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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Damon Hill won the French Grand Prix 1996 at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours on 30 June 1996, starting from P2 on the grid. Jacques Villeneuve finished second for Williams, with Jean Alesi completing the podium for Benetton.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Damon HillHIL | Williams | 72 | 1:36:29.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 72 | +8.127 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 72 | +46.442 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 72 | +46.859 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 72 | +62.774 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier PanisPAN | Ligier | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 8 | Martin BrundleBRU | Jordan | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Jordan | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 13 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 19 | Ricardo RossetROS | Footwork | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Pedro LamyLAM | Minardi | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 16 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 70 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 56 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Tyrrell | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Luca BadoerBAD | Forti | 29 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Pedro DinizDIN | Ligier | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Jos VerstappenVER | Footwork | 10 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 5 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Minardi | 2 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Andrea MonterminiMON | Forti | 2 | Electrical | 0 | |
| W | 1 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 0 | Engine | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Damon Hill
- Circuit Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
- Winning team Williams