Ralf Schumacher won for the second time in seven days exactly 14 years ago - after he celebrated at Nurburgring he also celebrated at Magny Cours, and on both races Juan Pablo Montoya was second, completing a great week for BMW Williams.

Novi bolidi Formule 2 prvi su puta testirani na francuskoj stazi Magny Cours gdje su momčadi dočekali snježni uvjeti, a najveće promjene su uvođenje halo sustava i novi V6 turbo motori.

On this day in 2008. Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen secured Ferrari 1-2 victory in last race at Magny Cours track.