| «1996-03» | Argentina Grand Prix - XIX Gran Premio de la Republica Argentina |
| 1996-04-07 | Buenos Aires - Autodromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez - 72 laps × 4.259 km : 306.648 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Damon Hill | Williams • Renault | 72 | 1:54:55.322 | 160.099 km/h | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams • Renault | 72 | +12.167 | +12.167 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | Jean Alesi | Benetton • Renault | 72 | +14.754 | +02.587 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | 11 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan • Peugeot | 72 | +55.131 | +40.377 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 72 | +01:04.991 | +09.860 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | 17 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork • Hart | 72 | +01:08.913 | +03.922 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | David Coulthard | McLaren • Mercedes | 72 | +01:13.400 | +04.487 | |
| 8 | 12 | 9 | Olivier Panis | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 72 | +01:14.295 | +00.895 | |
| 9 | 17 | 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber • Ford Cosworth | 71 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 22 | 23 | Andrea Montermini | Forti • Ford Cosworth | 69 | +3 laps | ||
| 5 | 4 | Gerhard Berger | Benetton • Renault | 56 | suspension | |||
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 46 | wing | |||
| 19 | 20 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 39 | transmission | |||
| 16 | 19 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 36 | throttle | |||
| 15 | 12 | Martin Brundle | Jordan • Peugeot | 34 | collision | |||
| 14 | 21 | Tarso Marques | Minardi • Ford Cosworth | 33 | collision | |||
| 11 | 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber • Ford Cosworth | 32 | spin | |||
| 18 | 10 | Pedro Diniz | Ligier • Mugen Honda | 29 | fire | |||
| 13 | 18 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell • Yamaha | 28 | transmission | |||
| 20 | 16 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork • Hart | 24 | fuel pump | |||
| 21 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Forti • Ford Cosworth | 24 | accident | |||
| 8 | 7 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren • Mercedes | 19 | throttle |
Fastest lap - 01:29.413 - 171.478 km/h - Jean Alesi (lap 66)