Race Result
| GP n. 590 - 30/06/1996 - Grand Prix of France Circuit de Nevers-Magny Cours |
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| Winner: | Damon Hill / Williams-Renault - 1:36'28.795 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Michael Schumacher / Ferrari - 1:15.989 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Jacques Villeneuve / Williams-Renault - 1:18.610 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 72 | 1:36'28.795 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 |  Jacques Villeneuve |
Williams-Renault | 72 | +8.127 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 |  Jean Alesi |
Benetton-Renault | 72 | +46.442 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 |  Gerhard Berger |
Benetton-Renault | 72 | +46.859 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 |  Mika Hakkinen |
McLaren-Mercedes | 72 | +1'02.774 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | David Coulthard |
McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 71 | +1 lap | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | 12 | Martin Brundle |
Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 11 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | +1 lap | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | 19 | Mika Salo |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 70 | +2 laps | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset |
Footwork-Hart | 69 | +3 laps | 19 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 |  Pedro Lamy |
Minardi-Ford | 69 | +3 laps | 18 | 0 |
| Dsq | 14 | Johnny Herbert |
Sauber-Ford | 70 | disqualified | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 15 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Ford | 56 | throttle | 12 | 0 |
| Ret | 18 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 33 | engine | 14 | 0 |
| Ret | 22 |  Luca Badoer |
Forti-Ford | 29 | fuel system | 20 | 0 |
| Ret | 10 | Pedro Diniz |
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 28 | engine | 11 | 0 |
| Ret | 17 |  Jos Verstappen |
Footwork-Hart | 10 | steering | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 2 | Eddie Irvine |
Ferrari | 5 | gearbox | 22 | 0 |
| Ret | 23 | Andrea Montermini |
Forti-Ford | 2 | electrical | 21 | 0 |
| Ret | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella |
Minardi-Ford | 2 | fuel pump | 17 | 0 |
| Dns | 1 | Michael Schumacher |
Ferrari | 0 | engine | 1 | 0 |