Overview[]
The S3 - French Grand Prix was the ninth race of Masters Season 3.
Report[]
Magny-Cours marked the halfway point of the season, and an on-form Alain Prost was hoping for a first podium on home soil. He managed just that with a 3rd place, although Mika Hakkinen took two points out of his championship lead with a 2nd place, but it was Michael Schumacher who finally had some good fortune with a commanding win to take him within 15 points of Prost. Another Frenchman had a good race as Jean Alesi took a much needed 5th place for the reliable, but slow FJR.
Race[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Michael Schumacher
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 M-Sport-Ferrari
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10 |
| 2 | 8 |  Mika Hakkinen
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 Maestro-Ferrari
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6 |
| 3 | 9 |  Alain Prost
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 Pedersen-Ferrari
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4 |
| 4 | 2 |  Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Ford
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3 |
| 5 | 11 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Ford
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2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Willow Images-Honda
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1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | |||||
| Fin | 20 | Damon Hill
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Exolite-Ferrari
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| Fin | 6 | Jenson Button
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M-Sport-Ferrari
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| Fin | 4 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| Fin | 12 | Nelson Piquet
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FJR-Ford
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| Fin | 15 | Jarno Trulli
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A Racing-Ferrari
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| Fin | 22 | David Coulthard
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Ajay Motorsports-Honda
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| Fin | 23 | Martin Brundle
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Ajay Motorsports-Honda
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| Fin | 19 |  Takuma Sato
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Dodgem-Ilmor
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| Retirements | |||||
| Ret | 3 |  Fernando Alonso
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| Ret | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen
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Maestro-Ferrari
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| Ret | 14 |  Gerhard Berger
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A Racing-Ferrari
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| Ret | 21 | Lewis Hamilton
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Exolite-Ferrari
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| Ret | 1 | Nigel Mansell
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Gui Racing-Ford
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| Ret | 10 | Rubens Barrichello
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Pedersen-Ferrari
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| Ret | 17 | Olivier Panis
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Willow Images-Honda
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| Ret | 18 | Ralf Schumacher
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Dodgem-Ilmor
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Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Alain Prost
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40 | 3 | = | 1 | Maestro-Ferrari
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51 | 2 | = | 1 | Ferrari
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141 | 9 | = |
| 2 | Mika Hakkinen
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32 | 1 | = | 2 | Pedersen-Ferrari
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41 | 3 | = | 2 |  Ford
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30 | = | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher
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25 | 1 |  3
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3 | M-Sport-Ferrari
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38 | 2 | = | 3 | Honda
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8 | = | |
| 4 | Kimi Raikkonen
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19 | 1 |  1
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4 | AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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28 | 1 | = | 4 | Ilmor
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0 | = | |
| 5 | Damon Hill
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17 | 1 | 1
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5 | Exolite-Ferrari
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26 | 1 | = | |||||
| 6 | Ayrton Senna
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17 | 1
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6 | Gui Racing-Ford
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24 | = | |||||||