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Damon Hill won the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1996 Argentine Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Jacques Villeneuve and Jean Alesi at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve, and Jean Alesi
Race date
April 7, 1996
Pole
Damon Hill
Fastest lap
Jean Alesi
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jacques Villeneuve is listed 2 for Williams, with Jean Alesi 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Andrea Montermini from P22 to P10 (+12), Johnny Herbert from P17 to P9 (+8), and Eddie Irvine from P10 to P5 (+5) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Damon Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Finished, 3 Collision, 2 Throttle, 1 +1 lap, and 1 +3 laps. Jean Alesi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:29.413 on lap 65. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Damon HillWilliams1:54:55.32210
2Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:55:07.4896
3Jean AlesiBenetton1:55:10.0764
4Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:55:50.4533
5Eddie IrvineFerrari1:56:00.3132
6Jos VerstappenFootwork1:56:04.2351
7David CoulthardMcLaren1:56:08.7220
8Olivier PanisLigier1:56:09.6170
9Johnny HerbertSauber+1 lap0
10Andrea MonterminiForti+3 laps0
DNFGerhard BergerBenettonSuspension0
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrariBroken wing0
DNFPedro LamyMinardiTransmission0
DNFMika SaloTyrrellThrottle0
DNFMartin BrundleJordanCollision0
DNFTarso MarquesMinardiCollision0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberSpun off0
DNFPedro DinizLigierFire0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellDifferential0
DNFRicardo RossetFootworkOil pump0