Argentine Grand Prix
1996 · Round 3 · Buenos Aires, Argentina · Apr 7, 1996Race summary
Victory went to Hill (from 1st on the grid), with a 12.2s margin. Montermini made the biggest gain, from 22nd on the grid to 10th (up 12 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:54:55.322 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 72 | +12.167 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 72 | +14.754 | 4 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | 72 | +55.131 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 72 | +1:04.991 | 2 |
| 6 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 7 | 72 | +1:08.913 | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 72 | +1:13.400 | 0 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | 72 | +1:14.295 | 0 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 17 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 56 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 46 | Broken wing | 0 |
| – | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 39 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | 36 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | 34 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 14 | 33 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 32 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | 29 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| – | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | 28 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 24 | Oil pump | 0 |
| – | Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | 24 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 19 | Throttle | 0 |