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Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Damon Hill won the Argentine Grand Prix 1996 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 7 April 1996, starting from pole position. Jacques Villeneuve finished second for Williams, with Jean Alesi completing the podium for Benetton.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Damon HillHIL | Williams | 72 | 1:54:55.322 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 72 | +12.167 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Jean AlesiALE | Benetton | 72 | +14.754 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Jordan | 72 | +55.131 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 72 | +1:04.991 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jos VerstappenVER | Footwork | 72 | +1:08.913 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 72 | +1:13.400 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | Olivier PanisPAN | Ligier | 72 | +1:14.295 | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea MonterminiMON | Forti | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Gerhard BergerBER | Benetton | 56 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 46 | Broken wing | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Pedro LamyLAM | Minardi | 39 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Mika SaloSAL | Tyrrell | 36 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Martin BrundleBRU | Jordan | 34 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Tarso MarquesMAR | Minardi | 33 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Sauber | 32 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pedro DinizDIN | Ligier | 29 | Heat shield fire | 0 | |
| R | 13 | Ukyo KatayamaKAT | Tyrrell | 28 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ricardo RossetROS | Footwork | 24 | Oil pump | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Luca BadoerBAD | Forti | 24 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 19 | Throttle | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Damon Hill
- Circuit Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Winning team Williams
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 | - | - |