- Winner
- Damon Hill
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, and Jean Alesi
- Race date
- June 30, 1996
- Pole
- Not available
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
The decisive result
Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jacques Villeneuve is listed 2 for Williams, with Jean Alesi 3 for Benetton.
Grid to finish
Ricardo Rosset from P19 to P11 (+8), Pedro Lamy from P18 to P12 (+6), and Jacques Villeneuve from P6 to P2 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 Engine, 2 +3 laps, and 1 +2 laps. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:18.610 on lap 48. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.