Gridpedia1996 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Jun 1996
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
- Round
- 9 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 72 | 1:36:28.795 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 72 | +8.127 | 1:18.610 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | 72 | +46.442 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 72 | +46.859 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 72 | +62.774 | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 16 | 70 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | 56 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 20 | 29 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | 10 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 17 | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | 2 | Electrical | 0 | |
| W | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 6 | 63 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 38 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 25 |
| 5 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 7 |