Race results
Race startMarch 10, 1996 at 11:00Australian Eastern Daylight Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:32:50.4 | 58 | 1:33.621 | - | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +38.020 | 58 | 1:33.421 | - | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +1:02.571 | 58 | 1:34.533 | - | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | +1:17.037 | 58 | 1:34.757 | - | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +1:35.071 | 58 | 1:35.843 | - | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 57 | 1:35.280 | - | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | +1 Lap | 57 | 1:34.767 | - | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | +1 Lap | 57 | 1:35.596 | - | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | +2 Laps | 56 | 1:36.557 | - | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | +2 Laps | 56 | 1:37.024 | - | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | 55 | 1:36.377 | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | DNF (Safety belt) | 42 | 1:38.784 | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | DNF (Brakes) | 32 | 1:33.651 | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Minardi | DNF (Clutch) | 32 | 1:38.077 | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | DNF (Engine) | 29 | 1:35.064 | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren | DNF (Throttle) | 24 | 1:37.746 | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | DNF (Engine) | 15 | 1:36.649 | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | DNF (Collision) | 9 | 1:35.519 | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | DNF (Collision) | 1 | 1:56.481 | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 |