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FIA: Formula 1 World Championship - Race 1
Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne, Australia - March 10, 1996


FP   DRIVER                   NAT  CONSTRUCTOR         RESULTS/LAPS
 1   Damon Hill               ENG  Williams-Renault    1:32:50.491
 2   Jacques Villeneuve       CAN  Williams-Renault         38.020+
 3   Eddie Irvine             ENG  Ferrari                1:02.571+
 4   Gerhard Berger           AUS  Benetton-Renault       1:17.037+
 5   Mika Hakkinen            FIN  McLaren-Mercedes       1:35.071+
 6   Mika Salo                FIN  Tyrrell-Yamaha        -1 lap
 7   Olivier Panis            FRA  Ligier-Mugen          -1 lap
 8   Heinz-Harald Frentzen    GER  Sauber-Ford           -1 lap
 9   Ricardo Rosset           BRZ  Arrows-Hart           -2 laps
10   Pedro Diniz              BRZ  Ligier-Mugen          -2 laps
11   Ukyo Katayama            JPN  Tyrrell-Yamaha        -3 laps
12   Pedro Lamy               POR  Minardi-Ford ED       43 Harness
13   Michael Schumacher       GER  Ferrari               33 Brakes
14   Giancarlo Fisichella     ITA  Minardi-Ford ED       33 Clutch
15   Rubens Barrichello       BRZ  Jordan-Peugeot        30 Engine
16   David Coulthard          ENG  McLaren-Mercedes      25 Throttle
17   Jos Verstappen           NET  Arrows-Hart           16 Engine
18   Jean Alesi               FRA  Benetton-Renault      10 Accident
19   Martin Brundle           ENG  Jordan-Peugeot         2 Spun