Round 1 · 1996
Australian Grand Prix
WinnerHIDWilliams · from P2
PoleVIU
Fastest lap1:33.421Villeneuve · L27
Biggest gain+10Diniz P20→P10
Retirements8of 19 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 | +1 | 58 | 1:32:50.491 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Williams | 1 | -1 | 58 | +38.020 FL | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 58 | +1:02.570 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Benetton | 7 | +3 | 58 | +1:17.040 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 5 | 0 | 58 | +1:35.070 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo SAL | Tyrrell | 10 | +4 | 57 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Oliver Panis PAN | Ligier | 11 | +4 | 57 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Sauber | 9 | +1 | 57 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Footwork | 18 | +9 | 56 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz DIN | Ligier | 20 | +10 | 56 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Tyrrell | 15 | +4 | 55 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 14 | 0 | DNS | — | ||
| — | Jos Verstappen VEA | Footwork | 12 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 16 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | |||
| — | Ferrari | 4 | 32 | DNF · L32 | — | |||
| — | Jordan | 8 | 29 | DNF · L29 | — | |||
| — | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 13 | 24 | DNF · L24 | — | ||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Benetton | 6 | 9 | DNF · L9 | — | ||
| — | Luca Badoer BAD | Forti | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Jordan | 19 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Jose Lamy V PED | Minardi | 17 | 42 | DNF · L42 | — | ||
| — | Forti | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill HID | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 4 | |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 3 | |
| 5 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 2 | |
| 6 | Mika Salo SAL | 1 | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert HEB | 0 | |
| 8 | Jos Verstappen VEA | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.