- Winner
- Damon Hill
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, and Eddie Irvine
- Race date
- March 10, 1996
- Pole
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Fastest lap
- Jacques Villeneuve
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
The decisive result
Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jacques Villeneuve is listed 2 for Williams, with Eddie Irvine 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
Pedro Diniz from P20 to P10 (+10), Ricardo Rosset from P18 to P9 (+9), and Mika Salo from P10 to P6 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Jacques Villeneuve started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 Collision, 2 +2 laps, and 2 DNQ. Jacques Villeneuve holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.421 on lap 27. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.