1996 French Grand Prix
1996 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race 9 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 30 June 1996 | ||
Official name | LXXXII French Grand Prix | ||
Location | Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.250 km (2.641 mi) | ||
Distance | 72 laps, 306.000 km (190.140 mi) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:15.989 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
| Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:18.610 on lap 40 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||
Third | Benetton-Renault | ||
Lap leaders
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The 1996 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 30 June 1996 at Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France. It was the ninth race of the 1996 Formula One season. Michael Schumacher qualified in pole position but his engine blew on the warm-up lap and he did not start the race. The 72-lap race was won by Damon Hill for the Williams team, from a second position start. Jacques Villeneuve finished second in the other Williams, with Jean Alesi third for the Benetton team.
This was the last Grand Prix where a Forti car started on the race event, as both pilots qualified the last time within the 107% time limit, but both cars retired with technical issues.
Classification
Qualifying
Race
Notes
- Jacques Villeneuve crashed heavily at Estoril corner in qualifying, when the front end of his Williams went wide and smashed the left side of his car in the barriers. The car was repaired in time for race day.
- Eddie Irvine had qualified 10th, but was stripped of his qualifying times and put to the back of the grid after one of the air deflectors on his Ferrari was found to be too tall.[2]
- Pole-sitter Michael Schumacher retired on the formation lap when his engine failed.
- Herbert was disqualified from 11th because of bodywork irregularities.
- As of 2017, this was the last time no former World Champion started in an F1 race.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "1996 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ↑ "Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1996". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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