Australian Grand Prix 1996 Results

Round 1 · Melbourne

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia

Race results

Australian Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Damon HillD. Hill	Williams	2	1	58	Leader	1	10
02	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	1	1	58	+38.020	1	6
03	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	3	—	58	+1:02.571	2	4
04	Gerhard BergerG. Berger	Benetton	7	3	58	+1:17.037	2	3
05	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	5	—	58	+1:35.071	1	2
06	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	10	4	57	+1 lap	2	1
07	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Ligier	11	4	57	+1 lap	2	0
08	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Sauber	9	1	57	+1 lap	2	0
09	Ricardo RossetR. Rosset	Footwork	18	9	56	+2 laps	1	0
10	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Ligier	20	10	56	+2 laps	2	0
11	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Tyrrell	15	4	55	+3 laps	1	0
DNF	Pedro LamyP. Lamy	Minardi	17	5	42	Safety belt	3	0
DNF	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	4	9	32	Brakes	2	0
DNF	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Minardi	16	2	32	Clutch	1	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Jordan	8	7	29	Engine	1	0
DNF	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	13	3	24	Throttle	0	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Footwork	12	5	15	Engine	1	0
DNF	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	6	12	9	Collision	0	0
DNF	Martin BrundleM. Brundle	Jordan	19	—	1	Collision	0	0
DNS	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	14	6	0	Collision	0	0
DNS	Luca BadoerL. Badoer	Forti	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0
DNS	Andrea MonterminiA. Montermini	Forti	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0

Round 1 · Melbourne

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia

Race results

Australian Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Damon HillD. Hill	Williams	2	1	58	Leader	1	10
02	Jacques VilleneuveJ. Villeneuve	Williams	1	1	58	+38.020	1	6
03	Eddie IrvineE. Irvine	Ferrari	3	—	58	+1:02.571	2	4
04	Gerhard BergerG. Berger	Benetton	7	3	58	+1:17.037	2	3
05	Mika HäkkinenM. Häkkinen	McLaren	5	—	58	+1:35.071	1	2
06	Mika SaloM. Salo	Tyrrell	10	4	57	+1 lap	2	1
07	Olivier PanisO. Panis	Ligier	11	4	57	+1 lap	2	0
08	Heinz-Harald FrentzenH. Frentzen	Sauber	9	1	57	+1 lap	2	0
09	Ricardo RossetR. Rosset	Footwork	18	9	56	+2 laps	1	0
10	Pedro DinizP. Diniz	Ligier	20	10	56	+2 laps	2	0
11	Ukyo KatayamaU. Katayama	Tyrrell	15	4	55	+3 laps	1	0
DNF	Pedro LamyP. Lamy	Minardi	17	5	42	Safety belt	3	0
DNF	Michael SchumacherM. Schumacher	Ferrari	4	9	32	Brakes	2	0
DNF	Giancarlo FisichellaG. Fisichella	Minardi	16	2	32	Clutch	1	0
DNF	Rubens BarrichelloR. Barrichello	Jordan	8	7	29	Engine	1	0
DNF	David CoulthardD. Coulthard	McLaren	13	3	24	Throttle	0	0
DNF	Jos VerstappenJ. Verstappen	Footwork	12	5	15	Engine	1	0
DNF	Jean AlesiJ. Alesi	Benetton	6	12	9	Collision	0	0
DNF	Martin BrundleM. Brundle	Jordan	19	—	1	Collision	0	0
DNS	Johnny HerbertJ. Herbert	Sauber	14	6	0	Collision	0	0
DNS	Luca BadoerL. Badoer	Forti	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0
DNS	Andrea MonterminiA. Montermini	Forti	Pit	—	—	Did not qualify	0	0

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Championship impact

Jacques Villeneuve1:33.421

Recorded on lap 27.

P1Damon Hill+1010 pts after race

P2Jacques Villeneuve+66 pts after race

P3Eddie Irvine+44 pts after race

P4Gerhard Berger+33 pts after race

P5Mika Häkkinen+22 pts after race

P1Williams+1616 pts after race

P2Ferrari+44 pts after race

P3Benetton+33 pts after race

P4McLaren+22 pts after race

P5Tyrrell+11 pts after race