| «1996-09» | France Grand Prix - LXXXII Grand Prix de France |
| 1996-06-30 | Magny-Cours - Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours - 72 laps × 4.25 km : 306.0 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams • Renault | 72 | 1:36:28.795 | 190.299 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 72 | +08.127 | +08.127 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 72 | +46.442 | +38.315 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 72 | +46.859 | +00.417 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 72 | +01:02.774 | +15.915 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 8 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan • Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan • Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 13 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 70 | +2 laps | ||
| DSQ | 16 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Ford Cosworth | 70 | non-corresponding car | ||
| 11 | 19 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork • Hart | 69 | +3 laps | ||
| 12 | 18 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 69 | +3 laps | ||
| 12 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber • Ford Cosworth | 56 | throttle | |||
| 14 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 33 | engine | |||
| 20 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti • Ford Cosworth | 29 | electrics | |||
| 11 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 28 | engine | |||
| 15 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork • Hart | 10 | suspension | |||
| 22 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | gearbox | |||
| 17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 2 | fuel pressure | |||
| 21 | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti • Ford Cosworth | 2 | electrics | |||
| DNS | 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | engine |
Fastest lap - 01:18.610 - 194.632 km/h - Jacques Villeneuve (lap 48)