1996 - Marlboro Grand Prix of Argentina
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1996 - Marlboro Grand Prix of Argentina
Race Name - Marlboro Grand Prix of ArgentinaDate - 4/7/1996Race Track - Autodromo Oscar Alfredo GalvezNumber of Starting Cars - 22Laps Run - 72 Pole Winner Damon Hill Average Race Speed - 160.099 kphLead Changes - 1 Leader(s) with 0 Lead ChangesLap Leader - Damon Hill Race Number - 3Fin | St | Driver | Sponsor (Owner) | Chassis | Engine |
1 | 1 | Damon Hill | Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 |
2 | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Rothmans Williams Renault | Williams FW18 | Renault RS8 |
3 | 4 | Jean Alesi | Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 |
4 | 6 | Rubens Barrichello | BH Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 |
5 | 10 | Eddie Irvine | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari Type 046 |
6 | 7 | Jos Verstappen | Footwork Hart | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 |
7 | 9 | David Coulthard | Marlboro McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes-Benz FO110 |
8 | 12 | Olivier Panis | Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HA |
9 | 17 | Johnny Herbert | Red Bull Sauber Ford | Sauber C15 | Ford JD Zetec-R |
10 | 22 | Andrea Montermini | Forti Grand Prix | Forti FG01B | Ford ECA Zetec-R |
11 | 5 | Gerhard Berger | Mild Seven Benetton Renault | Benetton B196 | Renault RS8 |
12 | 2 | Michael Schumacher | Scuderia Ferrari SpA | Ferrari F310 | Ferrari Type 046 |
13 | 19 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi Team SpA | Minardi M195B | Ford EDM2 |
14 | 16 | Mika Salo | TyrrellYamaha | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A |
15 | 15 | Martin Brundle | BH Total Jordan Peugeot | Jordan 196 | Peugeot A12 |
16 | 14 | Tarso Marques | Minardi Team SpA | Minardi M195B | Ford EDM2 |
17 | 11 | HeinzHarald Frentzen | Red Bull Sauber Ford | Sauber C15 | Ford JD Zetec-R |
18 | 18 | Pedro Diniz | Equipe Ligier Gauloises Blondes | Ligier JS43 | Mugen-Honda MF-301HA |
19 | 13 | Ukyo Katayama | TyrrellYamaha | Tyrrell 024 | Yamaha OX11A |
20 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Footwork Hart | Footwork FA17 | Hart 830 |
21 | 21 | Luca Badoer | Forti Grand Prix | Forti FG01B | Ford ECA Zetec-R |
22 | 8 | Mika Hkkinen | Marlboro McLaren Mercedes | McLaren MP4-11 | Mercedes-Benz FO110 |