- 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.