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#6 Comeback after injury in 1996
McLaren decided to team up Hakkinen and David Coulthard for the upcoming 1996 season. The Finn was confident enough to achieve success, and both the drivers helped McLaren dominate the upcoming seasons.
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Hakkinen returned to Australia for the inaugural race of the season, and he qualified 5th on the grid and finished the race in the same spot and took away 2 points. 1996 world champion Damon Hill, took pole position at the Transurban Australian Grand Prix.
It was a 1-2 finish for Williams, as Hill's partner Jacques Villeneuve, finished 2nd and Eddie Irvine of Ferrari finished 3rd to complete the grid.
After many ups and downs, Hakkinen finished the season off with a third-place finish in Japan. At the end of the season, the Finn managed to grab 31 points and was placed 5th on the Drivers' Championship table.
