| 1996 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 9 of 16 in the1996 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 | Ferrari | ||||
| Time | 1:15.989 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:18.610 on lap 48 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Third | Benetton-Renault | ||||
Lap leaders | |||||
The1996 French Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atCircuit de Nevers,Magny-Cours,France on 30 June 1996. It was the ninth race of the1996 Formula One World Championship.
The 72-lap race was won by BritonDamon Hill, driving aWilliams-Renault, after he started from second position. GermanMichael Schumacher tookpole position in hisFerrari but failed to start the race after his engine blew on the warm-up lap,[3] leaving Hill to lead from start to finish except for the pit stops. Hill's teammate, CanadianJacques Villeneuve, who had crashed heavily at Estoril corner in qualifying, finished second, with local driverJean Alesi third in aBenetton-Renault.
This was the last Grand Prix where aForti 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.[4]
^1 Eddie Irvine had qualified 10th, but had all his qualifying times deleted and was demoted to the back of the grid after one of the air deflectors on hisFerrari was found to be too tall.[7]
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