| «1996-01» | Australia Grand Prix - LXI Australian Grand Prix |
| 1996-03-10 | Melbourne - Albert Park - 58 laps × 5.302 km : 307.516 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams • Renault | 58 | 1:32:50.491 | 198.736 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 58 | +38.020 | +38.020 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 58 | +01:02.571 | +24.551 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 58 | +01:17.037 | +14.466 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 58 | +01:35.071 | +18.034 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 57 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 9 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber • Ford Cosworth | 57 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 18 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork • Hart | 56 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 20 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 56 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 15 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 55 | +3 laps | ||
| 17 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 42 | safety harness | |||
| 4 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 32 | brakes | |||
| 16 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 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 | spin | |||
| 14 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| DNQ | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti • Ford Cosworth |
Fastest lap - 01:33.421 - 204.314 km/h - Jacques Villeneuve (lap 27)
Comments
Course interrompue après 1 tour suite à un accident, relancée pour la distance originale.