1996 Grand Prix of Australia
10 March - Melbourne: 307.516 km (3.295 km x 58 laps)
Pole position: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 32.371s Fastest Lap: J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 33.421s (204.314 Km/h) Results: 1 D.Hill Williams 1hr 32m 50.491s 2 J.Villeneuve Williams 0m 38.020s 3 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 2.571s 4 G.Berger Benetton 1m 17.037s 5 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 35.071s 6 M.Salo Tyrrell 1 Lap 7 O.Panis Ligier 1 Lap 8 H.Frentzen Sauber 1 Lap 9 R.Rosset Footwork 2 Laps 10 P.Diniz Ligier 2 Laps 11 U.Katayma Tyrrell 3 Laps Retirements: P.Lamy Minardi 42 CHASSIS G.Fisichella Minardi 32 CLUTCH M.Schumacher Ferrari 32 BRAKES R.Barrichello Jordan 29 ENGINE D.Coulthard McLaren 24 ACCELERATOR J.Verstappen Footwork 15 ENGINE J.Alesi Benetton 9 CRASH M.Brundle Jordan 1 SPUN OFF J.Herbert Sauber 0 CRASH Did Not Qualify: L.Badoer Forti A.Montermini Forti Qualifying Times: 1 6 J.Villeneuve Williams/Renault 1'32.371 2 5 Damon Hill Williams/Renault 1'32.509 3 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1'32.889 4 1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1'33.125 5 7 Mika Hakkinen McLaren/Mercedes 1'34.054 6 3 Jean Alesi Benetton/Renault 1'34.257 7 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton/Renault 1'34.344 8 11 R.Barrichello Jordan/Peugeot 1'34.474 9 15 H-H.Frentzen Sauber/Ford 1'34.494 10 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'34.832 11 9 Olivier Panis Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'35.330 12 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork/Hart 1'35.338 13 8 David Coulthard McLaren/Mercedes 1'35.351 14 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber/Ford 1'35.453 15 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell/Yamaha 1'35.715 16 21 G.Fisichella Minardi/Ford 1'35.898 17 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi/Ford 1'36.109 18 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork/Hart 1'36.198 19 12 Martin Brundle Jordan/Peugeot 1'36.286 20 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier/Mugen-Honda 1'36.298 Not qualified 21 22 Luca Badoer Forti/Ford 1'39.202 22 23 A.Montermini Forti/Ford 1'42.087