1996 Australian Grand Prix
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Circuit | Melbourne, 58 laps |
Round | 1 of 16 |
Race numbers | The 1996 Australian Grand Prix was the:
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Previous race | 1995 Australian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 58 | 1hr 32m 50.491s | 10 |
2 | -1 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault | 58 | +38.020s | 6 |
3 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 58 | +1m 02.571s | 4 | |
4 | +3 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault | 58 | +1m 17.037s | 3 |
5 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 58 | +1m 35.071s | 2 | |
6 | +4 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 57 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +4 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 57 | +1 lap | |
8 | +1 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | |
9 | +9 | (BRA) Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart | 56 | +2 laps | |
10 | +10 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 56 | +2 laps | |
11 | +4 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 55 | +3 laps | |
R | (PRT) Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 42 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | 24 | DNF | ||
R | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault | 9 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | Williams-Renault |
2 | (GBR) Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
3 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | Ferrari |
4 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Ferrari |
5 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Mercedes |
6 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Benetton-Renault |
7 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | Benetton-Renault |
8 | (BRA) Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot |
9 | (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
10 | (FIN) Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
11 | (FRA) Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
12 | (NLD) Jos Verstappen | Footwork-Hart |
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14 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Sauber-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
16 | (ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (PRT) Pedro Lamy | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (BRA) Ricardo Rosset | Footwork-Hart |
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20 | (BRA) Pedro Diniz | Ligier-Mugen-Honda |
Started from the pit lane | ||
(GBR) David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |
(GBR) Martin Brundle | Jordan-Peugeot |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (GBR) Damon Hill | 10 |
2 | (CAN) Jacques Villeneuve | 6 |
3 | (GBR) Eddie Irvine | 4 |
4 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 3 |
5 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 2 |
6 | (FIN) Mika Salo | 1 |
Statistics & 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)