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1996 season/Round 9

French Grand Prix 1996

  • Magny-Cours
  • Nevers
  • 30 June 1996
  • 72 laps
  • 306 km
  • 4.250 km a lap
  1. P1Damon HillWilliams1:36:28.795
  2. P2Jacques VilleneuveWilliams+8.127
  3. P3Jean AlesiBenetton+46.442

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Damon Hill5Williams · Renault2721:36:28.79510
2Jacques Villeneuvefastest lap6Williams · Renault672+8.1276
3Jean Alesi3Benetton · Renault372+46.4424
4Gerhard Berger4Benetton · Renault472+46.8593
5Mika Häkkinen7McLaren · Mercedes572+1:02.7742
6David Coulthard8McLaren · Mercedes771+1 lap1
7Olivier Panis9Ligier · Mugen-Honda971+1 lap
8Martin Brundle12Jordan · Peugeot871+1 lap
9Rubens Barrichello11Jordan · Peugeot1071+1 lap
10Mika Salo19Tyrrell · Yamaha1370+2 laps
11Ricardo Rosset16Footwork · Hart1969+3 laps
12Pedro Lamy20Minardi · Ford1869+3 laps
DNFHeinz-Harald Frentzen15Sauber · Ford1256Throttle
DNFUkyo Katayama18Tyrrell · Yamaha1433Engine
DNFLuca Badoer22Forti · Ford2029Fuel system
DNFPedro Diniz10Ligier · Mugen-Honda1128Engine
DNFJos Verstappen17Footwork · Hart1510Suspension
DNFEddie Irvine2Ferrari225Gearbox
DNFGiancarlo Fisichella21Minardi · Ford172Fuel pump
DNFAndrea Montermini23Forti · Ford212Electrical
DSQJohnny Herbert14Sauber · Ford1670Illegal bodywork
DNSMichael Schumacher1Ferrari–Engine

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

1510152061218243036424854606672LapHILVILALEBERHAKCOUPANBRU1510152015304560Lap
Laps led: Damon Hill 69, Jacques Villeneuve 3. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.
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DriverGridLap 18Lap 36Lap 54FinishLaps led
Damon Hill2111169
Jacques Villeneuve643223
Jean Alesi32233
Gerhard Berger45544
Mika Häkkinen53455
David Coulthard77666
Olivier Panis910877
Martin Brundle86788
Rubens Barrichello109999
Mika Salo1313111110
Ricardo Rosset1915131311
Pedro Lamy1816141412
Heinz-Harald Frentzen12111010out
Ukyo Katayama1412––out
Luca Badoer2017––out
Pedro Diniz118––out
Jos Verstappen15–––out
Eddie Irvine22–––out
Giancarlo Fisichella17–––out
Andrea Montermini21–––out
Johnny Herbert16141212out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

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Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 80 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.
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DriverLap 18Lap 36Lap 54Last lap
Damon Hill0.00.00.00.0
Jacques Villeneuve+14.3+12.3+9.4+8.1
Jean Alesi+9.8+11.8+32.4+46.4
Gerhard Berger+18.0+23.2+33.1+46.9
Mika Häkkinen+13.5+21.9+48.1+62.8
David Coulthard+34.3+46.9+68.0+85.3
Olivier Panis+45.7+58.8+69.2+102.7
Martin Brundle+33.8+54.8+88.7+122.1
Rubens Barrichello+41.8+62.7+101.1+139.4
Mika Salo+53.9+86.3+127.2+187.6
Ricardo Rosset+70.6+132.5+217.3+274.8
Pedro Lamy+82.0+160.4+244.9+321.8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen+48.0+78.7+121.5out
Ukyo Katayama+50.0––out
Luca Badoer+100.7––out
Pedro Diniz+41.2––out
Jos Verstappen–––out
Eddie Irvine–––out
Giancarlo Fisichella–––out
Andrea Montermini–––out
Johnny Herbert+58.6+109.9+166.8out

