Australian Grand Prix
1996 Transurban Australian Grand Prix
Podium
VILWilliams
2
HILWilliams
1
IRVFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerHIL1:32:50.491 from P2
PoleVIL1:32.371
Fastest lapVIL1:33.421 on lap 27
Pit stops25recorded stops
Finishers11 / 20classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | ▲1 | 58 | 1:32:50.491 | 10 | 1:33.621 | 1 |
| 2 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | ▼1 | 58 | +38.020s | 6 | 1:33.421 | 1 |
| 3 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | – | 58 | +62.571s | 4 | 1:34.533 | 2 |
| 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | ▲3 | 58 | +77.037s | 3 | 1:34.757 | 2 |
| 5 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | – | 58 | +95.071s | 2 | 1:35.843 | 1 |
| 6 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | ▲4 | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:35.280 | 2 |
| 7 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | ▲4 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:34.767 | 2 | |
| 8 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | ▲1 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:35.596 | 2 | |
| 9 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | ▲9 | 56 | +2 laps | 1:36.557 | 1 | |
| 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | ▲10 | 56 | +2 laps | 1:37.024 | 2 | |
| 11 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | ▲4 | 55 | +3 laps | 1:36.377 | 1 | |
| DNF | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | 42 | Safety belt | 1:38.784 | 3 | ||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 32 | Brakes | 1:33.651 | 2 | ||
| DNF | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | 32 | Clutch | 1:38.077 | 1 | ||
| DNF | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | 29 | Engine | 1:35.064 | 1 | ||
| DNF | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | 24 | Throttle | 1:37.746 | |||
| DNF | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | 15 | Engine | 1:36.649 | 1 | ||
| DNF | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | 9 | Collision | 1:35.519 | |||
| DNF | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | 1 | Collision | 1:56.481 | |||
| DNS | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 0 | Collision | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BER | 24 | 24.5s |
| 2 | BER | 41 | 25.1s |
| 3 | PAN | 19 | 25.1s |
| 4 | SAL | 35 | 26.7s |
| 5 | IRV | 42 | 26.9s |
| 6 | FRE | 39 | 27.8s |
| 7 | IRV | 22 | 27.9s |
| 8 | BAR | 25 | 28.0s |
| 9 | MSC | 20 | 29.3s |
| 10 | DIN | 32 | 29.8s |
| 11 | PAN | 31 | 30.3s |
| 12 | SAL | 16 | 31.2s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 25 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.371 | |
| 2 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1:32.509 | +0.138s |
| 3 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.889 | +0.518s |
| 4 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:33.125 | +0.754s |
| 5 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:34.054 | +1.683s |
| 6 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 1:34.257 | +1.886s |
| 7 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:34.344 | +1.973s |
| 8 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:34.474 | +2.103s |
| 9 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:34.494 | +2.123s |
| 10 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:34.832 | +2.461s |
| 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 1:35.330 | +2.959s |
| 12 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:35.338 | +2.967s |
| 13 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1:35.351 | +2.980s |
| 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:35.453 | +3.082s |
| 15 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:35.715 | +3.344s |
| 16 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 1:35.898 | +3.527s |
| 17 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:36.109 | +3.738s |
| 18 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:36.198 | +3.827s |
| 19 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 1:36.286 | +3.915s |
| 20 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:36.298 | +3.927s |
| 21 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 1:39.202 | +6.831s |
| 22 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 1:42.087 | +9.716s |
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