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 | 0.000 | 2 | 2.000000.509 | 2 | 3.000000.621 | (27) | |
| 2 | 6 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve (CAN) | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 58 | 8.000000.511 | +8.000000.020 | 1 | 2.000000.371 | 1 | 3.000000.421 | (27) |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | Eddie Irvine (GBR) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 58 | 3.000000.062 | +2.000000.571 | 3 | 2.000000.889 | 4 | 4.000000.533 | (37) |
| 4 | 3 | 4 | Gerhard Berger (AUT) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 58 | 7.000000.528 | +7.000000.037 | 7 | 4.000000.344 | 5 | 4.000000.757 | (26) |
| 5 | 2 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen (FIN) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 58 | 5.000000.562 | +5.000000.071 | 5 | 4.000000.054 | 11 | 5.000000.843 | (49) |
| 6 | 1 | 19 | Mika Salo (FIN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 57 | 3.000000.181 | +1 lap | 10 | 4.000000.832 | 8 | 5.000000.280 | (39) |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis (FRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 57 | 4.000000.468 | +1 lap | 11 | 5.000000.330 | 6 | 4.000000.767 | (21) | |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen (GER) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 57 | 9.000000.436 | +1 lap | 9 | 4.000000.494 | 10 | 5.000000.596 | (43) | |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset (BRA) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 56 | 1.000000.629 | +2 laps | 18 | 6.000000.198 | 13 | 6.000000.557 | (45) | |
| 10 | 10 | Pedro Diniz (BRA) | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301H | Goodyear | 56 | 5.000000.689 | +2 laps | 20 | 6.000000.298 | 15 | 7.000000.024 | (24) | |
| 11 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama (JPN) | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A | Goodyear | 55 | 1.000000.827 | +3 laps | 15 | 5.000000.715 | 12 | 6.000000.377 | (44) | |
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| safety belt | 20 | Pedro Lamy (POR) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 42 | 8.000000.628 | 17 | 6.000000.109 | 18 | 8.000000.784 | (4) | ||
| brakes | 1 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari 046 | Goodyear | 32 | 1.000000.667 | 4 | 3.000000.125 | 3 | 3.000000.651 | (18) | ||
| clutch | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) | Minardi M195B | Ford ED | Goodyear | 32 | 9.000000.621 | 16 | 5.000000.898 | 17 | 8.000000.077 | (5) | ||
| engine | 11 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 29 | 5.000000.412 | 8 | 4.000000.474 | 7 | 5.000000.064 | (27) | ||
| throttle | 8 | David Coulthard (GBR) | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes FO110 | Goodyear | 24 | 5.000000.145 | 13 | 5.000000.351 | 16 | 7.000000.746 | (13) | ||
| engine | 17 | Jos Verstappen (NED) | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 | Goodyear | 15 | 0.000 | 12 | 5.000000.338 | 14 | 6.000000.649 | (13) | ||
| collision | 3 | Jean Alesi (FRA) | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 | Goodyear | 9 | 6.000000.293 | 6 | 4.000000.257 | 9 | 5.000000.519 | (8) | ||
| spun off | 12 | Martin Brundle (GBR) | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 | Goodyear | 1 | 6.000000.481 | 19 | 6.000000.286 | 19 | 6.000000.481 | (1) | ||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Johnny Herbert (GBR) | Alfa Romeo C15 | Ford Zetec-R | Goodyear | 14 | 5.000000.453 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 22 | Luca Badoer (ITA) | Forti FG01B | Ford EC | Goodyear | 9.000000.202 | ||||||||
| -- | 23 | Andrea Montermini (ITA) | Forti FG01B | Ford EC | Goodyear | 2.000000.087 | ||||||||
