Formula One history, told through data
← 1996 season

Round 1 · 10 March 1996

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

Winner Damon Hill Williams
Pole position Jacques Villeneuve Williams
Fastest lap —
Finishers 11/20 9 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
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

After Round 1

20 drivers
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
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Olivier Panis Ligier
NEW
0 +0
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Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber
NEW
0 +0
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Ricardo Rosset Footwork
NEW
0 +0
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Pedro Diniz Ligier
NEW
0 +0
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Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
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Pedro Lamy Minardi
NEW
0 +0
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Michael Schumacher Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
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Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi
NEW
0 +0
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Rubens Barrichello Jordan
NEW
0 +0
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David Coulthard McLaren
NEW
0 +0
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Jos Verstappen Footwork
NEW
0 +0
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Jean Alesi Benetton
NEW
0 +0
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Martin Brundle Jordan
NEW
0 +0
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Johnny Herbert Sauber
NEW
0 +0

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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