Season 1996 · Round 3
Argentine Grand Prix
Fastest Lap
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DNF
12
L56
L46
L39
L36
L34
L33
L32
L29
L28
L24
+2
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 7/20
35%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
1995 Argentine Grand Prix
17 cars
Circuit Info
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P2 Damon Hill
2 wins
· → Juan Fangio -1
P4 Michael Schumacher
1 wins
· → Damon Hill -1
P4 Jacques Villeneuve
1 wins
· → Damon Hill -1
P1 David Coulthard
2
· GP #1
P4 Damon Hill
1
· → David Coulthard -1
P4 Jacques Villeneuve
1
· → David Coulthard -1
P4 Jean Alesi
2
· → José Froilán González -1
P4 Michael Schumacher
2
· → José Froilán González -1
P4 Damon Hill
2
· → José Froilán González -1
P23 Jean Alesi
4 starts
· → James Hunt -1
P23 Johnny Herbert
4 starts
· → James Hunt -1
P23 Mika Häkkinen
4 starts
· → James Hunt -1
Race Trace · position by lap
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Lap | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 72 | 1:54:55.322 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 72 | +12.167 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 4 | 72 | +14.754 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 6 | 72 | +55.131 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 10 | 72 | +1:04.991 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 7 | 72 | +1:08.913 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 David Coulthard | McLaren | 9 | 72 | +1:13.400 | |
| 8 | 9 Olivier Panis | Ligier | 12 | 72 | +1:14.295 | |
| 9 | 14 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 17 | 71 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | 23 Andrea Montermini | Forti | 22 | 69 | +3 Laps | |
| R | 4 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 5 | 56 | Suspension | |
| R | 1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 46 | Broken wing | |
| R | 20 Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 19 | 39 | Transmission | |
| R | 19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 16 | 36 | Throttle | |
| R | 12 Martin Brundle | Jordan | 15 | 34 | Collision | |
| R | 21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | 14 | 33 | Collision | |
| R | 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 32 | Spun off | |
| R | 10 Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 18 | 29 | Heat shield fire | |
| R | 18 Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | 28 | Transmission | |
| R | 16 Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 20 | 24 | Oil pump | |
| R | 22 Luca Badoer | Forti | 21 | 24 | Collision | |
| R | 7 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 19 | Throttle |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Damon Hill | Williams | 1:30.346 | — | — | POLE Q1 |
| 2 | 1 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.598 | — | — | +0.252 Q1 |
| 3 | 6 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.907 | — | — | +0.561 Q1 |
| 4 | 3 Jean Alesi | Benetton | 1:31.038 | — | — | +0.692 Q1 |
| 5 | 4 Gerhard Berger | Benetton | 1:31.262 | — | — | +0.916 Q1 |
| 6 | 11 Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:31.404 | — | — | +1.058 Q1 |
| 7 | 17 Jos Verstappen | Footwork | 1:31.615 | — | — | +1.269 Q1 |
| 8 | 7 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31.801 | — | — | +1.455 Q1 |
| 9 | 8 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.001 | — | — | +1.655 Q1 |
| 10 | 2 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:32.058 | — | — | +1.712 Q1 |
| 11 | 15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:32.130 | — | — | +1.784 Q1 |
| 12 | 9 Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:32.177 | — | — | +1.831 Q1 |
| 13 | 18 Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:32.407 | — | — | +2.061 Q1 |
| 14 | 21 Tarso Marques | Minardi | 1:32.502 | — | — | +2.156 Q1 |
| 15 | 12 Martin Brundle | Jordan | 1:32.696 | — | — | +2.350 Q1 |
| 16 | 19 Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:32.903 | — | — | +2.557 Q1 |
| 17 | 14 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:33.256 | — | — | +2.910 Q1 |
| 18 | 10 Pedro Diniz | Ligier | 1:33.424 | — | — | +3.078 Q1 |
| 19 | 20 Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:33.727 | — | — | +3.381 Q1 |
| 20 | 16 Ricardo Rosset | Footwork | 1:33.752 | — | — | +3.406 Q1 |
| 21 | 22 Luca Badoer | Forti | 1:34.830 | — | — | +4.484 Q1 |
| 22 | 23 Andrea Montermini | Forti | 1:35.651 | — | — | +5.305 Q1 |
Starting grid
Official
1
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
19 Mika Salo
17
18
10 Pedro Diniz
19
20 Pedro Lamy
20
21
22 Luca Badoer
22
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1.
The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
| # | Driver | Lap time | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Jean Alesi | 1:29.413 | L66 |
| 2 | 3 Jean Alesi | 1:29.537 | L42 |
| 3 | 3 Jean Alesi | 1:29.609 | L57 |
| 4 | 5 Damon Hill | 1:29.653 | L44 |
| 5 | 3 Jean Alesi | 1:29.711 | L41 |
| 6 | 5 Damon Hill | 1:29.729 | L45 |
| 7 | 3 Jean Alesi | 1:29.737 | L43 |
| 8 | 3 Jean Alesi | 1:29.798 | L44 |
| 9 | 3 Jean Alesi | 1:29.842 | L69 |
| 10 | 5 Damon Hill | 1:29.847 | L38 |
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
Most positions lost
Olivier Panis −16
Martin Brundle −15
Jos Verstappen −13
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded.
Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) ·
DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15