| «1996-01» | Australia Grand Prix - LXI Australian Grand Prix |
| 1996-03-10 | Melbourne - Albert Park - 58 laps × 5.302 km : 307.516 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 01:33.421 | 204.314 km/h | 27 | |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams • Renault | 01:33.621 | 203.877 km/h | 27 | +00.200 |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 01:33.651 | 203.812 km/h | 18 | +00.230 |
| 4 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 01:34.533 | 201.910 km/h | 37 | +01.112 |
| 5 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 01:34.757 | 201.433 km/h | 26 | +01.336 |
| 6 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 01:34.767 | 201.412 km/h | 21 | +01.346 |
| 7 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan • Peugeot | 01:35.064 | 200.783 km/h | 27 | +01.643 |
| 8 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 01:35.280 | 200.327 km/h | 39 | +01.859 |
| 9 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 01:35.519 | 199.826 km/h | 8 | +02.098 |
| 10 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber • Ford Cosworth | 01:35.596 | 199.665 km/h | 43 | +02.175 |
| 11 | 7 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:35.843 | 199.151 km/h | 49 | +02.422 |
| 12 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 01:36.377 | 198.047 km/h | 44 | +02.956 |
| 13 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork • Hart | 01:36.557 | 197.678 km/h | 45 | +03.136 |
| 14 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork • Hart | 01:36.649 | 197.490 km/h | 13 | +03.228 |
| 15 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 01:37.024 | 196.727 km/h | 24 | +03.603 |
| 16 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 01:37.746 | 195.273 km/h | 13 | +04.325 |
| 17 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.077 | 194.614 km/h | 5 | +04.656 |
| 18 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 01:38.784 | 193.222 km/h | 4 | +05.363 |
| 19 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan • Peugeot | 01:56.481 | 163.865 km/h | 1 | +23.060 |