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Race · Round 9 of 16 ·

1996 French Grand Prix

Damon Hill won for Williams from 2nd on the grid at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. 9 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 22 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMagny-Cours, France
Winner
Damon HillWilliams
Entries
2212 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Damon HillWilliamsFW18272Finished10
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW18672Finished6fastest lap
3Jean AlesiBenettonB196372Finished4
4Gerhard BergerBenettonB196472Finished3
5Mika HakkinenMcLaren—572Finished2
6David CoulthardMcLaren—771Finished1
7Olivier PanisLigierJS43971Finished0
8Martin BrundleJordan196871Finished0
9Rubens BarrichelloJordan1961071Finished0
10Mika SaloTyrrell201370Finished0
11Ricardo RossetFootworkFA171969Finished0
12Pedro LamyMinardiM195B1869Finished0
DSQJohnny HerbertSauberC151670Illegal bodywork0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberC151256Throttle0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrell201433Engine0
DNFLuca BadoerForti—2029Fuel system0
DNFPedro DinizLigierJS431128Engine0
DNFJos VerstappenFootworkFA171510Suspension0
DNFEddie IrvineFerrariF310225Gearbox0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaMinardiM195B172Fuel pump0
DNFAndrea MonterminiForti—212Electrical0
DNSMichael SchumacherFerrariF310——Engine0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout magny-cours-2 · 4.25 km · 15 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

010203040506070Laps completedGridResult21Damon Hill62Jacques Villeneuve33Jean Alesi44Gerhard Berger55Mika Hakkinen76David Coulthard97Olivier Panis88Martin Brundle109Rubens Barrichello1310Mika Salo1911Ricardo Rosset1812Pedro Lamy16DSQJohnny Herbert12DNFHeinz-Harald Frentzen14DNFUkyo Katayama20DNFLuca Badoer11DNFPedro Diniz15DNFJos Verstappen22DNFEddie Irvine17DNFGiancarlo Fisichella21DNFAndrea Montermini

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Damon Hill2172
Jacques Villeneuve6272
Jean Alesi3372
Gerhard Berger4472
Mika Hakkinen5572
David Coulthard7671
Olivier Panis9771
Martin Brundle8871
Rubens Barrichello10971
Mika Salo131070
Ricardo Rosset191169
Pedro Lamy181269
Johnny Herbert16DSQ70
Heinz-Harald Frentzen12DNF56
Ukyo Katayama14DNF33
Luca Badoer20DNF29
Pedro Diniz11DNF28
Jos Verstappen15DNF10
Eddie Irvine22DNF5
Giancarlo Fisichella17DNF2
Andrea Montermini21DNF2

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Michael SchumacherFerrari11:15.989—0 m—
2Damon HillWilliams51:16.058+0.0694 m+0.069
3Jean AlesiBenetton31:16.310+0.32118 m+0.252
4Gerhard BergerBenetton41:16.592+0.60334 m+0.282
5Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:16.634+0.64536 m+0.042
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:16.905+0.91651 m+0.271
7David CoulthardMcLaren81:17.007+1.01857 m+0.102
8Martin BrundleJordan121:17.187+1.19867 m+0.180
9Olivier PanisLigier91:17.390+1.40178 m+0.203
10Eddie IrvineFerrari21:17.443+1.45481 m+0.053
11Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:17.665+1.67694 m+0.222
12Pedro DinizLigier101:17.676+1.68794 m+0.011
13Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:17.739+1.75098 m+0.063
14Mika SaloTyrrell191:18.021+2.032114 m+0.282
15Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:18.242+2.253126 m+0.221
16Jos VerstappenFootwork171:18.324+2.335131 m+0.082
17Johnny HerbertSauber141:18.556+2.567144 m+0.232
18Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:18.604+2.615146 m+0.048
19Pedro LamyMinardi201:19.210+3.221180 m+0.606
20Ricardo RossetFootwork161:19.242+3.253182 m+0.032
21Luca BadoerForti221:20.562+4.573256 m+1.320
22Andrea MonterminiForti231:20.647+4.658261 m+0.085
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

