The number 26 car was driven by Frenchman Olivier Panis while, at the insistence of Mugen, the number 25 car was shared between Briton Martin Brundle and Japan's Aguri Suzuki.

During the season, Briatore sold his shares in Ligier to Tom Walkinshaw, Benetton's engineering director.

As a result, the JS41 was one of the most competitive Ligiers in years which allowed Brundle and Panis to regularly fight for points in races.

At the British and German Grands Prix, the Gitanes text were replaced with a barcode.

A JS41 was later bought by Bridgestone to test the Japanese company's tyres prior to its entry into Formula One in 1997.