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 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | 58 | 1:32:50.491 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 58 | +38.020 | 1:33.421 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +62.571 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | 58 | +77.037 | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 58 | +95.071 | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | 42 | Safety belt | 0 | |
| R | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 32 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 21 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | 32 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | 24 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | 15 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 9 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 21 | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 | |
| F | 23 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Damon Hill: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32, 26 laps
- 2nd
- Jacques Villeneuve: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 28 laps
- 3rd
- Eddie Irvine: 2 stops (laps 22, 42), stints of 22, 20, 16 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 6
- First stops
- median lap 24 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 1 | 32 (35.3 s) | 3226 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 30 (34.5 s) | 3028 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 22 (27.9 s), 42 (26.9 s) | 222016 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 2 | 24 (24.5 s), 41 (25.1 s) | 241717 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 30 (31.2 s) | 3028 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 16 (31.2 s), 35 (26.7 s) | 161922 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 19 (25.1 s), 31 (30.3 s) | 191226 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 20 (38.4 s), 39 (27.8 s) | 201918 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 1 | 28 (34.9 s) | 2828 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 2 | 20 (34.0 s), 32 (29.8 s) | 201224 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 1 | 27 (33.1 s) | 2728 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 3 | 9 (59.6 s), 30 (32.7 s), 37 (109.2 s) | 92175 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 20 (29.3 s), 32 (82.7 s) | 2012 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 18 (45.5 s) | 1814 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 25 (28.0 s) | 254 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 14 (31.2 s) | 14 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.371 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:32.509 | +0.138 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.889 | +0.518 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.125 | +0.754 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:34.054 | +1.683 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:34.257 | +1.886 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:34.344 | +1.973 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:34.474 | +2.103 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:34.494 | +2.123 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.832 | +2.461 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:35.330 | +2.959 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:35.338 | +2.967 Q1 | ||
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:35.351 | +2.980 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:35.453 | +3.082 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:35.715 | +3.344 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:35.898 | +3.527 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:36.109 | +3.738 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:36.198 | +3.827 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:36.286 | +3.915 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:36.298 | +3.927 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
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 |