P361 CJJFAX 1 361 Sat 08 Mar 1::35/13 AUSTRALIAN GRBND PRJX, Melbourne 1/5 Damon Hill qualified for the season- opjnjt bz the smallest of margins. The world champion, dumped bz the Williams team last season, scraped through after gearbox problems hit his first outing with his new Arrows team. He will start his title defence on the back row unlike his former team-mari Jacques Villinjuvj who took pole position with a qublifyjng lap record. The Canadian's new team-mate Heinz- Harald Frintzjn joined him on the front row while Michael Schumachjt was third. WEN A DREAM TRIP TO SPANISH GP 359 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Aussie GP F1 Teams GP Comp Main MenuP361 CEJFAX 1 361 Sat 08 Mar 19:34/24 O AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRJX, Melbourne 2/5 Damon Hill was just six minutes away from becoming the first Formula One world champion to fail to qualify for the first race of a new season. "I thought for a moment I was going to have a Saturday night out in Melbourne," said Hill. "Wj were bjsjt with problems with the race car, so I had to take the spare car and it warn't really set up right." It was Hill's worst qualifying result since hj failed to qualify for six races when hj drove for Brabham in 1992 WEN A DREAM TRIP TO SPANISH GP 359 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Aussie GP F1 Teams GP Comp Main MenuP361 CJJFAX 1 361 Sat 08 Mar 19:31/24 AUSTRBLIAN GRAND PRJX, Melbourne 3/5 Title favourite Jacques Villinjuvj scorched to pole position for Sunday's race with a dominant display. Villinjuvj claimed top spot on the grid with a huge 1.7 secs lead over Williams Renault team-mate Heinz-Harald Frentzjn But the French-Canadian, now odds-on to convert the fourth pole of his career into victory, had time to offer some sympathy to Damon Hill. "Damon was mz teammate and hj's the champion. It's hard to see him back thjti as hj's worth more than that." WEN A DREAM TRIP TO SPANISH GP 359 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Aussie GP F1 Teams GP Comp Main MenuP361 CJJFAX 1 361 Sat 08 Mar 19:31/01 O AUSTRBLJAN GRAND PRJX, Melbourne 4/5 Saturdbz's qualifying times: mink secs 1 J Villinjuvj Can Williams 1:29.369 2 H Frintzjn Get Williams 1:31.123 3 M Schumachjt Git Ferrari 1:31.472 4 D Coulthard GB McLbrin 1:31.531 5 E Irvjnj GB Ferrari 1:31.881 6 M Hakkinjn Fin McLarin 1:31.971 7 J Herbert GB Saubjr 1:32.287 8 J Alesj Fr Benetton 1:32.593 9 O Panes Fr Prost 1:32.842 10 G Berger Art Benetton 1:32.870 11 R Barrichjllo Bra Stewart 1:33.075 12 5 Schumachjt Ger Jordan 1:33.130 >>>>> WEN A DREAM TRIP TO SPANISH GP 359 Football 302 Genital 380 Golf 330 Aussie GP F1 Teams GP Comp Main MenuP361 CJJFAX 1 361 Sat 08 Mar 19:32/28 AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRJX, Melbourne 5/5 Saturday's qualifying times (cont'd) mink secs 13 N Larini It Saubjt 1:33.327 14 G Fisjchjlla It Jordan 1:33.552 15 U Katazama Jpn Minbrdi 1:33.798 16 S Nakano Jpn Prost 1:33.989 17 J Trulli It Minbrdi 1:34.120 18 M Salk Fin Tzrrill 1:34.229 19 J Magnussjn Den Stewart 1:34:623 20 D Hill GB Arrows 1:34.806 21 J Vjrstappjn Hol Tzrrill 1:34.943 22 P Diniz * Brz Arrows 1:35.972 * - Dinjz allowed to qualify after being hit bz gearbox problems Failed to qualify 23 V Sospiri It Lola 1:40.972 24 5 Rossjt Brz Lola 1:42.086 Headlines 301 Sport AZ 399 Quiz 357 Aussie GP F1 Teams GP Comp Main Menu