The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 9

French Grand Prix

1996  ·  Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours  ·  30 June 1996  ·  72 laps

  1. 1st Damon Hill Williams · 01:36:29.2
  2. 2nd Jacques Villeneuve Williams · +8.127
  3. 3rd Jean Alesi Benetton · +46.442

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Michael Schumacher

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

03 Lap 56

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

Retirement Sauber  —  Throttle

04 Lap 70

Johnny Herbert

Retirement Sauber  —  Disqualified

05 On the Charge

Ricardo Rosset

Footwork  —  P19 → P11

06 Victory

Damon Hill

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Damon Hill Williams 2 72 01:36:29.2 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
8 Martin Brundle Jordan 8 71 +1 Lap
9 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 10 71 +1 Lap
10 Mika Salo Tyrrell 13 70 +2 Laps
11 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 19 69 +3 Laps
12 Pedro Lamy Minardi 18 69 +3 Laps
13 Johnny Herbert Sauber 16 70 Disqualified
14 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 12 56 Throttle
15 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 14 33 Engine
16 Luca Badoer Forti 20 29 Fuel system
17 Pedro Diniz Ligier 11 28 Engine
18 Jos Verstappen Footwork 15 10 Steering
19 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 22 5 Gearbox
20 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 17 2 Fuel pump
21 Andrea Montermini Forti 21 2 Electrical
22 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 0 Engine

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