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Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time S Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. David Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:18.738 1 2. Damon Hill ...

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Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time S Gap To 1st ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. David Coulthard GB Williams-Renault 1:18.738 1 2. Damon Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:18.972 1 0.234 0.234 3. Michael Schumacher D Benetton-Renault 1:19.150 2 0.178 0.412 4. Gerhard Berger A Ferrari 1:19.821 1 0.671 1.083 5. Eddie Irvine GB Jordan-Peugeot 1:20.488 1 0.667 1.750 6. Jean Alesi F Ferrari 1:20.510 2 0.022 1.772 7. Johnny Herbert GB Benetton-Renault 1:20.653 1 0.143 1.915 8. Heinz-Harald Frentzen D Sauber-Ford 1:20.749 2 0.096 2.011 9. Mika Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.866 1 0.117 2.128 10. Mark Blundell GB McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.909 1 0.043 2.171 11. Rubens Barrichello BR Jordan-Peugeot 1:21.211 2 0.302 2.473 12. Martin Brundle GB Ligier-Mugen 1:21.541 1 0.330 2.803 13. J.-C. Boullion F Sauber-Ford 1:22.059 1 0.518 3.321 14. Olivier Panis F Ligier-Mugen 1:22.062 1 0.003 3.324 15. Mika Salo FIN Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.058 1 0.996 4.320 16. Pedro Lamy P Minardi-Ford 1:23.328 1 0.270 4.590 17. Massimiliano Papis I Arrows-Hart 1:23.689 1 0.361 4.951 18. Luca Badoer I Minardi-Ford 1:23.760 1 0.071 5.022 19. Gabriele Tarquini I Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.286 1 0.526 5.548 20. Andrea Montermini I Pacific-Ford 1:24.696 1 0.410 5.958 21. Taki Inoue J Arrows-Hart 1:24.900 2 0.204 6.162 22. Pedro Diniz BR Forti Corse-Ford 1:25.157 2 0.257 6.419 23. Roberto Moreno BR Forti Corse-Ford 1:26.098 2 0.941 7.360 24. Jean-Denis Deletraz CH Pacific-Ford 1:27.853 1 1.755 9.115

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