Pit Lane F1
1996 Season - Round 3 - 1996-04-07
Damon Hill won the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) and Jean Alesi (Benetton) home for Williams.
Andrea Montermini (Forti) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P22 on the grid to P10 at the flag â a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Rubens Barrichello |
| Jordan |
| 6 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 7 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 13 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | Throttle | 0 |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Tarso Marques | Minardi | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 19 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | Oil pump | 0 |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Mika HĂ€kkinen | McLaren | 8 | Throttle | 0 |
