Round 1 · 10 March 1996
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
Pre-season
No standings yet
This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.
After the race
20 drivers
After Round 1
1
Damon Hill
Williams
NEW
10
+10
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
NEW
6
+6
3
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
NEW
4
+4
4
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
NEW
3
+3
5
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
NEW
2
+2
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6
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
NEW
1
+1
-
Olivier Panis
Ligier
NEW
0
+0
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
NEW
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
NEW
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
NEW
0
+0
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
NEW
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
NEW
0
+0
-
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
NEW
0
+0
-
David Coulthard
McLaren
NEW
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
NEW
0
+0
-
Jean Alesi
Benetton
NEW
0
+0
-
Martin Brundle
Jordan
NEW
0
+0
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
NEW
0
+0
Circuit map
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.
Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID australia
Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIL Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | 1:32:50.400 | 10 |
| 2 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1 | +38.020 | 6 |
| 3 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 3 | +1:02.571 | 4 |
| 4 | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 7 | +1:17.037 | 3 |
| 5 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | +1:35.071 | 2 |
| 6 | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 10 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | PAN Olivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 18 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 20 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 15 | 3L | 0 |
| R | LAM Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | VER Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | BRU Martin Brundle | Jordan | 19 | — | 0 |
| R | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | — | 0 |