1996 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 9 of 1996
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
- Location
- Magny-Cours, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Damon Hill
- Constructor
- Williams
- Entrant
- Williams-Renault
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 72 | 10 | — |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 72 | 6 | — · fastest lap |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 3 | 72 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 4 | 72 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 5 | 72 | 2 | — |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 7 | 71 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 9 | 71 | — | — |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 8 | 71 | — | — |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 71 | — | — |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | — | — |
| 11 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 19 | 69 | — | — |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 18 | 69 | — | — |
| DNS | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | — | — | Engine |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 11 | 28 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 12 | 56 | — | Throttle |
| DNF | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 33 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | 10 | — | Suspension |
| DSQ | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 16 | 70 | — | Illegal bodywork |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 17 | 2 | — | Fuel pump |
| DNF | Luca Badoer | Forti | 20 | 29 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 21 | 2 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 22 | 5 | — | Gearbox |