1996 Grand Prix of France
30 June - Magny-Cours: 305.814 km (4.250 km x 72 laps)
Pole position: M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 15.989s Fastest Lap: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 18.610s (194.632 Km/h) Results: 1 D.Hill Williams 1hr 36m 28.795s 2 J.Villeneuve Williams 0m 8.127s 3 J.Alesi Benetton 0m 46.442s 4 G.Berger Benetton 0m 46.859s 5 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 2.774s 6 D.Coulthard McLaren 1 Lap 7 O.Panis Ligier 1 Lap 8 M.Brundle Jordan 1 Lap 9 R.Barrichello Jordan 1 Lap 10 M.Salo Tyrrell 2 Laps 11 J.Herbert Sauber 2 Laps 12 R.Rosset Footwork 3 Laps 13 P.Lamy Minardi 3 Laps Retirements: H.Frentzen Sauber 56 Spin off U.Katayama Tyrrell 33 Engine L.Badoer Forti 29 Engine P.Diniz Ligier 28 Engine J.Verstappen Footwork 10 Spin off E.Irvine Ferrari 5 Gearbox G.Fisichella Minardi 2 Fuel pump A.Montermini Forti 2 Engine Did Not Start: M.Schumacher Ferrari Reason: Engine Qualifying Times: 1 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1'15.989 2 5 Damon Hill Williams/Renault 1'16.058 3 3 Jean Alesi Benetton/Renault 1'16.310 4 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton/Renault 1'16.592 5 7 Mika Hakkinen McLaren/Mercedes 1'16.634 6 6 J.Villeneuve Williams/Renault 1'16.905 7 8 David Coulthard McLaren/Mercedes 1'17.007 8 12 Martin Brundle Jordan/Peugeot 1'17.187 9 9 Olivier Panis Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'17.390 10 11 R.Barrichello Jordan/Peugeot 1'17.665 11 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'17.676 12 15 H-H.Frentzen Sauber/Ford 1'17.739 13 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'18.021 14 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'18.242 15 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork/Hart 1'18.324 16 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber/Ford 1'18.556 17 21 G.Fisichella Minardi/Ford 1'18.604 18 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi/Ford 1'19.210 19 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork/Hart 1'19.242 20 22 Luca Badoer Forti/Ford 1'20.562 21 23 A.Montermini Forti/Ford 1'20.647 22 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari