renault**72+ 46.8594**3**
7Finland **Mika Häkkinen****McLaren-Mercedes**72+ 1:02.7745**2**
8United Kingdom **David Coulthard****McLaren-Mercedes**71+ 1 lap7**1**
9France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda71+ 1 lap9
12United Kingdom Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot71+ 1 lap8
11Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot71+ 1 lap10
19Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha70+ 2 laps13
16Brazil Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart69+ 3 laps19
20Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford69+ 3 laps18
14United Kingdom Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford70Bodywork16
15Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford56Throttle12
18Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha33Engine14
22Italy Luca BadoerForti-Ford29Fuel system20
10Brazil Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda28Engine11
17Netherlands Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart10Suspension15
2United Kingdom Eddie IrvineFerrari5Gearbox22
21Italy Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford2Fuel pump17
23Italy Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford2Electrical21
1Germany Michael SchumacherFerrari0Engine–

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1UK Damon Hill63
2Canada Jacques Villeneuve38
3Germany Michael Schumacher26
4France Jean Alesi25
5UK David Coulthard14

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK Williams-Renault101
2Italy Ferrari35
3Italy Benetton-Renault35
4UK McLaren-Mercedes26
5France Ligier-Mugen-Honda12
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1995 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1997 French Grand Prix

References

  1. Derived based on the identical race distance and number of laps in [[1998 French Grand Prix]]
  2. Calculated based on the race classification shown during TV broadcast
  3. Waller, Toby. (2 July 1996). "Round 9: Renault Take Top Four Places At Home Grand Prix". Atlas F1.
  4. "Forti - Grands Prix started 1996 • STATS F1".
  5. "France 1996 - Qualifications • STATS F1".
  6. "France 1996 - Starting grid • STATS F1".
  7. "Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1996". Grandprix.com.
  8. "1996 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  9. "France 1996 - Championship • STATS F1".
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