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1996 Argentine Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBuenos Aires, 72 laps
Round3 of 16
Race numbers

The 1996 Argentine Grand Prix was the:

  • 584th World Championship race
  • 18th World Championship Argentine Grand Prix
  • 18th World Championship race at Buenos Aires
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault721hr 54m 55.322s10
2+1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault72+12.167s6
3+1(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault72+14.754s4
4+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot72+55.131s3
5+5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari72+1m 04.991s2
6+1(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart72+1m 08.913s1
7+2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes72+1m 13.400s 
8+4(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda72+1m 14.295s 
9+8(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap 
10+12(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth69+3 laps 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault56DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari46DNF 
R (PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha36DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot34DNF 
R (BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda29DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha28DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart24DNF 
R (ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes19DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault
4(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault
6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
7(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
9(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
10(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
12(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
13(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
14(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot
16(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
17(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth
18(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth
20(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart
21(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth
22(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:30.346 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:30.5980.252
3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Renault1:30.9070.561
4(FRA) Jean AlesiBenetton-Renault1:31.0380.692
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerBenetton-Renault1:31.2620.916
6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:31.4041.058
7(NLD) Jos VerstappenFootwork-Hart1:31.6151.269
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.8011.455
9(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:32.0011.655
10(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:32.0581.712
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:32.1301.784
12(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:32.1771.831
13(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:32.4072.061
14(BRA) Tarso MarquesMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:32.5022.156
15(GBR) Martin BrundleJordan-Peugeot1:32.6962.350
16(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:32.9032.557
17(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Ford Cosworth1:33.2562.910
18(BRA) Pedro DinizLigier-Mugen-Honda1:33.4243.078
19(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:33.7273.381
20(BRA) Ricardo RossetFootwork-Hart1:33.7523.406
21(ITA) Luca BadoerForti-Ford Cosworth1:34.8304.484
22(ITA) Andrea MonterminiForti-Ford Cosworth1:35.6515.305

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Damon Hill30
2(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve12
3(FRA) Jean Alesi10
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine6
5(FIN) Mika Hakkinen5
6(DEU) Michael Schumacher4
7(AUT) Gerhard Berger3
=(BRA) Rubens Barrichello3
9(FIN) Mika Salo3
10(FRA) Olivier Panis1
=(NLD) Jos Verstappen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault42
2Benetton-Renault13
3Ferrari10
4McLaren-Mercedes5
5Jordan-Peugeot3
=Tyrrell-Yamaha3
7Ligier-Mugen-Honda1
=Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Wins
16th for Damon Hill
86th for Williams
Race 1-2
26th for Williams
Podiums
33rd for Damon Hill
20th for Jean Alesi (31st driver to score 20 podiums, 4th French driver)
2nd for Jacques Villeneuve
210th & 211st for Williams
79th for Benetton
Poles
13th for Damon Hill
88th for Williams
Fastest laps
3rd for Jean Alesi (first for Benetton)
31st for Benetton
Front row starts
34th for Damon Hill
25th for Michael Schumacher (first for Ferrari)
Pole & win
5th for Damon Hill