1996 - Transurban Australian Grand Prix

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1996 - Transurban Australian Grand Prix

Race Name - Transurban Australian Grand Prix
Date - 3/10/1996
Race Track - Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 20
Laps Run - 58
Pole Winner Jacques Villeneuve
Average Race Speed - 198.736 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Jacques Villeneuve
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Damon Hill	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8
2	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Rothmans Williams Renault	Williams FW18	Renault RS8
3	3	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046
4	7	Gerhard Berger	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8
5	5	Mika Hkkinen	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110
6	10	Mika Salo	TyrrellYamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A
7	11	Olivier Panis	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA
8	9	HeinzHarald Frentzen	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R
9	18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830
10	20	Pedro Diniz	Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes	Ligier JS43	Mugen-Honda MF-301HA
11	15	Ukyo Katayama	TyrrellYamaha	Tyrrell 024	Yamaha OX11A
12	17	Pedro Lamy	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2
13	4	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F310	Ferrari Type 046
14	16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi Team SpA	Minardi M195B	Ford EDM2
15	8	Rubens Barrichello	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12
16	13	David Coulthard	Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	McLaren MP4-11	Mercedes-Benz FO110
17	12	Jos Verstappen	Footwork Hart	Footwork FA17	Hart 830
18	6	Jean Alesi	Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Benetton B196	Renault RS8
19	19	Martin Brundle	BH Total Jordan Peugeot	Jordan 196	Peugeot A12
20	14	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Ford	Sauber C15	Ford JD Zetec-R