Pit Lane F1
1996 Season - Round 1 - 1996-03-10
Damon Hill won the 1996 Australian Grand Prix for Williams, with Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) second and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Jacques Villeneuve (Williams), who could not convert it into the win.
Pedro Diniz (Ligier) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1996 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | Safety belt | 0 |
| 13 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | Brakes | 0 |
| 14 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | Clutch | 0 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | Throttle | 0 |
| 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | Collision | 0 |
