The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 1

Australian Grand Prix

1996  ·  Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit  ·  10 March 1996  ·  58 laps

  1. 1st Damon Hill Williams · 01:32:50.4
  2. 2nd Jacques Villeneuve Williams · +38.02
  3. 3rd Eddie Irvine Ferrari · +1:02.571

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Jacques Villeneuve

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 9

Jean Alesi

Retirement Benetton  —  Collision

03 Lap 32

Michael Schumacher

Retirement Ferrari  —  Brakes

04 Lap 42

Pedro Lamy

Retirement Minardi  —  Safety belt

05 On the Charge

Pedro Diniz

Ligier  —  P20 → P10

06 Victory

Damon Hill

Williams  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Damon Hill Williams 2 58 01:32:50.4 10
2 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1 58 +38.02 6
3 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 3 58 +1:02.571 4
4 Gerhard Berger Benetton 7 58 +1:17.037 3
5 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 5 58 +1:35.071 2
6 Mika Salo Tyrrell 10 57 +1 Lap 1
7 Olivier Panis Ligier 11 57 +1 Lap
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 9 57 +1 Lap
9 Ricardo Rosset Footwork 18 56 +2 Laps
10 Pedro Diniz Ligier 20 56 +2 Laps
11 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 15 55 +3 Laps
12 Pedro Lamy Minardi 17 42 Safety belt
13 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 32 Brakes
14 Giancarlo Fisichella Minardi 16 32 Clutch
15 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 8 29 Engine
16 David Coulthard McLaren 13 24 Throttle
17 Jos Verstappen Footwork 12 15 Engine
18 Jean Alesi Benetton 6 9 Collision
19 Martin Brundle Jordan 19 1 Collision
20 Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 0 Collision

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