Australia Grand Prix 1996: results

Round 1 of the 1996 season, 10 March 1996, at Albert Park Circuit. Damon Hill won for Williams from P2 on the grid. Jacques Villeneuve took pole position. Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve, 1:33.421 (lap 27).

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Damon HillWilliams1:32:50.49110
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliams+38.0206
3Eddie IrvineFerrari+1:02.5714
4Gerhard BergerBenetton+1:17.0373
5Mika HäkkinenMcLaren+1:35.0712
6Mika SaloTyrrell+1 lap1
7Olivier PanisLigier+1 lap0
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
9Ricardo RossetFootwork+2 laps0
10Pedro DinizLigier+2 laps0
11Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+3 laps0
DNFPedro LamyMinardiSafety belt0
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariBrakes0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaMinardiClutch0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanEngine0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenThrottle0
DNFJos VerstappenFootworkEngine0
DNFJean AlesiBenettonCollision0
DNFMartin BrundleJordanCollision0
DNSJohnny HerbertSauberCollision0
DNQLuca BadoerForti—0
DNQAndrea MonterminiForti—0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
2Damon HillWilliams
3Eddie IrvineFerrari
4Michael SchumacherFerrari
5Mika HäkkinenMcLaren
6Jean AlesiBenetton
7Gerhard BergerBenetton
8Rubens BarrichelloJordan
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber
10Mika SaloTyrrell
11Olivier PanisLigier
12Jos VerstappenFootwork
13David CoulthardMcLaren
14Johnny HerbertSauber
15Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell
16Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi
17Pedro LamyMinardi
18Ricardo RossetFootwork
19Martin BrundleJordan
20Pedro DinizLigier
21Luca BadoerForti
22Andrea MonterminiForti

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