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1996 French Grand Prix
1996 French Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
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 miles)
Distance	72 laps, 305.814 km (190.024 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher;
Time	1:15.989
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacques Villeneuve
Time	1:18.610 on lap 48
Podium
First	Damon Hill;
Second	Jacques Villeneuve;
Third	Jean Alesi;
	Lap leaders ;

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.^[3]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
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 Irvine¹	Ferrari
Source:^[4]^[5]

^1 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.^[6]

Race

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	Bodywork	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	Suspension	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	–
Source:^[7]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Damon Hill	63
2	Jacques Villeneuve	38
3	Michael Schumacher	26
4	Jean Alesi	25
5	David Coulthard	14
Source:^[8]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Renault	101
2	Ferrari	35
3	Benetton-Renault	35
4	McLaren-Mercedes	26
5	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	12
Source:^[8]

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

^ Derived based on the identical race distance and number of laps in 1998 French Grand Prix
^ Calculated based on the race classification shown during TV broadcast
^ "Forti - Grands Prix started 1996 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "France 1996 - Qualifications • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "France 1996 - Starting grid • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
^ "Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1996". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
^ "1996 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
^ ^a ^b "France 1996 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.

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