Round 1 of 16 · Melbourne · 10 March 1996, Sunday
Australian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Villeneuve
pole position
58
laps
11
finishers out of 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:32:50.4 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +38.020 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +1:02.571 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +1:17.037 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +1:35.071 | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | Safety belt | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Brakes | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | Clutch | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | Engine | |
| DNF | David Coulthard | McLaren | Throttle | |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | Engine | |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Collision | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle | Jordan | Collision | |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Collision | |
| DNQ | Luca Badoer | Forti | 107% Rule | |
| DNQ | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 107% Rule |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify