1996 Transurban Australian Grand Prix

Race 1 of 16

Melbourne
58 laps
Time of race: 1:32:50.491
Average speed of winner: 198.736 kph
Margin of victory: 38.020 sec.
Lead changes: 3 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Jacques Villeneuve 1:33.421
Lap leaders: Villeneuve 1-29, Hill 30-32, Villeneuve 33-53, Hill 54-58

Race notes: First pole for Jacques Villeneuve. Debut for Ricardo Rosset.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	2	Damon Hill	5	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8	Goodyear	Williams	1:32.509	58	2	8	1:32:50.491	10
2	1	Jacques Villeneuve	6	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8	Goodyear	Williams	1:32.371	58	2	50	+38.020	6
3	3	Eddie Irvine	2	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:32.889	58	0	0	+62.571	4
4	7	Gerhard Berger	4	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8	Goodyear	Benetton	1:34.344	58	0	0	+77.037	3
5	5	Mika Häkkinen	7	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110	Goodyear	McLaren	1:34.054	58	0	0	+95.071	2
6	10	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell-Yamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:34.832	57	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	11	Olivier Panis	9	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA	Goodyear	Ligier	1:35.330	57	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R	Goodyear	Sauber	1:34.494	57	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	18	Ricardo Rosset	16	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830	Goodyear	Arrows	1:36.198	56	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	20	Pedro Diniz	10	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA	Goodyear	Ligier	1:36.298	56	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	15	Ukyo Katayama	18	Tyrrell-Yamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:35.715	55	0	0	+3 laps	0
12	17	Pedro Lamy	20	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2	Goodyear	Minardi	1:36.109	42	0	0	safety belt	0
13	4	Michael Schumacher	1	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:33.125	32	0	0	brakes	0
14	16	Giancarlo Fisichella	21	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2	Goodyear	Minardi	1:35.898	32	0	0	clutch	0
15	8	Rubens Barrichello	11	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12	Goodyear	Jordan	1:34.474	29	0	0	engine	0
16	13	David Coulthard	8	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110	Goodyear	McLaren	1:35.351	24	0	0	throttle	0
17	12	Jos Verstappen	17	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830	Goodyear	Arrows	1:35.338	15	0	0	engine	0
18	6	Jean Alesi	3	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8	Goodyear	Benetton	1:34.257	9	0	0	collision	0
19	19	Martin Brundle	12	B&H Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12	Goodyear	Jordan	1:36.286	1	0	0	collision	0
20	14	Johnny Herbert	14	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R	Goodyear	Sauber	1:35.453	0	0	0	DNS (accident)	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Damon Hill	10	1	0	1	1
2	Jacques Villeneuve	6	1	1	0	1
3	Eddie Irvine	4	1	0	0	1
4	Gerhard Berger	3	1	0	0	0
5	Mika Häkkinen	2	1	0	0	0
6	Mika Salo	1	1	0	0	0
7	Olivier Panis	0	1	0	0	0
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	0	1	0	0	0
9	Ricardo Rosset	0	1	0	0	0
10	Pedro Diniz	0	1	0	0	0
11	Ukyo Katayama	0	1	0	0	0
12	Pedro Lamy	0	1	0	0	0
13	Michael Schumacher	0	1	0	0	0
14	Giancarlo Fisichella	0	1	0	0	0
15	Rubens Barrichello	0	1	0	0	0
16	David Coulthard	0	1	0	0	0
17	Jos Verstappen	0	1	0	0	0
18	Jean Alesi	0	1	0	0	0
19	Martin Brundle	0	1	0	0	0
20	Johnny Herbert	0	1	0	0	0