Gridpedia1996 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 10 Mar 1996
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
- Pole position
- Jacques Villeneuve (1:32.371)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 58 | 1:32:50.491 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 58 | +38.020 | 1:33.421 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +62.571 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | 58 | +77.037 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 58 | +95.071 | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | 42 | Safety belt | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 32 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | 32 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | 24 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 9 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 | |
| F | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.371 | ||
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:32.509 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.889 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.125 | ||
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:34.054 | ||
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:34.257 | ||
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:34.344 | ||
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:34.474 | ||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:34.494 | ||
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.832 | ||
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:35.330 | ||
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:35.338 | ||
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:35.351 | ||
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:35.453 | ||
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:35.715 | ||
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:35.898 | ||
| 17 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:36.109 | ||
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:36.198 | ||
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:36.286 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:36.298 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 0 | 0 |