Round 9 · 30 June 1996
French Grand Prix
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · Magny Cours, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
23 drivers
After Round 8
1
Damon Hill
Williams
53
pts
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
32
pts
3
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
26
pts
4
Jean Alesi
Benetton
21
pts
5
David Coulthard
McLaren
13
pts
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6
Olivier Panis
Ligier
11
pts
7
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
10
pts
8
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
9
pts
9
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
7
pts
10
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
7
pts
11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
6
pts
12
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
5
pts
13
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
4
pts
14
Martin Brundle
Jordan
2
pts
15
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
1
pts
16
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
1
pts
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
0
pts
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
0
pts
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
0
pts
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
0
pts
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
0
pts
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 9
1
Damon Hill
Williams
—
63
+10
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
38
+6
3
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
26
+0
4
Jean Alesi
Benetton
—
25
+4
5
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
14
+1
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6
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
↑1
12
+2
7
Olivier Panis
Ligier
↓1
11
+0
8
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
↑1
10
+3
9
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↓1
9
+0
10
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
—
7
+0
11
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
—
6
+0
12
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
—
5
+0
13
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
4
+0
14
Martin Brundle
Jordan
—
2
+0
15
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
—
1
+0
16
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
—
1
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIL Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 1:36:29.200 | 10 |
| 2 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | +8.127 | 6 |
| 3 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | +46.442 | 4 |
| 4 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | +46.859 | 3 |
| 5 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | +1:02.774 | 2 |
| 6 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | PAN Olivier Panis | Ligier | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | BRU Martin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 3L | 0 |
| 12 | LAM Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 3L | 0 |
| D | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | BAD Luca Badoer | Forti | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | — | 0 |
| R | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | MON Andrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | — | 0 |
| W | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | — | 0 |