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:15.989
2Damon HillWilliams1:16.058+0.069
3Jean AlesiBenetton1:16.310+0.321
4Gerhard BergerBenetton1:16.592+0.603
5Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:16.634+0.645
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:16.905+0.916
7David CoulthardMcLaren1:17.007+1.018
8Martin BrundleJordan1:17.187+1.198
9Olivier PanisLigier1:17.390+1.401
10Eddie IrvineFerrari1:17.443+1.454
11Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:17.665+1.676
12Pedro DinizLigier1:17.676+1.687
13Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:17.739+1.750
14Mika SaloTyrrell1:18.021+2.032
15Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell1:18.242+2.253
16Jos VerstappenFootwork1:18.324+2.335
17Johnny HerbertSauber1:18.556+2.567
18Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi1:18.604+2.615
19Pedro LamyMinardi1:19.210+3.221
20Ricardo RossetFootwork1:19.242+3.253
21Luca BadoerForti1:20.562+4.573
22Andrea MonterminiForti1:20.647+4.658

Grid penalties

Why the starting grid differs from the qualifying order.

DriverQualifiedStartedPenalty
Eddie IrvineP10P22SFB

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

DriverStopsOn lapsFastest
Ukyo Katayama12526.750 s
Luca Badoer11429.107 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen226, 5024.127 s
David Coulthard225, 4924.650 s
Mika Salo218, 4524.796 s
Damon Hill227, 5325.014 s
Johnny Herbert228, 5225.032 s
Mika Häkkinen227, 5125.263 s
Jean Alesi221, 4225.349 s
Gerhard Berger224, 4625.955 s
Martin Brundle223, 4826.108 s
Rubens Barrichello220, 4626.322 s
Pedro Lamy222, 4726.440 s
Jacques Villeneuve230, 4926.581 s
Ricardo Rosset224, 4828.184 s
Olivier Panis318, 36, 5424.988 s
Every stop, lap by lap (31)
LapDriverStopTime
14Luca Badoer129.107 s
18Olivier Panis126.160 s
18Mika Salo126.292 s
20Rubens Barrichello126.322 s
21Jean Alesi125.349 s
22Pedro Lamy127.958 s
23Martin Brundle126.108 s
24Gerhard Berger126.076 s
24Ricardo Rosset129.474 s
25David Coulthard124.776 s
25Ukyo Katayama126.750 s
26Heinz-Harald Frentzen125.419 s
27Mika Häkkinen125.263 s
27Damon Hill126.633 s
28Johnny Herbert125.815 s
30Jacques Villeneuve127.326 s
36Olivier Panis225.396 s
42Jean Alesi228.093 s
45Mika Salo224.796 s
46Gerhard Berger225.955 s
46Rubens Barrichello226.718 s
47Pedro Lamy226.440 s
48Ricardo Rosset228.184 s
48Martin Brundle228.608 s
49David Coulthard224.650 s
49Jacques Villeneuve226.581 s
50Heinz-Harald Frentzen224.127 s
51Mika Häkkinen232.877 s
52Johnny Herbert225.032 s
53Damon Hill225.014 s
54Olivier Panis324.988 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Jacques Villeneuve481:18.610
2Olivier Panis381:18.712+0.102
3Damon Hill571:18.938+0.328
4Gerhard Berger481:19.206+0.596
5Jean Alesi271:19.378+0.768
6Mika Häkkinen591:19.632+1.022
7David Coulthard271:19.968+1.358
8Rubens Barrichello481:20.134+1.524
9Martin Brundle511:20.414+1.804
10Mika Salo481:20.710+2.100

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Drivers' championship after round 9
PosDriverPointsChange
1Damon Hill63
2Jacques Villeneuve38
3Michael Schumacher26
4Jean Alesi25
5David Coulthard14
6Mika Häkkinen12▲1
7Olivier Panis11▼1
8Gerhard Berger10▲1
9Eddie Irvine9▼1
10Rubens Barrichello7
Constructors' championship after round 9
PosTeamPointsChange
1Williams101
2Ferrari35
3Benetton35
4McLaren26
5Ligier12
6Sauber10
7Jordan9
8Tyrrell5
9Footwork1