← 1996 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1996
Australian Grand Prix
10 Mar 1996Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitAustraliafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 58 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 58 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | 58 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 58 | Finished | 2 | — |
| P6 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | 42 | Safety belt | 0 | — |
| P13 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 32 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| P14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | 32 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| P15 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | 29 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P16 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | 24 | Throttle | 0 | — |
| P17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | 15 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P18 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 9 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P19 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P20 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.371 | — | — |
| P2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:32.509 | — | — |
| P3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.889 | — | — |
| P4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.125 | — | — |
| P5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:34.054 | — | — |
| P6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:34.257 | — | — |
| P7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:34.344 | — | — |
| P8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:34.474 | — | — |
| P9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:34.494 | — | — |
| P10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.832 | — | — |
| P11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:35.330 | — | — |
| P12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:35.338 | — | — |
| P13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:35.351 | — | — |
| P14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:35.453 | — | — |
| P15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:35.715 | — | — |
| P16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:35.898 | — | — |
| P17 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:36.109 | — | — |
| P18 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:36.198 | — | — |
| P19 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:36.286 | — | — |
| P20 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:36.298 | — | — |