1996 French Grand Prix

1996 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season

Date	30 June 1996
Official name	LXXXII French Grand Prix
Location	Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.250 km (2.641 mi)
Distance	72 laps, 306.000 km (190.140 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:15.989
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Time	1:18.610 on lap 40
Podium
First	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Second	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault
Third	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault

The 1996 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 June 1996 at Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France. It was the ninth race of the 1996 Formula One season. The 72-lap race was won by Damon Hill for the Williams team, from a second position start. Jacques Villeneuve finished second in the other Williams, with Jean Alesi third for the Benetton team.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Diff.
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:15.989
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:16.058	+0.069
3	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	1:16.310	+0.321
4	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	1:16.592	+0.603
5	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:16.634	+0.645
6	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	1:16.905	+0.916
7	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	1:17.007	+1.018
8	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	1:17.187	+1.198
9	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:17.390	+1.401
10	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:17.665	+1.676
11	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:17.676	+1.687
12	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:17.739	+1.750
13	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:18.021	+2.032
14	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:18.242	+2.253
15	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	1:18.324	+2.335
16	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	1:18.556	+2.567
17	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford	1:18.604	+2.615
18	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:19.210	+3.221
19	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	1:19.242	+3.253
20	22	Luca Badoer	Forti-Ford	1:20.562	+4.573
21	23	Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford	1:20.647	+4.658
107% time: 1:21.308
22	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	72	1:36:28.795	2	10
2	6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Renault	72	+ 8.127	6	6
3	3	Jean Alesi	Benetton-Renault	72	+ 46.442	3	4
4	4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton-Renault	72	+ 46.859	4	3
5	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	72	+ 1:02.774	5	2
6	8	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+ 1 Lap	7	1
7	9	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	71	+ 1 Lap	9
8	12	Martin Brundle	Jordan-Peugeot	71	+ 1 Lap	8
9	11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	71	+ 1 Lap	10
10	19	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	70	+ 2 Laps	13
11	16	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork-Hart	69	+ 3 Laps	19
12	20	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	69	+ 3 Laps	18
DSQ	14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Ford	70	Disqualified	16
Ret	15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	56	Throttle	12
Ret	18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	33	Engine	14
Ret	22	Luca Badoer	Forti-Ford	29	Fuel System	20
Ret	10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	28	Engine	11
Ret	17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork-Hart	10	Steering	15
Ret	2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	5	Gearbox	22
Ret	21	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi-Ford	2	Fuel Pump	17
Ret	23	Andrea Montermini	Forti-Ford	2	Electrical	21
DNS	1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	Engine	1
Source:^[1]

Jacques Villeneuve crashed heavily at Estoril corner in qualifying, when the front end of his Williams went wide and smashed the left side of his car in the barriers. The car was repaired in time for race day.
Eddie Irvine had qualified 10th, but was stripped of his qualifying times and put to the back of the grid after one of the air deflectors on his Ferrari was found to be too tall.^[2]
Pole-sitter Michael Schumacher retired on the formation lap when his engine failed.
Herbert was disqualified from 11th because of bodywork irregularities.

Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.

↑ "1996 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
↑ "F1 News – Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > French GP, 1996". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 2013-04-18.

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