French Grand Prix: Qualifying

Circuit: Magny-Cours, France
Date: June 28th to 30th 1996


--- [Session Resume] --- [Track Times] ---

Session Resume:

Weather: Overcast, looking like rain


Time   Event
 0: 2   Many cars on track
 0: 3     1m 20.266s - J.Verstappen   
 0: 3   Current Positions: (1) Verstappen,
 0: 3     1m 17.900s - G.Berger       
 0: 3   Current Positions: (1) Berger, (2) Verstappen,
 0: 4     1m 17.805s - M.Brundle      
 0: 4   Current Positions: (1) Brundle, (2) Berger, (3) Verstappen,
 0: 5     1m 17.818s - M.Hakkinen     
 0: 5   Current Positions: (1) Brundle, (2) Hakkinen, (3) Berger, (4) Verstappen,
 0: 5     1m 17.373s - M.Hakkinen     
 0: 5     1m 17.528s - G.Berger       
 0: 5   Current Positions: (1) Hakkinen, (2) Berger, (3) Brundle, (4) Verstappen,
 0: 8     1m 16.963s - J.Alesi        
 0: 8   Current Positions: (1) Alesi, (2) Hakkinen, (3) Berger, (4) Brundle, (5) Verstappen,
 0: 9     1m 16.924s - D.Hill         
 0: 9   Current Positions: (1) Hill, (2) Alesi, (3) Hakkinen, (4) Berger, (5) Brundle, (6) Versta
 0: 9     1m 16.611s - M.Schumacher   
 0: 9   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hill, (3) Alesi, (4) Hakkinen, (5) Berger, (6) Brundle
 0:10     1m 16.700s - D.Hill         
 0:10     1m 17.233s - J.Villeneuve   
 0:10   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hill, (3) Alesi, (4) Villeneuve, (5) Hakkinen, (6) Berger
 0:11     1m 17.521s - O.Panis        
 0:11   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hill, (3) Alesi, (4) Villeneuve, (5) Hakkinen, (6) Panis
 0:12   10-Coulthard, 11-Irvine
 0:14   All cars have set a time, only Bado over 107%
 0:17     1m 16.634s - M.Hakkinen     
 0:17   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hakkinen, (3) Hill, (4) Alesi, (5) Villeneuve, (6) Panis
 0:18     1m 16.310s - J.Alesi        
 0:18   Current Positions: (1) Alesi, (2) Schumacher, (3) Hakkinen, (4) Hill, (5) Villeneuve, (6) Panis
 0:18     1m 15.989s - M.Schumacher   
 0:18   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Alesi, (3) Hakkinen, (4) Hill, (5) Villeneuve, (6) Panis
 0:22     1m 16.160s - D.Hill         
 0:22   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hill, (3) Alesi, (4) Hakkinen, (5) Villeneuve, (6) Panis
 0:26     1m 16.592s - G.Berger       
 0:26   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hill, (3) Alesi, (4) Berger, (5) Hakkinen, (6) Villen
 0:26     1m 17.187s - M.Brundle      
 0:26   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hill, (3) Alesi, (4) Berger, (5) Hakkinen, (6) Brundl
 0:28     1m 16.905s - J.Villeneuve   
 0:28   Current Positions: (1) Schumacher, (2) Hill, (3) Alesi, (4) Berger, (5) Hakkinen, (6) Villen
 0:29   Villeneuve off into wall - big crash but out of car ok
 0:30   SESSION STOPPED                                   
 0:39   Waiting for tyre barrier rebuild                  
 0:57   SESSION RESTARTED                                 
 0:59   Irvine (10th) first car out                       
 1: 1     1m 17.975s - E.Irvine       
 1: 8     1m 17.683s - R.Barrichello  
 1:10   7-Coulthard, 8-Brundle, 9-Panis, 10-Irvine, 11-Barrichello
 1:11     1m 17.655s - R.Barrichello  
 1:13     1m 18.041s - J.Villeneuve   
 1:16     1m 17.175s - D.Coulthard    
 1:22   Hill on track                                     
 1:24     1m 16.058s - D.Hill         
 1:27     1m 16.708s - M.Schumacher   
 1:29   Alesi pulls off onto grass                        

Track Times:


                                             3rd Free        2nd Free        1st Free    
Pos  Driver         Team       Lap Time    Pos Lap Time    Pos Lap Time    Pos Lap Time
 1  M.Schumacher   Ferrari     1m 15.989s   5  1m 21.189s   5  1m 18.545s   0  0m  0.000s
 2  D.Hill         Williams    1m 16.058s  14  1m 23.757s   6  1m 18.598s   0  0m  0.000s
 3  J.Alesi        Benetton    1m 16.310s   8  1m 21.341s   4  1m 18.526s   0  0m  0.000s
 4  G.Berger       Benetton    1m 16.592s   6  1m 21.232s   3  1m 18.284s   0  0m  0.000s
 5  M.Hakkinen     McLaren     1m 16.634s   2  1m 19.946s   1  1m 17.673s   0  0m  0.000s
 6  J.Villeneuve   Williams    1m 16.905s  13  1m 23.070s   7  1m 18.992s   0  0m  0.000s
 7  D.Coulthard    McLaren     1m 17.007s   7  1m 21.268s   8  1m 18.994s   0  0m  0.000s
 8  M.Brundle      Jordan      1m 17.187s   3  1m 20.250s  11  1m 19.479s   0  0m  0.000s
 9  O.Panis        Ligier      1m 17.390s  12  1m 22.480s   2  1m 18.205s   0  0m  0.000s
10  R.Barrichello  Jordan      1m 17.665s   1  1m 19.525s  12  1m 19.676s   0  0m  0.000s
11  P.Diniz        Ligier      1m 17.676s  17  1m 27.470s  10  1m 19.104s   0  0m  0.000s
12  H.Frentzen     Sauber      1m 17.739s  20  1m 28.036s  16  1m 20.231s   0  0m  0.000s
13  M.Salo         Tyrrell     1m 18.021s  22  1m 37.018s  17  1m 20.455s   0  0m  0.000s
14  U.Katayama     Tyrrell     1m 18.242s  16  1m 26.772s  15  1m 20.215s   0  0m  0.000s
15  J.Verstappen   Footwork    1m 18.324s   4  1m 20.659s  13  1m 19.693s   0  0m  0.000s
16  J.Herbert      Sauber      1m 18.556s  11  1m 21.852s  19  1m 21.189s   0  0m  0.000s
17  G.Fisichella   Minardi     1m 18.604s   9  1m 21.478s  20  1m 21.291s   0  0m  0.000s
18  P.Lamy         Minardi     1m 19.210s  15  1m 23.961s  18  1m 20.678s   0  0m  0.000s
19  R.Rosset       Footwork    1m 19.242s  18  1m 27.821s  14  1m 20.195s   0  0m  0.000s
20  L.Badoer       Forti       1m 20.562s  21  1m 28.816s  21  1m 21.360s   0  0m  0.000s
21  A.Montermini   Forti       1m 20.647s  19  1m 27.896s  22  1m 23.002s   0  0m  0.000s
22  E.Irvine       Ferrari    DISALLOWED   10  1m 21.684s   9  1m 19.098s   0  0m  0.000s
   ---- 107% ----              1m 21.308s

All information is unofficial


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