Pit Lane F1
1996 Season - Round 9 - 1996-06-30
Damon Hill won the 1996 French Grand Prix for Williams, with Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) second and Jean Alesi (Benetton) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Ricardo Rosset (Footwork) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 8-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1996 French Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gerhard Berger |
| Benetton |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 16 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | Throttle | 0 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 20 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | Steering | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 17 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 21 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | Electrical | 0 |
| 22 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Engine | 0 |
