1996 French Grand Prix

1996 French Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
Date	June 30, 1996
Official name	LXXXII French Grand Prix
Location	Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.250 km
Distance	72 laps, 306.000 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault
Time	1:14.587
Fastest lap
Driver	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford
Time	1:15.320
Podium
First	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda
Second	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault
Third	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault

The 1996 French Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on June 30, 1996 at Magny-Cours. It was the 9th race of the 1996 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	1:14.587
2	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	1:14.598	+0.011
3	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	1:14.608	+0.021
4	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	1:14.652	+0.065
5	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:14.829	+0.242
6	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	1:14.890	+0.303
7	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	1:14.919	+0.332
8	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:14.971	+0.384
9	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	1:14.997	+0.410
10	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.077	+0.490
11	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:15.098	+0.511
12	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	1:15.109	+0.522
13	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	1:15.110	+0.523
14	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	1:15.110	+0.523
15	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	1:15.131	+0.544
16	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	1:15.154	+0.567
17	18	Steven Poirier	Sauber-Ford	1:15.163	+0.576
18	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	1:15.194	+0.607
19	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	1:15.304	+0.717
20	16	Márk Lintner	Jordan-Peugeot	1:15.325	+0.738
21	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	1:15.376	+0.789
22	15	Davin Rizuki	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:15.552	+0.965

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	72	1:38:37.517	5	10
2	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	72	+0.783	3	6
3	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	72	+30.820	12	4
4	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	72	+45.756	13	3
5	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	72	+46.001	14	2
6	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	72	+46.670	7	1
7	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	72	+47.937	10
8	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	72	+48.753	18
9	15	Davin Rizuki	Ligier-Mugen Honda	72	+59.979	22
10	18	Steven Poirier	Sauber-Ford	72	+1:00.518	17
11	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	72	+1:01.550	19
12	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	72	+1:02.232	11
13	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	72	+1:02.808	16
14	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	72	+1:04.631	15
15	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	72	+1:05.116	21
16	16	Márk Lintner	Jordan-Peugeot	68	+4 Laps	20
Ret	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	61	Suspension	6
Ret	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	44	Engine	1
Ret	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	36	Loose wheel	4
Ret	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	32	Didn't finish	8
Ret	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	31	Gearbox	2
Ret	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	29	Brakes	9

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Tobi Kederer 46 2 Aidan Keranen 31 3 Andy Black 18 4 Josh Noack 18 5 Jack Hunsley 16	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 62 2 Tyrrell-Yamaha 46 3 Footwork-Hart 23 4 Ligier-Mugen Honda 19 5 Sauber-Ford 19
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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