1996 Grand Prix de France
Magny-Cours · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Hill | 2 | 21 | 8.127 | 72 | 306 | Jacques Villeneuve |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | Renault | 72 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 72 | ★ | +8.127s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 72 | +46.442s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 72 | +46.859s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 72 | +62.774s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | Mugen-Honda | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 13 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 70 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 19 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | Hart | 69 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 18 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | Ford | 69 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 12 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | Ford | 56 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 14 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 33 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti | Ford | 29 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 11 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | Mugen-Honda | 28 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | Hart | 10 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 22 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | Ford | 2 | — | Fuel pump | ||
| — | 21 | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | Ford | 2 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 16 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Ford | 70 | — | Illegal bodywork | ||
| — | — | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | — | Engine |