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1996 Transurban Australian Grand Prix Previous race results Next race results                     Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 1 of 16 Sunday, March 10, 1996 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, South Melbourne, Victoria 58 laps on a 5.302 kilometer road course (307.516 kilometers) Time of race: 1:32:50.491 Average speed: 198.736 kph Pole time: 92.371 seconds Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 38.020 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1996 Formula One results   /   1996 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 2 5   Damon Hill Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW18 / Renault RS8 58 1:32:50.491 8 10 2 1 6   Jacques Villeneuve Rothmans Williams Renault Williams FW18 / Renault RS8 58 +38.020 50 6 3 3 2   Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari F310 / Ferrari Type 046 58 +62.571 0 4 4 7 4   Gerhard Berger Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B196 / Renault RS8 58 +77.037 0 3 5 5 7   Mika Hakkinen Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-11 / Mercedes-Benz FO110 58 +95.071 0 2 6 10 19   Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha Tyrrell 024 / Yamaha OX11A 57 +1 lap 0 1 7 11 9   Olivier Panis Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 57 +1 lap 0 0 8 9 15   Heinz-Harald Frentzen Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 / Ford JD Zetec-R 57 +1 lap 0 0 9 18 16   Ricardo Rosset Footwork Hart Footwork FA17 / Hart 830 56 +2 laps 0 0 10 20 10   Pedro Diniz Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes Ligier JS43 / Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 56 +2 laps 0 0 11 15 18   Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha Tyrrell 024 / Yamaha OX11A 55 +3 laps 0 0 ret 17 20   Pedro Lamy Minardi Team SpA Minardi M195B / Ford EDM2 42 safety belt 0 0 ret 4 1   Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari F310 / Ferrari Type 046 32 brakes 0 0 ret 16 21   Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi Team SpA Minardi M195B / Ford EDM2 32 clutch 0 0 ret 8 11   Rubens Barrichello B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 196 / Peugeot A12 29 engine 0 0 ret 13 8   David Coulthard Marlboro McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4-11 / Mercedes-Benz FO110 24 throttle 0 0 ret 12 17   Jos Verstappen Footwork Hart Footwork FA17 / Hart 830 15 engine 0 0 ret 6 3   Jean Alesi Mild Seven Benetton Renault Benetton B196 / Renault RS8 9 crash 0 0 ret 19 12   Martin Brundle B&H Total Jordan Peugeot Jordan 196 / Peugeot A12 1 crash 0 0 dns 14 14   Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Ford Sauber C15 / Ford JD Zetec-R 0 did not start 0 0

Fastest Lap: 204.314 kph by Jacques Villeneuve Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 21 Luca Badoer 22 Forti Grand Prix Forti FG03 / Ford ECA Zetec-R 22 Andrea Montermini 23 Forti Grand Prix Forti FG01B / Ford ECA Zetec-R Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Jacques Villeneuve 1 29 29   Damon Hill 30 32 3   Jacques Villeneuve 33 53 21   Damon Hill 54 58 5 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Damon Hill 10     2   Jacques Villeneuve 6   -4   3   Eddie Irvine 4   -6   4   Gerhard Berger 3   -7   5   Mika Hakkinen 2   -8   6   Mika Salo 1   -9