Gridpedia1996 Argentine Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Apr 1996
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
- Pole position
- Damon Hill (1:30.346)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:54:55.322 | 10 | |
| 2 | 6 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 72 | +12.167 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 72 | +14.754 | 1:29.413 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | 72 | +55.131 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 72 | +64.991 | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | VERJos Verstappen | Footwork | 7 | 72 | +68.913 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 72 | +73.400 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | 72 | +74.295 | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 17 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | MONAndrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BERGerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 56 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 46 | Broken wing | 0 | |
| R | 20 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 39 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 19 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | 36 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 12 | BRUMartin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | 34 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | MARTarso Marques | Minardi | 14 | 33 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 32 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | DINPedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | 29 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | 28 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 24 | Oil pump | 0 | |
| R | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Forti | 21 | 24 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 19 | Throttle | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Damon Hill: 2 stops (laps 24, 51), stints of 24, 27, 21 laps
- 2nd
- Jacques Villeneuve: 2 stops (laps 25, 49), stints of 25, 24, 23 laps
- 3rd
- Jean Alesi: 2 stops (laps 22, 44), stints of 22, 22, 28 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 25 of 72
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 24 (27.1 s), 51 (25.3 s) | 242721 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 25 (29.8 s), 49 (25.7 s) | 252423 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 22 (24.3 s), 44 (41.9 s) | 222228 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 28 (35.0 s) | 2844 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 26 (25.4 s), 47 (27.3 s) | 262125 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 21 (28.9 s), 45 (26.7 s) | 212427 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 26 (25.7 s), 50 (24.1 s) | 262422 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 28 (29.1 s), 31 (26.9 s) | 28341 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 22 (25.7 s), 49 (26.1 s) | 222722 |
| MONAndrea Montermini | 3 | 17 (27.1 s), 30 (30.5 s), 51 (28.3 s) | 17132118 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 3 | 24 (25.6 s), 47 (25.9 s), 56 (24.5 s) | 24239 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 21 (24.6 s), 40 (29.3 s) | 21196 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 1 | 39 (30.2 s) | 39 |
| SALMika Salo | 3 | 15 (209.1 s), 25 (32.5 s), 26 (851.2 s) | 151010 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 1 | 31 (34.0 s) | 313 |
| MARTarso Marques | 1 | 16 (28.6 s) | 1617 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 20 (24.8 s) | 2012 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 1 | 29 (49.9 s) | 29 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 1 | 21 (27.1 s) | 217 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 1 | 23 (28.5 s) | 23 |
| BADLuca Badoer | 1 | 22 (29.7 s) | 22 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:30.346 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.598 | +0.252 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.907 | +0.561 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:31.038 | +0.692 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:31.262 | +0.916 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:31.404 | +1.058 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:31.615 | +1.269 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.801 | +1.455 Q1 | ||
| 9 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.001 | +1.655 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.058 | +1.712 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:32.130 | +1.784 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:32.177 | +1.831 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:32.407 | +2.061 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:32.502 | +2.156 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:32.696 | +2.350 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:32.903 | +2.557 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:33.256 | +2.910 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:33.424 | +3.078 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:33.727 | +3.381 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:33.752 | +3.406 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:34.830 | +4.484 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:35.651 | +5.305 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 3 | 30 |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 0 | 1 |