Season 1996 · Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

1996 Season R2 →
1996-03-10 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Australia · Australian Grand Prix · 58Lap · 307.516km
5 Damon Hill
Williams 1:32:50.400
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams +38.020
2 Eddie Irvine
Ferrari +1:02.571
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
9
Pedro Lamy L42 Michael Schumacher L32 Giancarlo Fisichella L32 Rubens Barrichello L29 David Coulthard L24 Jos Verstappen L15 Jean Alesi L9 Martin Brundle L1 Johnny Herbert L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 13/29 44.8%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P1
Closest finish · all-time P9
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Melbourne, Australia
58Lap 307.516km 29 races held (1996–) Lap record 1:19.813 · Charles Leclerc (2024)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P4 Gerhard Berger 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P4 Damon Hill 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -2
P9 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Felipe Massa -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56 Hill HIL Hill HIL Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Berger BER Berger BER Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Salo SAL Salo SAL Panis PAN Panis PAN Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Rosset ROS Rosset ROS Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Katayama KAT Katayama KAT Lamy · retired L42 Lamy LAM Lamy LAM Schumacher · retired L32 Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Fisichella · retired L32 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Barrichello · retired L29 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Coulthard · retired L24 Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Verstappen · retired L15 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Alesi · retired L9 Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Brundle · retired L1 Brundle BRU Brundle BRU Herbert · retired L0 Herbert HER Herbert HER
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Damon Hill Williams 2 58 1:32:50.400 10
2 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 58 +38.020 6
3 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 3 58 +1:02.571 4
4 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 7 58 +1:17.037 3
5 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 58 +1:35.071 2
6 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 10 57 +1 Lap 1
7 9 Olivier Panis Ligier 11 57 +1 Lap
8 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 9 57 +1 Lap
9 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 18 56 +2 Laps
10 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier 20 56 +2 Laps
11 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 15 55 +3 Laps
R 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi 17 42 Safety belt
R 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 32 Brakes
R 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 16 32 Clutch
R 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 8 29 Engine
R 8 David Coulthard McLaren 13 24 Throttle
R 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 12 15 Engine
R 3 Jean Alesi Benetton 6 9 Collision
R 12 Martin Brundle Jordan 19 1 Collision
R 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:32.371 — — POLE Q1
2 5 Damon Hill Williams 1:32.509 — — +0.138 Q1
3 2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:32.889 — — +0.518 Q1
4 1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:33.125 — — +0.754 Q1
5 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:34.054 — — +1.683 Q1
6 3 Jean Alesi Benetton 1:34.257 — — +1.886 Q1
7 4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 1:34.344 — — +1.973 Q1
8 11 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:34.474 — — +2.103 Q1
9 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:34.494 — — +2.123 Q1
10 19 Mika Salo Tyrrell 1:34.832 — — +2.461 Q1
11 9 Olivier Panis Ligier 1:35.330 — — +2.959 Q1
12 17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 1:35.338 — — +2.967 Q1
13 8 David Coulthard McLaren 1:35.351 — — +2.980 Q1
14 14 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:35.453 — — +3.082 Q1
15 18 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:35.715 — — +3.344 Q1
16 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 1:35.898 — — +3.527 Q1
17 20 Pedro Lamy Minardi 1:36.109 — — +3.738 Q1
18 16 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 1:36.198 — — +3.827 Q1
19 12 Martin Brundle Jordan 1:36.286 — — +3.915 Q1
20 10 Pedro Diniz Ligier 1:36.298 — — +3.927 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
6 Jacques Villeneuve
2
5 Damon Hill
3
2 Eddie Irvine
4
1 Michael Schumacher
5
7 Mika Häkkinen
6
3 Jean Alesi
7
4 Gerhard Berger
8
11 Rubens Barrichello
9
15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
10
19 Mika Salo
11
9 Olivier Panis
12
17 Jos Verstappen
13
8 David Coulthard
14
14 Johnny Herbert
15
18 Ukyo Katayama
16
21 Giancarlo Fisichella
17
20 Pedro Lamy
18
16 Ricardo Rosset
19
12 Martin Brundle
20
10 Pedro Diniz
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:33.421 L27
2 5 Damon Hill 1:33.621 L27
3 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:33.633 L26
4 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.651 L18
5 5 Damon Hill 1:33.678 L31
6 1 Michael Schumacher 1:33.771 L19
7 5 Damon Hill 1:33.784 L28
8 5 Damon Hill 1:33.803 L25
9 6 Jacques Villeneuve 1:33.854 L28
10 5 Damon Hill 1:33.882 L18
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
16
Ricardo Rosset
+11
P18→P9
10
Pedro Diniz
+11
P20→P10
19
Mika Salo
+9
P10→P6
18
Ukyo Katayama
+9
P15→P11
9
Olivier Panis
+8
P11→P7
15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+7
P9→P8
8
David Coulthard
+7
P13→P—
4
Gerhard Berger
+6
P7→P4
Most positions lost
Heinz-Harald Frentzen −7 Michael Schumacher −7 Ukyo Katayama −6
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15