Round 3 · 7 April 1996
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
23 drivers
After Round 2
1
Damon Hill
Williams
20
pts
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
6
pts
3
Jean Alesi
Benetton
6
pts
4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
5
pts
5
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
4
pts
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6
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
4
pts
7
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
3
pts
8
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
3
pts
9
Olivier Panis
Ligier
1
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
0
pts
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
0
pts
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
0
pts
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
0
pts
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
0
pts
-
Martin Brundle
Jordan
0
pts
-
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
0
pts
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
0
pts
-
David Coulthard
McLaren
0
pts
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
0
pts
-
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
0
pts
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
0
pts
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
0
pts
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 3
1
Damon Hill
Williams
—
30
+10
2
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
12
+6
3
Jean Alesi
Benetton
—
10
+4
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↑1
6
+2
5
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
↓1
5
+0
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6
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
4
+0
7
Gerhard Berger
Benetton
—
3
+0
8
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
↑991
3
+3
9
Mika Salo
Tyrrell
↓1
3
+0
10
Olivier Panis
Ligier
↓1
1
+0
11
Jos Verstappen
Footwork
↑988
1
+1
-
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Footwork
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Lamy
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Andrea Montermini
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Luca Badoer
Forti
—
0
+0
-
Martin Brundle
Jordan
—
0
+0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Tarso Marques
Minardi
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIL Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 1:54:55.322 | 10 |
| 2 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | +12.167 | 6 |
| 3 | ALE Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | +14.754 | 4 |
| 4 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | +55.131 | 3 |
| 5 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | +1:04.991 | 2 |
| 6 | VER Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 7 | +1:08.913 | 1 |
| 7 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | +1:13.400 | 0 |
| 8 | PAN Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | +1:14.295 | 0 |
| 9 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | MON Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| R | BER Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| R | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Broken wing | 0 |
| R | LAM Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | Throttle | 0 |
| R | BRU Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| R | MAR Tarso Marques | Minardi | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| R | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| R | KAT Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | Oil pump | 0 |
| R | BAD Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| R | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | Throttle | 0 |