French Grand Prix
1996 · Round 9 · Magny Cours, France · Jun 30, 1996Race summary
Victory went to Hill (from 2nd on the grid), with a 8.127s margin. Rosset made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 11th (up 8 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 72 | 1:36:29.200 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 72 | +8.127 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | 72 | +46.442 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 72 | +46.859 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 72 | +1:02.774 | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 16 | 70 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | 56 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 33 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Luca Badoer | Forti | 20 | 29 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | 10 | Steering | 0 |
| – | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 17 | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| – | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | 2 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 0 | Engine | 0 |