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1996 Australian Grand Prix: qualifying

Jacques Villeneuve took pole for the 1996 Australian Grand Prix with 1:32.371, ahead of Damon Hill. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.

Damon Hill (Williams) won the 1996 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne on 10 March 1996, starting from P2. Jacques Villeneuve and Eddie Irvine completed the podium. Jacques Villeneuve took pole position.

Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1996 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:32.371
2	Damon Hill	Williams	1:32.509
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.889
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.125
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:34.054
6	Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:34.257
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:34.344
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:34.474
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:34.494
10	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:34.832
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:35.330
12	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:35.338
13	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:35.351
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:35.453
15	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:35.715
16	Giancarlo Fisichella	Minardi	1:35.898
17	Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:36.109
18	Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:36.198
19	Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:36.286
20	Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:36.298

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