1996 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 10, 1996

Round 1

Race Winner

Damon Hill

Williams

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

1:32.371

Jacques Villeneuve (Q1)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:32.371	-	1:32.371
2	Damon Hill	Williams	1:32.509	-	1:32.509
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.889	-	1:32.889
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.125	-	1:33.125
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:34.054	-	1:34.054
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:34.257	-	1:34.257
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:34.344	-	1:34.344
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:34.474	-	1:34.474
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:34.494	-	1:34.494
10	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.832	-	1:34.832
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:35.330	-	1:35.330
12	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:35.338	-	1:35.338
13	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:35.351	-	1:35.351
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:35.453	-	1:35.453
15	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:35.715	-	1:35.715
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:35.898	-	1:35.898
17	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:36.109	-	1:36.109
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:36.198	-	1:36.198
19	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:36.286	-	1:36.286
20	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:36.298	-	1:36.298

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Damon Hill	Williams	58	1:32:50.400	10
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	58	+38.020	6
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	58	+1:02.571	4
4	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	58	+1:17.037	3
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	58	+1:35.071	2
6	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	57	+1 Lap	1
7	Olivier Panis	Ligier	57	+1 Lap	0
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	57	+1 Lap	0
9	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	56	+2 Laps	0
10	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	56	+2 Laps	0
11	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	55	+3 Laps	0
12	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	42	Safety belt	0
13	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	32	Brakes	0
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	32	Clutch	0
15	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	29	Engine	0
16	David Coulthard	McLaren	24	Throttle	0
17	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	15	Engine	0
18	Jean Alesi	Benetton	9	Collision	0
19	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1	Collision	0
20	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	Collision	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used