The 1996 Argentine Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1996 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, 7 April 1996. Damon Hill started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
1996 Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Bap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:54:55.322 | - | - | 1:29.653 | 44 | 160.013 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Renault | FW18 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:55:07.489 | +12.167 | +12.167 | 1:30.163 | 64 | 159.731 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Jean Alesi | France | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:55:10.076 | +14.754 | +2.587 | 1:29.413 | 66 | 159.671 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:55:50.453 | +55.131 | +40.377 | 1:31.443 | 50 | 158.743 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:56:00.313 | +1:04.991 | +9.860 | 1:31.372 | 65 | 158.519 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:56:04.235 | +1:08.913 | +3.922 | 1:31.099 | 66 | 158.429 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:56:08.722 | +1:13.400 | +4.487 | 1:31.408 | 46 | 158.327 | |
| 8 | 9 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:56:09.617 | +1:14.295 | +0.895 | 1:31.343 | 60 | 158.307 | |
| 9 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:56:20.691 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:31.930 | 44 | 155.859 | |
| 10 | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Italy | Forti Ford | FG01B | Goodyear | 69 | 1:55:36.450 | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:34.592 | 68 | 152.433 | |
| DNF | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Benetton Renault | B196 | Goodyear | 56 | 1:30:49.416 | 1:30.104 | 43 | 157.452 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F310 | Goodyear | 46 | 1:15:58.365 | 1:30.659 | 23 | 154.594 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 39 | 1:05:18.713 | 1:32.958 | 21 | 152.441 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Mika Salo | Finland | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 36 | 1:15:53.222 | 1:31.930 | 34 | 121.095 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Jordan Peugeot | 196 | Goodyear | 34 | 57:25.220 | 1:32.668 | 20 | 151.140 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Tarso Marques | Brazil | Minardi Ford | M195B | Goodyear | 33 | 55:41.181 | 1:32.925 | 29 | 151.257 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Ford | C15 | Goodyear | 32 | 53:58.868 | 1:31.005 | 23 | 151.301 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Ligier Mugen Honda | JS43 | Goodyear | 29 | 46:11.376 | 1:32.882 | 24 | 160.226 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 024 | Goodyear | 28 | 44:17.533 | 1:31.396 | 18 | 161.321 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Footwork Hart | FA17 | Goodyear | 24 | 38:52.547 | 1:33.606 | 20 | 157.504 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Forti Ford | FG01B | Goodyear | 24 | 39:28.401 | 1:35.893 | 20 | 155.120 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4/11 | Goodyear | 19 | 29:48.247 | 1:32.369 | 17 | 162.575 |