1996 Transurban Australian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 58 | 1:32:50.491 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 58 | 1:33:28.511 | 6 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 3 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 58 | 1:33:53.062 | 4 | 3 | |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 58 | 1:34:07.528 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 58 | 1:34:25.562 | 2 | 5 | |
| 6 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | 10 | |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 57 | +1 lap | — | 11 | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 57 | +1 lap | — | 9 | |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 56 | +2 laps | — | 18 | |
| 10 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 56 | +2 laps | — | 20 | |
| 11 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 55 | +3 laps | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 42 | Safety belt | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 32 | Brakes | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 32 | Clutch | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 29 | Engine | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 24 | Throttle | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 15 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 9 | Collision | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1 | Collision | — | 19 | |
| DNS | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | — | Collision | — | 14 | |
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | — | — | — | 1:32.371 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | — | — | — | 1:32.509 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:32.889 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:33.125 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:34.054 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:34.257 |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:34.344 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:34.474 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:34.494 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:34.832 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:35.330 |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | — | — | — | 1:35.338 |
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:35.351 |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:35.453 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:35.715 |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:35.898 |
| 17 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:36.109 |
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | — | — | — | 1:36.198 |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:36.286 |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:36.298 |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | — | — | — | 1:39.202 |
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | — | — | — | 1:42.087 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | — |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | — |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | — |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | — |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | — |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | — |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | — |
| 13 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | — |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | — |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | — |
| 17 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | — |
| 18 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | — |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | — |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 27 | 1:33.421 | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 27 | 1:33.621 | +0.200 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 18 | 1:33.651 | +0.230 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 37 | 1:34.533 | +1.112 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 26 | 1:34.757 | +1.336 |
| 6 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 21 | 1:34.767 | +1.346 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 27 | 1:35.064 | +1.643 |
| 8 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 39 | 1:35.280 | +1.859 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 8 | 1:35.519 | +2.098 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 43 | 1:35.596 | +2.175 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo | 1 |