Season 1996 · Round 9

French Grand Prix

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1996-06-30 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 72Lap · 305.814km
5 Damon Hill
Williams 1:36:29.200
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams +8.127
3 Jean Alesi
Benetton +46.442
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen L56 Ukyo Katayama L33 Luca Badoer L29 Pedro Diniz L28 Jos Verstappen L10 Eddie Irvine L5 Giancarlo Fisichella L2 Andrea Montermini L2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
72Lap 305.814km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P15 David Coulthard 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Starts
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P5 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Michael Schumacher -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Hill HIL Hill HIL Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Berger BER Berger BER Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Panis PAN Panis PAN Brundle BRU Brundle BRU Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Salo SAL Salo SAL Rosset ROS Rosset ROS Lamy LAM Lamy LAM Herbert · stopped L70 · classified P13 Herbert HER Herbert HER Frentzen · retired L56 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Katayama · retired L33 Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Badoer · retired L29 Badoer BAD Badoer BAD Diniz · retired L28 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Verstappen · retired L10 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Irvine · retired L5 Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Fisichella · retired L2 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Montermini · retired L2 Montermini MON Montermini MON Schumacher · stopped L0 · classified P22 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Damon Hill Williams 2 72 1:36:29.200 10
2 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 6 72 +8.127 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 +1:02.774 2
6 8 David Coulthard McLaren 7 71 +1 Lap 1
7 9 Olivier Panis Ligier 9 71 +1 Lap
8 12 Martin Brundle Jordan 8 71 +1 Lap
9 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 10 71 +1 Lap
10 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 13 70 +2 Laps
11 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 19 69 +3 Laps
12 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi 18 69 +3 Laps
D 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber 16 70 Disqualified
R 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 12 56 Throttle
R 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 14 33 Engine
R 22 Luca Badoer Forti 20 29 Fuel system
R 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier 11 28 Engine
R 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 15 10 Steering
R 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 22 5 Gearbox
R 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 17 2 Fuel pump
R 23 Andrea Montermini Forti 21 2 Electrical
W 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 0 Engine
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
1 Michael Schumacher
2
5 Damon Hill
3
3 Jean Alesi
4
4 Gerhard Berger
5
7 Mika Häkkinen
6
6 Jacques Villeneuve
7
8 David Coulthard
8
12 Martin Brundle
9
9 Olivier Panis
10
11 Rubens Barrichello
11
10 Pedro Diniz
12
15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
13
19 Mika Salo
14
18 Ukyo Katayama
15
17 Jos Verstappen
16
14 Johnny Herbert
17
21 Giancarlo Fisichella
18
20 Pedro Lamy
19
16 Ricardo Rosset
20
22 Luca Badoer
21
23 Andrea Montermini
22
2 Eddie Irvine
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.610 L48
2 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.629 L47
3 9 Olivier Panis 1:18.712 L38
4 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.830 L44
5 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.935 L53
6 5 Damon Hill 1:18.938 L57
7 5 Damon Hill 1:18.947 L50
8 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.954 L54
9 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.971 L38
10 5 Damon Hill 1:18.986 L60
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
16
Ricardo Rosset
+10
P19→P11
9
Olivier Panis
+8
P9→P7
20
Pedro Lamy
+8
P18→P12
14
Johnny Herbert
+8
P16→P—
15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+7
P12→P—
11
Rubens Barrichello
+6
P10→P9
19
Mika Salo
+6
P13→P10
18
Ukyo Katayama
+6
P14→P—
Most positions lost
Jean Alesi −6 Rubens Barrichello −6 Olivier Panis −5
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15