Round 3 · 1996
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina · Sun 7 Apr · 00:00 UTC
Race replay
Starting grid
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 1:54:55.322 | 10 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | +12.167 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | +14.754 | 4 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | +55.131 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | +1:04.991 | 2 |
| 6 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 7 | +1:08.913 | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | +1:13.400 | |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | +1:14.295 | |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | +3 Laps | |
| — | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | Suspension | |
| — | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Broken wing | |
| — | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | Transmission | |
| — | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | Throttle | |
| — | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | Collision | |
| — | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 14 | Collision | |
| — | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | Spun off | |
| — | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | Heat shield fire | |
| — | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | Transmission | |
| — | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | Oil pump | |
| — | Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | Collision | |
| — | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | Throttle |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:30.346 | — | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.598 | — | — |
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.907 | — | — |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:31.038 | — | — |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:31.262 | — | — |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:31.404 | — | — |
| 7 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:31.615 | — | — |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.801 | — | — |
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.001 | — | — |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.058 | — | — |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:32.130 | — | — |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:32.177 | — | — |
| 13 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:32.407 | — | — |
| 14 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:32.502 | — | — |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:32.696 | — | — |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:32.903 | — | — |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:33.256 | — | — |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:33.424 | — | — |
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:33.727 | — | — |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:33.752 | — | — |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:34.830 | — | — |
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:35.651 | — | — |