1996 Australian Grand Prix

1996 Australian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 16 in the 1996 Formula One season
Date	March 10, 1996
Location	Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
Course	Temporary street circuit 5.302 km
Distance	58 laps, 307.516 km
Weather	Dry
Pole Position
Driver	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault
Time	1:28.316
Fastest lap
Driver	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda
Time	1:29.121
Podium
First	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha
Second	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault
Third	Rui Martins	Ferrari

The 1996 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 10, 1996 at Melbourne . It was the 1st race of the 1996 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	1:28.316
2	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:28.479	+0.163
3	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	1:28:491	+0.175
4	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	1:28.508	+0.192
5	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Sauber-Ford	1:28.519	+0.203
6	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	1:28.530	+0.214
7	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	1:28.619	+0.303
8	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:28.668	+0.352
9	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	1:28.672	+0.356
10	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	1:28.722	+0.406
11	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	1:28.734	+0.418
12	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	1:28.785	+0.469
13	15	Andrea Dovizioso	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:28.792	+0.476
14	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	1:28.832	+0.516
15	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	1:28.884	+0.568
16	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	1:28.895	+0.579
17	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	1:28.925	+0.609
18	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	1:28.966	+0.650
19	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	1:28.998	+0.682
20	16	Cristiano Mauri	Jordan-Peugeot	1:29.041	+0.725
21	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	1:29.651	+1.335
22	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	1:29.976	+1.660

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Aidan Keranen	Tyrrell-Yamaha	58	1:27:52.146	2	10
2	1	Tobi Kederer	Williams-Renault	58	+21.101	1	6
3	3	Rui Martins	Ferrari	58	+22.477	10	4
4	19	Josh Noack	Sauber-Ford	58	+32.175	12	3
5	8	Jimmy Laad	Footwork-Hart	58	+34.336	4	2
6	15	Andrea Dovizioso	Ligier-Mugen Honda	58	+38.903	13	1
7	4	Old Wolf	Ferrari	58	+51.832	9
8	7	Pablo Diehl	Footwork-Hart	58	+58.145	15
9	2	Jack Hunsley	Williams-Renault	58	+58.945	22
10	17	William Néron	Jordan-Peugeot	58	+1:17.135	17
11	20	Ben Utzer	Minardi-Ford	58	+1:18.761	21
12	11	Joel Rautavaara	Forti-Ford	58	+1:20.890	3
13	14	Andy Black	Ligier-Mugen Honda	58	+1:23.215	14
14	5	Rami Saidy	Benetton-Renault	58	+1:25.175	19
Ret	12	Milos Ancevski	Forti-Ford	44	Engine	6
Ret	6	James McNamara	Benetton-Renault	42	Engine	11
Ret	16	Cristiano Mauri	Jordan-Peugeot	39	Loose wheel	20
Ret	23	Lesley Buurlage	McLaren-Mercedes	38	Didn't finish	18
Ret	21	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	32	Engine	7
Ret	10	Ben Herbert	Tyrrell-Yamaha	28	Puncture	8
Ret	18	Manolis Sigoulakis	Sauber-Ford	16	Gearbox	5
Ret	22	Xen Foro	McLaren-Mercedes	2	Water leak	16

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Aidan Keranen 10 2 Tobi Kederer 6 3 Rui Martins 4 4 Josh Noack 3 5 Jimmy Laad 2	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Tyrrell-Yamaha 10 2 Williams-Renault 6 3 Ferrari 4 4 Sauber-Ford 3 5 Footwork-Hart 2
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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