1996 French Grand Prix
1996 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race 9 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship | |||
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 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:18.610 on lap 48 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||
Third | Benetton-Renault | ||
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Lap leaders |
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 the race as they would fail to qualify for the remaining Grand Prix they would enter, however both cars were forced to retire.[1]
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | ||
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1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:15.989 | |||
2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:16.058 | +0.069 | ||
3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 1:16.310 | +0.321 | ||
4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 1:16.592 | +0.603 | ||
5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:16.634 | +0.645 | ||
6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 1:16.905 | +0.916 | ||
7 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.007 | +1.018 | ||
8 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:17.187 | +1.198 | ||
9 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:17.390 | +1.401 | ||
10 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:17.665 | +1.676 | ||
11 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:17.676 | +1.687 | ||
12 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 1:17.739 | +1.750 | ||
13 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:18.021 | +2.032 | ||
14 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:18.242 | +2.253 | ||
15 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 1:18.324 | +2.335 | ||
16 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford | 1:18.556 | +2.567 | ||
17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford | 1:18.604 | +2.615 | ||
18 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford | 1:19.210 | +3.221 | ||
19 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 1:19.242 | +3.253 | ||
20 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford | 1:20.562 | +4.573 | ||
21 | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti-Ford | 1:20.647 | +4.658 | ||
107% time: 1:21.308 | |||||||
22 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | ||||
Source:[2][3] |
Race[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 72 | 1:36:28.795 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 72 | + 8.127 | 6 | 6 |
3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 72 | + 46.442 | 3 | 4 |
4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 72 | + 46.859 | 4 | 3 |
5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | + 1:02.774 | 5 | 2 |
6 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 1 |
7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 71 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
8 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | + 1 Lap | 8 | |
9 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
10 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 70 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
11 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 69 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
12 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford | 69 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
DSQ | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford | 70 | Bodywork Irregularities | 16 | |
Ret | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 56 | Throttle | 12 | |
Ret | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 33 | Engine | 14 | |
Ret | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti-Ford | 29 | Fuel System | 20 | |
Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 28 | Engine | 11 | |
Ret | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 10 | Suspension | 15 | |
Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | Gearbox | 22 | |
Ret | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford | 2 | Fuel Pump | 17 | |
Ret | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti-Ford | 2 | Electrical | 21 | |
DNS | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | Engine | – | |
Source:[4]
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Notes[]
This section contains a list of miscellaneous information. (March 2021) |
- 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 had all his qualifying times deleted and was demoted to the back of the grid after one of the air deflectors on his Ferrari was found to be too tall.[5]
- Pole-sitter Michael Schumacher had an engine failure during the formation lap and was unable to start the race.
- Ferrari's misfortunes weren't any better as Schumacher's teammate, Eddie Irvine, retired from the race after 5 laps when his gearbox failed.
- Herbert originally finished 11th, but was disqualified because of bodywork irregularities.
- As of July 2021, this was the last time no current or former World Champion started a Grand Prix race.
- This was the first race in which the cars fitted with Renault engines finished in the top four.
- This was the last Grand Prix start for Andrea Montermini.
Championship standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ^ "Forti - Grands Prix started 1996 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "France 1996 - Qualifications • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "France 1996 - Starting grid • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "France 1996 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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