010203040506070LapStops on each lap (up to 2)1Damon HillLap 27: pit lane 26.6 sLap 53: pit lane 25.0 s2Jacques VilleneuveLap 30: pit lane 27.3 sLap 49: pit lane 26.6 s3Jean AlesiLap 21: pit lane 25.3 sLap 42: pit lane 28.1 s4Gerhard BergerLap 24: pit lane 26.1 sLap 46: pit lane 26.0 s5Mika HakkinenLap 27: pit lane 25.3 sLap 51: pit lane 32.9 s6David CoulthardLap 25: pit lane 24.8 sLap 49: pit lane 24.6 s7Olivier PanisLap 18: pit lane 26.2 sLap 36: pit lane 25.4 sLap 54: pit lane 25.0 s8Martin BrundleLap 23: pit lane 26.1 sLap 48: pit lane 28.6 s9Rubens BarrichelloLap 20: pit lane 26.3 sLap 46: pit lane 26.7 s10Mika SaloLap 18: pit lane 26.3 sLap 45: pit lane 24.8 s11Ricardo RossetLap 24: pit lane 29.5 sLap 48: pit lane 28.2 s12Pedro LamyLap 22: pit lane 28.0 sLap 47: pit lane 26.4 sDSQJohnny HerbertLap 28: pit lane 25.8 sLap 52: pit lane 25.0 sDNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenLap 26: pit lane 25.4 sLap 50: pit lane 24.1 sDNFUkyo KatayamaLap 25: pit lane 26.8 sDNFLuca BadoerLap 14: pit lane 29.1 sDNFPedro DinizDNFJos VerstappenDNFEddie IrvineDNFGiancarlo FisichellaDNFAndrea Montermini

