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R8

France

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R8 · French Grand Prix

M. Schumacher

MSC

H. Frentzen

FRE

E. Irvine

IRV

Results

POS	Driver	Time	Laps	PTS
1	Michael Schumacher Ferrari	1:38:50.492 Fastest Lap	72	10
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams	+23.537	72	6
3 2	Eddie Irvine Ferrari	+1:14.801	72	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve Williams	+1:21.784	72	3
5 3	Jean Alesi Benetton	+1:22.735	72	2
6 3	Ralf Schumacher Jordan	+1:29.871	72	1
7 2	David Coulthard McLaren	Collision	71
8 6	Johnny Herbert Sauber	+1 lap	71
9 2	Giancarlo Fisichella Jordan	+1 lap	71
10 4	Jarno Trulli Prost	+2 laps	70
11 10	Ukyo Katayama Minardi	+2 laps	70
12 5	Damon Hill Arrows	+3 laps	69
DNF	Mika Salo Tyrrell	Electrical	61
DNF	Alexander Wurz Benetton	Spun off	60
DNF	Pedro Diniz Arrows	Spun off	58
DNF	Norberto Fontana Sauber	Spun off	40
DNF	Rubens Barrichello Stewart	Engine	36
DNF	Jan Magnussen Stewart	Brakes	33
DNF	Mika Häkkinen McLaren	Engine	18
DNF	Jos Verstappen Tyrrell	Spun off	15
DNF	Shinji Nakano Prost	Spun off	7
DNF	Tarso Marques Minardi	Engine	5

* DNF: Did Not Finish
* DNS: Did Not Start
* DNQ: Did Not Qualified
* DSQ: Disqualified

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

Nevers, France

First Grand Prix	1991
Number of Laps	72
Circuit Length	4.25 km
Race Distance	305.814 km
Lap Record	1:17.070 · Nigel Mansell (1992)
Previous Season Winner	Damon Hill (1996)

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