Race 9 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One World Championship
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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[1] km (2.641 miles)
Distance
72 laps, 305.814[2] km (190.024 miles)
Weather
Dry
Pole position
Driver
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
Time
1:15.989
Fastest lap
Driver
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams-Renault
Time
1:18.610 on lap 48
Podium
First
Damon Hill
Williams-Renault
Second
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams-Renault
Third
Jean Alesi
Benetton-Renault
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1996 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France on 30 June 1996. It was the ninth race of the 1996 Formula One World Championship.
The 72-lap race was won by Briton Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from second position. German Michael Schumacher took pole position in his Ferrari but failed to start the race after his engine blew on the warm-up lap, leaving Hill to lead from start to finish except for the pit stops. Hill's teammate, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve, finished second, with local driver Jean Alesi third in a Benetton-Renault.
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.[3]
^Derived based on the identical race distance and number of laps in 1998 French Grand Prix
^Calculated based on the race classification shown during TV broadcast
^"Forti - Grands Prix started 1996 • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
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