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1996 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMelbourne, 58 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 582nd World Championship race
  • 12th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 1st World Championship race at Melbourne
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault581hr 32m 50.491s10
2-1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault58+38.020s6
3 (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari58+1m 02.571s4
4+3(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault58+1m 17.037s3
5 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes58+1m 35.071s2
6+4(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha57+1 lap1
7+4(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda57+1 lap 
8+1(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth57+1 lap 
9+9(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart56+2 laps 
10+10(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda56+2 laps 
11+4(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha55+3 laps 
R (PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari32DNF 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot29DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes24DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart15DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault9DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
3(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
6(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
10(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
11(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
12(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart
13  
14(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth
15(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
16(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
17(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth
18(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart
19  
20(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda
Started from the pit lane
 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
 (GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:32.371 
2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:32.5090.138
3(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:32.8890.518
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:33.1250.754
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:34.0541.683
6(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:34.2571.886
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:34.3441.973
8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:34.4742.103
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:34.4942.123
10(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:34.8322.461
11(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:35.3302.959
12(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:35.3382.967
13(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:35.3512.980
14(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:35.4533.082
15(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:35.7153.344
16(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:35.8983.527
17(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:36.1093.738
18(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:36.1983.827
19(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:36.2863.915
20(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:36.2983.927
Did not qualify
21(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:39.2026.831
22(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:42.0879.716

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill10
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve6
3(GBR) Eddie Irvine4
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger3
5(FIN) Mika Hakkinen2
6(FIN) Mika Salo1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault16
2Ferrari4
3Benetton-Renault3
4McLaren-Mercedes2
5Tyrrell-Yamaha1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Giancarlo Fisichella
Ricardo Rosset
Jacques Villeneuve (first Canadian driver to start a race since 1986)
Wins
14th for Damon Hill
84th for Williams
Race 1-2
25th for Williams
Podiums
31st for Damon Hill
2nd for Eddie Irvine (first for Ferrari)
1st for Jacques Villeneuve (175th different podium finisher, 2nd Canadian driver; first Canadian driver to finish on the podium since 1982)
379th for Ferrari
207th & 208th for Williams
Poles
1st for Jacques Villeneuve (77th different polesitter, 2nd Canadian driver; first Canadian polesitter since 1981)
86th for Williams
1-2 start
42nd for Williams
Fastest laps
1st for Jacques Villeneuve (95th different fastest lap setter, 2nd Canadian driver; first Canadian driver to set a fastest lap since 1981)
91st for Williams
Front row starts
32nd for Damon Hill
1st for Jacques Villeneuve (122nd different front row starter, 2nd Canadian driver; first Canadian front row starter since 1982)
Points finishes
1st for Jacques Villeneuve (270th different point scorer, 2nd Canadian driver)