1996 Argentine Grand Prix

Round

3/16

Date

Apr 7, 1996 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Circuit

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Circuit length

4.259 m (19 turns)

Race distance

306.648 km (72 laps)

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Hill

Winner

1:54:55.322

Winning time

Hill

Pole position

Alesi

Fastest lap

1:29.413

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:54:55.322	1st	72	10
2	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+12.167	3rd	72	6
3	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	+14.754	4th	72	4
4	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	+55.131	6th	72	3
5	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+1:04.991	10th	72	2
6	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	+1:08.913	7th	72	1
7	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	+1:13.400	9th	72
8	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	+1:14.295	12th	72
9	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1 lap	17th	71
10	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	+3 laps	22nd	69
DNF	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	Suspension	5th	56
DNF	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Broken wing	2nd	46
DNF	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	Transmission	19th	39
DNF	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	Throttle	16th	36
DNF	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	Collision	15th	34
DNF	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	Collision	14th	33
DNF	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	Spun off	11th	32
DNF	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	Fire	18th	29
DNF	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Differential	13th	28
DNF	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	Oil pump	20th	24
DNF	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	Collision	21st	24
DNF	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Throttle	8th	19

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:29.128		15
2	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:29.133	+0.005	13
3	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29.318	+0.190	12
4	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:29.854	+0.726	14
5	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:30.274	+1.146	12
6	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.285	+1.157	15
7	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.538	+1.410	13
8	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:30.616	+1.488	7
9	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:30.648	+1.520	13
10	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:30.837	+1.709	18
11	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:31.532	+2.404	10
12	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:31.617	+2.489	13
13	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:31.716	+2.588	16
14	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:31.874	+2.746	12
15	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:31.920	+2.792	14
16	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:31.949	+2.821	13
17	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:32.942	+3.814	13
18	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:33.087	+3.959	13
19	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:33.510	+4.382	6
20	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:34.095	+4.967	11
21	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:35.157	+6.029	13
22	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:36.165	+7.037	3

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:30.346		12
2	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.598	+0.252	11
3	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:30.907	+0.561	12
4	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:31.038	+0.692	6
5	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:31.262	+0.916	11
6	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:31.404	+1.058	12
7	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:31.615	+1.269	7
8	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.801	+1.455	11
9	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:32.001	+1.655	12
10	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.058	+1.712	11
11	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:32.130	+1.784	12
12	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:32.177	+1.831	11
13	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:32.407	+2.061	12
14	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:32.502	+2.156	11
15	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:32.696	+2.350	12
16	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:32.903	+2.557	10
17	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:33.256	+2.910	10
18	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:33.424	+3.078	12
19	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:33.727	+3.381	12
20	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:33.752	+3.406	11
21	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:34.830	+4.484	11
22	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:35.651	+5.305	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.018		19
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:30.384	+0.366	19
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.135	+1.117	20
4	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:31.158	+1.140	18
5	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:31.196	+1.178	23
6	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:31.196	+1.178	17
7	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.461	+1.443	18
8	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:31.871	+1.853	23
9	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.879	+1.861	19
10	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:31.983	+1.965	13
11	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:32.316	+2.298	23
12	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:32.404	+2.386	12
13	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:32.454	+2.436	23
14	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:32.542	+2.524	22
15	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.770	+2.752	19
16	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:33.235	+3.217	9
17	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:33.507	+3.489	17
18	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:33.815	+3.797	23
19	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:33.975	+3.957	25
20	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:34.891	+4.873	22
21	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:35.187	+5.169	24
22	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:35.515	+5.497	23

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:29.694		30
2	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29.799	+0.105	30
3	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:30.019	+0.325	29
4	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.033	+0.339	24
5	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:30.140	+0.446	28
6	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:30.497	+0.803	30
7	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:30.766	+1.072	28
8	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.770	+1.076	30
9	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:30.890	+1.196	30
10	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:31.013	+1.319	28
11	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:31.082	+1.388	29
12	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.368	+1.674	28
13	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:31.408	+1.714	26
14	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:31.811	+2.117	29
15	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.038	+2.344	29
16	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:32.084	+2.390	17
17	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:32.176	+2.482	29
18	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:32.359	+2.665	29
19	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:32.819	+3.125	21
20	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:32.833	+3.139	25
21	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:34.103	+4.409	30
22	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:35.044	+5.350	30

