March 10, 1996 Albert Park | Lap distance 5.302 km
Photos (12) | Championship standings | 1996 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 10 | 5 | Damon Hill (GBR) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:32'50.491 | 2 | 1'32.509 | 2 | 1'33.621 | (27) | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:33'28.511 | +38.020 | 1 | 1'32.371 | 1 | 1'33.421 | (27) |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:33'53.062 | +1'02.571 | 3 | 1'32.889 | 4 | 1'34.533 | (37) |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:34'07.528 | +1'17.037 | 7 | 1'34.344 | 5 | 1'34.757 | (26) |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 58 | 1:34'25.562 | +1'35.071 | 5 | 1'34.054 | 11 | 1'35.843 | (49) |
| 6 | 1 | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 57 | 1:33'03.181 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'34.832 | 8 | 1'35.280 | (39) |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 57 | 1:33'14.468 | +1 lap | 11 | 1'35.330 | 6 | 1'34.767 | (21) | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 57 | 1:33'29.436 | +1 lap | 9 | 1'34.494 | 10 | 1'35.596 | (43) | |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 56 | 1:33'21.629 | +2 laps | 18 | 1'36.198 | 13 | 1'36.557 | (45) | |
| 10 | 10 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 56 | 1:33'25.689 | +2 laps | 20 | 1'36.298 | 15 | 1'37.024 | (24) | |
| 11 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 55 | 1:32'51.827 | +3 laps | 15 | 1'35.715 | 12 | 1'36.377 | (44) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| safety belt | 20 | Pedro Lamy (POR) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 42 | 1:15'38.628 | 17 | 1'36.109 | 18 | 1'38.784 | (4) | ||
| brakes | 1 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 32 | 53'01.667 | 4 | 1'33.125 | 3 | 1'33.651 | (18) | ||
| clutch | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 32 | 54'09.621 | 16 | 1'35.898 | 17 | 1'38.077 | (5) | ||
| engine | 11 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 29 | 47'25.412 | 8 | 1'34.474 | 7 | 1'35.064 | (27) | ||
| throttle | 8 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 24 | 39'55.145 | 13 | 1'35.351 | 16 | 1'37.746 | (13) | ||
| engine | 17 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 15 | 25'10.462 | 12 | 1'35.338 | 14 | 1'36.649 | (13) | ||
| collision | 3 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 9 | 14'36.293 | 6 | 1'34.257 | 9 | 1'35.519 | (8) | ||
| spun off | 12 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 1 | 1'56.481 | 19 | 1'36.286 | 19 | 1'56.481 | (1) | ||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 14 | 1'35.453 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 22 | Luca Badoer (ITA) | Forti FG01B | Ford EC | Goodyear | 1'39.202 | ||||||||
| -- | 23 | Andrea Montermini (ITA) | Forti FG01B | Ford EC | Goodyear | 1'42.087 | ||||||||
