Round 9 of 16 · Magny Cours · 30 June 1996, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Schumacher
pole position
72
laps
12
finishers out of 21
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:36:29.2 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +8.127 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | +46.442 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +46.859 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +62.774 | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | +3 Laps | |
| DSQ | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | Throttle | |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Luca Badoer | Forti | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | Steering | |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | Fuel pump | |
| DNF | Andrea Montermini | Forti | Electrical | |
| WD | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Engine |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- WD
- Withdrew