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Jean Alesi	Benetton	1:29.413		65
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:29.653	+0.240	44
3	#4 Gerhard Berger	Benetton	1:30.104	+0.691	43
4	#6 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:30.163	+0.750	64
5	#1 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.659	+1.246	23
6	#15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:31.005	+1.592	23
7	#17 Jos Verstappen	Footwork	1:31.099	+1.686	66
8	#9 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:31.343	+1.930	60
9	#2 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.372	+1.959	65
10	#18 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:31.396	+1.983	18
11	#8 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:31.408	+1.995	46
12	#11 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:31.443	+2.030	50
13	#14 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:31.930	+2.517	44
14	#19 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:31.930	+2.517	34
15	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:32.369	+2.956	17
16	#12 Martin Brundle	Jordan	1:32.668	+3.255	20
17	#10 Pedro Diniz	Ligier	1:32.882	+3.469	24
18	#21 Tarso Marques	Minardi	1:32.925	+3.512	29
19	#20 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:32.958	+3.545	21
20	#16 Ricardo Rosset	Footwork	1:33.606	+4.193	20
21	#23 Andrea Montermini	Forti	1:34.592	+5.179	68
22	#22 Luca Badoer	Forti	1:35.893	+6.480	20

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Damon Hill	Williams	3	3	30
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	2	12	-18
3	Jean Alesi	Benetton	0	2	10	-20
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	1	6	-24
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	0	5	-25
6	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	1	4	-26
7	Gerhard Berger	Benetton	0	0	3	-27
8	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	0	0	3	-27
9	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	3	-27
10	Olivier Panis	Ligier	0	0	1	-29
11	Jos Verstappen	Footwork	0	0	1	-29

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	3	5	42
2	Benetton	Renault	0	2	13	-29
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	2	10	-32
4	McLaren	Mercedes	0	0	5	-37
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	0	3	-39
6	Tyrrell	Yamaha	0	0	3	-39
7	Ligier	Mugen-Honda	0	0	1	-41
8	Footwork	Hart	0	0	1	-41

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1998	#3 Michael Schumacher	Mika Häkkinen	Eddie Irvine	1:28.179 - Alexander Wurz	David Coulthard
1997	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Eddie Irvine	Ralf Schumacher	1:27.981 - Gerhard Berger	Jacques Villeneuve
1995	#5 Damon Hill	Jean Alesi	Michael Schumacher	1:30.522 - Michael Schumacher	David Coulthard
1981	#5 Nelson Piquet	Carlos Reutemann	Alain Prost	1:45.287 - Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
1980	#27 Alan Jones	Nelson Piquet	Keke Rosberg	1:50.450 - Alan Jones	Alan Jones
1979	#26 Jacques Laffite	Carlos Reutemann	John Watson	1:46.910 - Jacques Laffite	Jacques Laffite
1978	#5 Mario Andretti	Niki Lauda	Patrick Depailler	1:49.760 - Gilles Villeneuve	Mario Andretti
1977	#20 Jody Scheckter	Carlos Pace	Carlos Reutemann	1:51.060 - James Hunt	James Hunt
1975	#1 Emerson Fittipaldi	James Hunt	Carlos Reutemann	1:50.910 - James Hunt	Jean-Pierre Jarier
1974	#6 Denny Hulme	Niki Lauda	Clay Regazzoni	1:52.100 - Clay Regazzoni	Ronnie Peterson
1973	#2 Emerson Fittipaldi	François Cevert	Jackie Stewart	1:11.220 - Emerson Fittipaldi	Clay Regazzoni
1972	#21 Jackie Stewart	Denny Hulme	Jacky Ickx	1:13.660 - Jackie Stewart	Carlos Reutemann
1960	#16 Bruce McLaren	Cliff Allison	Maurice Trintignant	1:38.900 - Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss
1958	#14 Stirling Moss	Luigi Musso	Mike Hawthorn	1:41.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio
1957	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	Jean Behra	Carlos Menditéguy	1:44.700 - Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss
1956	#34 Luigi Musso	Jean Behra	Mike Hawthorn	1:45.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio	Juan Manuel Fangio
1955	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González	Nino Farina	1:48.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio	José Froilán González
1954	#2 Juan Manuel Fangio	Nino Farina	José Froilán González	1:48.200 - José Froilán González	Nino Farina
1953	#10 Alberto Ascari	Luigi Villoresi	José Froilán González	1:48.400 - Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari

The 1996 Argentine Grand Prix started Apr 7, 1996 on Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Damon Hill started from pole position with Michael Schumacher next to him. Jacques Villeneuve started from third place.

In 1 hour, 54 minutes and 55 seconds Damon Hill finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jacques Villeneuve in second and Jean Alesi in third place.

After the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix, Damon Hill is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 30 points. Hill is 18 points ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.