Australian Grand Prix 1996

Albert Park
Melbourne
10 March 1996
58 laps
307.6 km
5.303 km a lap

Pole positionJacques VilleneuveWilliams · 1:32.371
Fastest lapJacques Villeneuve1:33.421 · lap 27
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Damon Hill	5	Williams · Renault	2	58	1:32:50.491	10
2	Jacques Villeneuvefastest lap	6	Williams · Renault	1	58	+38.020	6
3	Eddie Irvine	2	Ferrari	3	58	+1:02.571	4
4	Gerhard Berger	4	Benetton · Renault	7	58	+1:17.037	3
5	Mika Häkkinen	7	McLaren · Mercedes	5	58	+1:35.071	2
6	Mika Salo	19	Tyrrell · Yamaha	10	57	+1 lap	1
7	Olivier Panis	9	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	11	57	+1 lap
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	Sauber · Ford	9	57	+1 lap
9	Ricardo Rosset	16	Footwork · Hart	18	56	+2 laps
10	Pedro Diniz	10	Ligier · Mugen-Honda	20	56	+2 laps
11	Ukyo Katayama	18	Tyrrell · Yamaha	15	55	+3 laps
DNF	Pedro Lamy	20	Minardi · Ford	17	42	Safety belt
DNF	Michael Schumacher	1	Ferrari	4	32	Brakes
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	21	Minardi · Ford	16	32	Clutch
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	11	Jordan · Peugeot	8	29	Engine
DNF	David Coulthard	8	McLaren · Mercedes	13	24	Throttle
DNF	Jos Verstappen	17	Footwork · Hart	12	15	Engine
DNF	Jean Alesi	3	Benetton · Renault	6	9	Collision
DNF	Martin Brundle	12	Jordan · Peugeot	19	1	Collision
DNS	Johnny Herbert	14	Sauber · Ford	14		Collision
DNQ	Luca Badoer	22	Forti · Ford	–
DNQ	Andrea Montermini	23	Forti · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Jacques Villeneuve 50, Damon Hill 8. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 15	Lap 29	Lap 44	Finish	Laps led
Damon Hill	2	2	2	2	1	8
Jacques Villeneuve	1	1	1	1	2	50
Eddie Irvine	3	4	5	3	3
Gerhard Berger	7	7	6	4	4
Mika Häkkinen	5	5	4	5	5
Mika Salo	10	8	9	6	6
Olivier Panis	11	10	8	7	7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	9	9	10	8	8
Ricardo Rosset	18	15	13	10	9
Pedro Diniz	20	12	12	11	10
Ukyo Katayama	15	11	11	9	11
Pedro Lamy	17	17	15	–	out
Michael Schumacher	4	3	3	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	16	13	14	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	8	6	7	–	out
David Coulthard	13	14	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	12	16	–	–	out
Jean Alesi	6	–	–	–	out
Martin Brundle	19	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 100 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

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Driver	Lap 15	Lap 29	Lap 44	Last lap
Damon Hill	+0.8	+0.9	+0.6	0.0
Jacques Villeneuve	0.0	0.0	0.0	+38.0
Eddie Irvine	+14.1	+60.3	+50.0	+62.6
Gerhard Berger	+32.4	+83.3	+71.5	+77.0
Mika Häkkinen	+31.4	+56.2	+80.6	+95.1
Mika Salo	+32.7	+98.2	+97.2	+110.2
Olivier Panis	+42.8	+91.2	+108.1	+121.5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+41.1	+119.2	+120.9	+136.5
Ricardo Rosset	+70.4	+167.4	+175.6	+225.2
Pedro Diniz	+62.7	+150.2	+185.7	+229.2
Ukyo Katayama	+54.7	+142.3	+139.2	+291.7
Pedro Lamy	+166.7	+250.2	–	out
Michael Schumacher	+1.6	+41.5	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	+65.7	+186.8	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+31.9	+86.2	–	out
David Coulthard	+69.9	–	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+74.9	–	–	out
Jean Alesi	–	–	–	out
Martin Brundle	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:32.371
2	Damon Hill	Williams	1:32.509	+0.138
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.889	+0.518
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.125	+0.754
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:34.054	+1.683
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:34.257	+1.886
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:34.344	+1.973
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:34.474	+2.103
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:34.494	+2.123
10	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.832	+2.461
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:35.330	+2.959
12	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:35.338	+2.967
13	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:35.351	+2.980
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:35.453	+3.082
15	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:35.715	+3.344
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:35.898	+3.527
17	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:36.109	+3.738
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:36.198	+3.827
19	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:36.286	+3.915
20	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:36.298	+3.927
21	Luca Badoer	Forti	1:39.202	+6.831
22	Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:42.087	+9.716

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Rubens Barrichello	1	25	27.954 s
Jos Verstappen	1	14	31.176 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	30	31.244 s
Ukyo Katayama	1	27	33.075 s
Jacques Villeneuve	1	30	34.503 s
Ricardo Rosset	1	28	34.856 s
Damon Hill	1	32	35.315 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	18	45.501 s
Gerhard Berger	2	24, 41	24.534 s
Olivier Panis	2	19, 31	25.109 s
Mika Salo	2	16, 35	26.727 s
Eddie Irvine	2	22, 42	26.934 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	20, 39	27.796 s
Michael Schumacher	2	20, 32	29.301 s
Pedro Diniz	2	20, 32	29.773 s
Pedro Lamy	3	9, 30, 37	32.663 s

Every stop, lap by lap (25)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
9	Pedro Lamy	1	59.577 s
14	Jos Verstappen	1	31.176 s
16	Mika Salo	1	31.159 s
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	45.501 s
19	Olivier Panis	1	25.109 s
20	Michael Schumacher	1	29.301 s
20	Pedro Diniz	1	34.008 s
20	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	38.449 s
22	Eddie Irvine	1	27.894 s
24	Gerhard Berger	1	24.534 s
25	Rubens Barrichello	1	27.954 s
27	Ukyo Katayama	1	33.075 s
28	Ricardo Rosset	1	34.856 s
30	Mika Häkkinen	1	31.244 s
30	Pedro Lamy	2	32.663 s
30	Jacques Villeneuve	1	34.503 s
31	Olivier Panis	2	30.289 s
32	Pedro Diniz	2	29.773 s
32	Damon Hill	1	35.315 s
32	Michael Schumacher	2	1:22.736 s
35	Mika Salo	2	26.727 s
37	Pedro Lamy	3	1:49.211 s
39	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	27.796 s
41	Gerhard Berger	2	25.069 s
42	Eddie Irvine	2	26.934 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Villeneuve	27	1:33.421
2	Damon Hill	27	1:33.621	+0.200
3	Michael Schumacher	18	1:33.651	+0.230
4	Eddie Irvine	37	1:34.533	+1.112
5	Gerhard Berger	26	1:34.757	+1.336
6	Olivier Panis	21	1:34.767	+1.346
7	Rubens Barrichello	27	1:35.064	+1.643
8	Mika Salo	39	1:35.280	+1.859
9	Jean Alesi	8	1:35.519	+2.098
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	43	1:35.596	+2.175

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 1
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Damon Hill	10
2	Jacques Villeneuve	6
3	Eddie Irvine	4
4	Gerhard Berger	3
5	Mika Häkkinen	2
6	Mika Salo	1

Constructors' championship after round 1
Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	16
2	Ferrari	4
3	Benetton	3
4	McLaren	2
5	Tyrrell	1