Australian Grand Prix
Round 1 · 10 March 1996 ·Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Villeneuve
Williams
2
Hill
Williams
1
Irvine
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill |  British | Williams | 58 | 1:32:50.4 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve |  Canadian | Williams | 58 | +38.020 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | British | Ferrari | 58 | +1:02.571 | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger |  Austrian | Benetton | 58 | +1:17.037 | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen |  Finnish | McLaren | 58 | +1:35.071 | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Finnish | Tyrrell | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis |  French | Ligier | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |  German | Sauber | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Ricardo Rosset |  Brazilian | Footwork | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazilian | Ligier | 56 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama |  Japanese | Tyrrell | 55 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| R | Pedro Lamy |  Portuguese | Minardi | 42 | Safety belt | 0 |
| R | Michael Schumacher | German | Ferrari | 32 | Brakes | 0 |
| R | Giancarlo Fisichella |  Italian | Minardi | 32 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Brazilian | Jordan | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| R | David Coulthard | British | McLaren | 24 | Throttle | 0 |
| R | Jos Verstappen |  Dutch | Footwork | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jean Alesi | French | Benetton | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Martin Brundle | British | Jordan | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Johnny Herbert | British | Sauber | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| F | Luca Badoer | Italian | Forti | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 |
| F | Andrea Montermini | Italian | Forti | 0 | 107% Rule | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify