Round 3 · 7 April 1996
1996 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Damon Hill (Williams) won the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 7 April 1996 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 1. Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) and Jean Alesi (Benetton) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 1:54:55.322 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | +12.167 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | +14.754 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | +55.131 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | +64.991 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 7 | +68.913 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | +73.400 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | +74.295 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | — | — | Suspension |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Broken wing |
| 13 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | — | — | Transmission |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | — | — | Throttle |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | — | — | Collision |
| 16 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 17 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | — | — | Heat shield fire |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | — | — | Transmission |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | — | — | Oil pump |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Throttle |