After Panis cleared the traffic, he was lapping 1.5 to 2 seconds faster than the leader and managed to close the gap to less than 6 seconds by the end of the race but it was too late and Villeneuve took his 3rd victory of the season.
Despois de que Panis abandonara o tráfico, estivo a facer de 1´5 a 2 segundos máis rápido que o líder e logrou pechar a brecha a menos de 6 segundos ao final da carreira pero era demasiado tarde e Villeneuve acadou a súa terceira vitoria da tempada.