Australian Grand Prix
1996 · Round 1 · Melbourne, Australia · Mar 10, 1996Race summary
Victory went to Hill (from 2nd on the grid), with a 38.0s margin. Diniz made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 10th (up 10 places). Villeneuve had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 2nd.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 58 | 1:32:50.400 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | 58 | +38.020 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | 58 | +1:02.571 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | 58 | +1:17.037 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 58 | +1:35.071 | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | 42 | Safety belt | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 32 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | 32 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | 24 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 0 | Collision | 0 |