1996 Transurban Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Hill | 2 | 20 | 38.020 | 58 | 307.6 | Jacques Villeneuve |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | Renault | 58 | Finished | 10 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Renault | 58 | ★ | +38.020s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 58 | +62.571s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | Renault | 58 | +77.037s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | +95.071s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | Mugen-Honda | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 9 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | Ford | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 18 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | Hart | 56 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 20 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | Mugen-Honda | 56 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 15 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | Yamaha | 55 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 17 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | Ford | 42 | — | Safety belt | ||
| — | 4 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 32 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | Ford | 32 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 8 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | Peugeot | 29 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 13 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 24 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 12 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | Hart | 15 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 6 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | Renault | 9 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 19 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | Peugeot | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 14 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Ford | — | Collision | |||
| — | — | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | Ford | — | Not classified |