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
DriverResultLapsStops recordedStopped on lapPit-lane time (s)
Damon Hill172227, 5326.6, 25.0
Jacques Villeneuve272230, 4927.3, 26.6
Jean Alesi372221, 4225.3, 28.1
Gerhard Berger472224, 4626.1, 26.0
Mika Hakkinen572227, 5125.3, 32.9
David Coulthard671225, 4924.8, 24.6
Olivier Panis771318, 36, 5426.2, 25.4, 25.0
Martin Brundle871223, 4826.1, 28.6
Rubens Barrichello971220, 4626.3, 26.7
Mika Salo1070218, 4526.3, 24.8
Ricardo Rosset1169224, 4829.5, 28.2
Pedro Lamy1269222, 4728.0, 26.4
Johnny HerbertDSQ70228, 5225.8, 25.0
Heinz-Harald FrentzenDNF56226, 5025.4, 24.1
Ukyo KatayamaDNF3312526.8
Luca BadoerDNF2911429.1
Pedro DinizDNF280None recorded—
Jos VerstappenDNF100None recorded—
Eddie IrvineDNF50None recorded—
Giancarlo FisichellaDNF20None recorded—
Andrea MonterminiDNF20None recorded—
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid orderGridResultFirst recorded stop, lapStopped firstGrid to flag
Damon Hill · Jacques Villeneuve2 · 61 · 227 · 30Damon HillKept their order
Damon Hill · Jean Alesi2 · 31 · 327 · 21Jean AlesiKept their order
Jean Alesi · Jacques Villeneuve3 · 63 · 221 · 30Jean AlesiSwapped places
Mika Hakkinen · Jacques Villeneuve5 · 65 · 227 · 30Mika HakkinenSwapped places
Jacques Villeneuve · David Coulthard6 · 72 · 630 · 25David CoulthardKept their order
Jean Alesi · Gerhard Berger3 · 43 · 421 · 24Jean AlesiKept their order
Gerhard Berger · Mika Hakkinen4 · 54 · 524 · 27Gerhard BergerKept their order
Mika Hakkinen · David Coulthard5 · 75 · 627 · 25David CoulthardKept their order
David Coulthard · Olivier Panis7 · 96 · 725 · 18Olivier PanisKept their order
David Coulthard · Martin Brundle7 · 86 · 825 · 23Martin BrundleKept their order
Martin Brundle · Olivier Panis8 · 98 · 723 · 18Olivier PanisSwapped places
Olivier Panis · Rubens Barrichello9 · 107 · 918 · 20Olivier PanisKept their order
Martin Brundle · Rubens Barrichello8 · 108 · 923 · 20Rubens BarrichelloKept their order
Rubens Barrichello · Mika Salo10 · 139 · 1020 · 18Mika SaloKept their order
Mika Salo · Ricardo Rosset13 · 1910 · 1118 · 24Mika SaloKept their order
Pedro Lamy · Ricardo Rosset18 · 1912 · 1122 · 24Pedro LamySwapped places
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:17.673—0 m—29
2Olivier PanisLigier91:18.205+0.53229 m+0.53225
3Gerhard BergerBenetton41:18.284+0.61133 m+0.07930
4Jean AlesiBenetton31:18.526+0.85347 m+0.24222
5Michael SchumacherFerrari11:18.545+0.87248 m+0.01923
6Damon HillWilliams51:18.598+0.92551 m+0.05330
7Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:18.992+1.31972 m+0.39429
8David CoulthardMcLaren81:18.994+1.32172 m+0.00216
9Eddie IrvineFerrari21:19.098+1.42578 m+0.10427
10Pedro DinizLigier101:19.104+1.43178 m+0.00622
11Martin BrundleJordan121:19.479+1.80699 m+0.37527
12Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:19.676+2.003110 m+0.19713
13Jos VerstappenFootwork171:19.693+2.020111 m+0.01720
14Ricardo RossetFootwork161:20.195+2.522138 m+0.50229
15Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:20.215+2.542139 m+0.02030
16Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:20.231+2.558140 m+0.01628
17Mika SaloTyrrell191:20.455+2.782152 m+0.22430
18Pedro LamyMinardi201:20.678+3.005164 m+0.22330
19Johnny HerbertSauber141:21.189+3.516192 m+0.51129
20Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:21.291+3.618198 m+0.10230
21Luca BadoerForti221:21.360+3.687202 m+0.0698
22Andrea MonterminiForti231:23.002+5.329292 m+1.6429
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:19.525—0 m—20
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:19.946+0.42122 m+0.42118
3Martin BrundleJordan121:20.250+0.72539 m+0.30422
4Jos VerstappenFootwork171:20.659+1.13461 m+0.40914
5Michael SchumacherFerrari11:21.189+1.66489 m+0.53022
6Gerhard BergerBenetton41:21.232+1.70791 m+0.04319
7David CoulthardMcLaren81:21.268+1.74393 m+0.03615
8Jean AlesiBenetton31:21.341+1.81697 m+0.07326
9Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:21.478+1.953104 m+0.13721
10Eddie IrvineFerrari21:21.684+2.159115 m+0.20618
11Johnny HerbertSauber141:21.852+2.327124 m+0.16810
12Olivier PanisLigier91:22.480+2.955158 m+0.62821
13Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:23.070+3.545189 m+0.59020
14Damon HillWilliams51:23.757+4.232226 m+0.68723
15Pedro LamyMinardi201:23.961+4.436237 m+0.20423
16Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:26.772+7.247387 m+2.81127
17Pedro DinizLigier101:27.470+7.945425 m+0.69814
18Ricardo RossetFootwork161:27.821+8.296443 m+0.35119
19Andrea MonterminiForti231:27.896+8.371447 m+0.07511
20Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:28.036+8.511455 m+0.14013
21Luca BadoerForti221:28.816+9.291497 m+0.78013
22Mika SaloTyrrell191:37.018+17.493935 m+8.20210
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams61:18.319—0 m—15
2Jean AlesiBenetton31:18.329+0.0101 m+0.01011
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:18.355+0.0362 m+0.02616
4David CoulthardMcLaren81:18.489+0.1709 m+0.1349
5Michael SchumacherFerrari11:18.689+0.37020 m+0.20012
6Gerhard BergerBenetton41:18.690+0.37120 m+0.00113
7Damon HillWilliams51:18.759+0.44024 m+0.06912
8Olivier PanisLigier91:18.968+0.64935 m+0.20914
9Martin BrundleJordan121:19.033+0.71439 m+0.06516
10Rubens BarrichelloJordan111:19.077+0.75841 m+0.04413
11Eddie IrvineFerrari21:19.230+0.91149 m+0.15311
12Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber151:19.401+1.08259 m+0.17111
13Mika SaloTyrrell191:19.506+1.18764 m+0.10514
14Pedro DinizLigier101:19.729+1.41077 m+0.22315
15Jos VerstappenFootwork171:19.948+1.62988 m+0.21915
16Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181:20.017+1.69892 m+0.06913
17Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi211:20.433+2.114115 m+0.41617
18Pedro LamyMinardi201:21.023+2.704147 m+0.59016
19Ricardo RossetFootwork161:21.225+2.906158 m+0.20210
20Johnny HerbertSauber141:21.469+3.150171 m+0.24411
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Williams FW18
Williams FW18
1996 Williams-Renault FW cropped · This photo was taken by Przemysław Jahr Autorem zdjęcia jest Przemysław Jahr Wykorzystując zdjęcie proszę podać jako autora: Przemysław Jahr / Wikimedia Commons cropped by Morio · Public domain · unchecked
Benetton B196
Benetton B196
Jean Alesi - Imola 1996 (5) · Restu20 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43
Ligier JS43 front-left Honda Collection Hall · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan 196
Jordan 196
Jordan Peugeot 196 · LSDSL · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024
Tyrrell 024 Mika Salo 1996 German Grand Prix · Matthias v.d. Elbe · CC BY-SA 3.0
Footwork FA17
Footwork FA17
Grand Prix Monaco96 131954710 · Steve Gregory from Bradley Stoke, UK · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs
Minardi M195
Minardi M195
Pierluigi Martini 1995 Britain · Fox 1 from Beta Quadrant, England · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310
Ferrari F310 front-left National Motor Museum, Beaulieu · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Sauber C15
Sauber C15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1996 Imola · Restu20 (upload), Francois-Pier (edit) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round
9 of 1996
Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Williams
Entrant
Williams-Renault
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.