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1998 Argentine Grand Prix
Round
3/16
Date
Apr 12, 1998 at 00:00
Location
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Circuit
Circuit length
4.259 m
Race distance
306.648 km
Schumacher
Winner
1:48:36.175
Winning time
Coulthard
Pole position
Wurz
Fastest lap
1:28.179
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:48:36.175 | 2nd | 72 | 10 |
| 2 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +22.899 | 3rd | 72 | 6 |
| 3 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +57.745 | 4th | 72 | 4 |
| 4 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1:08.134 | 8th | 72 | 3 |
| 5 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | +1:18.286 | 11th | 72 | 2 |
| 6 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | +1:19.751 | 1st | 72 | 1 |
| 7 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | +1:28.438 | 10th | 72 | |
| 8 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | +1 lap | 9th | 71 | |
| 9 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1 lap | 6th | 71 | |
| 10 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | +2 laps | 14th | 70 | |
| 11 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | +2 laps | 16th | 70 | |
| 12 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | +2 laps | 13th | 70 | |
| 13 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | +3 laps | 19th | 69 | |
| 14 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | +4 laps | 21st | 68 | |
| 15 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | Engine | 15th | 65 | |
| DNF | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Spun off | 20th | 63 | |
| DNF | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Collision | 7th | 52 | |
| DNF | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Collision | 12th | 46 | |
| DNF | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Suspension | 5th | 22 | |
| DNF | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | Gearbox | 17th | 18 | |
| DNF | #19 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Transmission | 22nd | 17 | |
| DNF | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Gearbox | 18th | 13 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:47.594 | 13 | |
| 2 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:48.025 | +0.431 | 12 |
| 3 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:48.501 | +0.907 | 12 |
| 4 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:49.030 | +1.436 | 11 |
| 5 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:49.046 | +1.452 | 12 |
| 6 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:49.224 | +1.630 | 13 |
| 7 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:49.314 | +1.720 | 13 |
| 8 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:49.435 | +1.841 | 11 |
| 9 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:49.568 | +1.974 | 11 |
| 10 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:49.673 | +2.079 | 13 |
| 11 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:49.735 | +2.141 | 11 |
| 12 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:50.607 | +3.013 | 11 |
| 13 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:51.150 | +3.556 | 11 |
| 14 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:51.159 | +3.565 | 10 |
| 15 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:51.240 | +3.646 | 10 |
| 16 | #19 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:51.257 | +3.663 | 12 |
| 17 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:52.048 | +4.454 | 12 |
| 18 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:52.483 | +4.889 | 11 |
| 19 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:52.824 | +5.230 | 8 |
| 20 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:53.166 | +5.572 | 11 |
| 21 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:53.294 | +5.700 | 4 |
| 22 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9:19.807 | +7:32.213 | 3 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.852 | 12 | |
| 2 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26.251 | +0.399 | 12 |
| 3 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:26.632 | +0.780 | 12 |
| 4 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.780 | +0.928 | 11 |
| 5 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.827 | +0.975 | 12 |
| 6 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:26.876 | +1.024 | 12 |
| 7 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:26.941 | +1.089 | 12 |
| 8 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:27.198 | +1.346 | 12 |
| 9 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:27.483 | +1.631 | 12 |
| 10 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:27.836 | +1.984 | 12 |
| 11 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:27.839 | +1.987 | 11 |
| 12 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:28.016 | +2.164 | 11 |
| 13 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:28.811 | +2.959 | 12 |
| 14 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:29.249 | +3.397 | 12 |
| 15 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:29.320 | +3.468 | 12 |
| 16 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:29.352 | +3.500 | 10 |
| 17 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:29.617 | +3.765 | 12 |
| 18 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:30.022 | +4.170 | 11 |
| 19 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:30.054 | +4.202 | 12 |
| 20 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:30.158 | +4.306 | 12 |
| 21 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:30.437 | +4.585 | 12 |
| 22 | #19 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:31.178 | +5.326 | 11 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:27.737 | 20 | |
| 2 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:28.289 | +0.552 | 19 |
| 3 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:28.347 | +0.610 | 30 |
| 4 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28.501 | +0.764 | 24 |
| 5 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:28.701 | +0.964 | 32 |
| 6 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:28.987 | +1.250 | 30 |
| 7 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:29.151 | +1.414 | 30 |
| 8 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.614 | +1.877 | 29 |
| 9 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:29.633 | +1.896 | 30 |
| 10 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:29.781 | +2.044 | 36 |
| 11 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:29.842 | +2.105 | 16 |
| 12 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:30.402 | +2.665 | 28 |
| 13 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:30.432 | +2.695 | 18 |
| 14 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:30.722 | +2.985 | 24 |
| 15 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:30.808 | +3.071 | 19 |
| 16 | #19 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:31.283 | +3.546 | 21 |
| 17 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:31.509 | +3.772 | 28 |
| 18 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:31.975 | +4.238 | 26 |
| 19 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:32.563 | +4.826 | 14 |
| 20 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:32.883 | +5.146 | 28 |
| 21 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:33.299 | +5.562 | 24 |
| 22 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:33.675 | +5.938 | 21 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:28.130 | 16 | |
| 2 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:29.114 | +0.984 | 22 |
| 3 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:29.488 | +1.358 | 15 |
| 4 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.610 | +1.480 | 20 |
| 5 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:29.781 | +1.651 | 29 |
| 6 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:29.845 | +1.715 | 24 |
| 7 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:30.054 | +1.924 | 27 |
| 8 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:30.317 | +2.187 | 16 |
| 9 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:30.645 | +2.515 | 35 |
| 10 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:30.859 | +2.729 | 14 |
| 11 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:30.963 | +2.833 | 22 |
| 12 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.081 | +2.951 | 16 |
| 13 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:31.297 | +3.167 | 16 |
| 14 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:31.428 | +3.298 | 24 |
| 15 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:31.727 | +3.597 | 20 |
| 16 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:31.761 | +3.631 | 25 |
| 17 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:31.850 | +3.720 | 23 |
| 18 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:32.257 | +4.127 | 22 |
| 19 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:32.660 | +4.530 | 18 |
| 20 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:33.390 | +5.260 | 19 |
| 21 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:33.731 | +5.601 | 18 |
| 22 | #19 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.829 | +6.699 | 18 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:28.179 | 39 | |
| 2 | #8 Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:28.261 | +0.082 | 32 |
| 3 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:28.272 | +0.093 | 23 |
| 4 | #7 David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:28.468 | +0.289 | 57 |
| 5 | #5 Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:28.507 | +0.328 | 69 |
| 6 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:28.933 | +0.754 | 27 |
| 7 | #14 Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:29.000 | +0.821 | 44 |
| 8 | #11 Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:29.201 | +1.022 | 57 |
| 9 | #9 Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:29.310 | +1.131 | 46 |
| 10 | #2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:29.592 | +1.413 | 37 |
| 11 | #1 Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:29.694 | +1.515 | 35 |
| 12 | #15 Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:29.857 | +1.678 | 30 |
| 13 | #18 Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:30.408 | +2.229 | 36 |
| 14 | #12 Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:30.876 | +2.697 | 25 |
| 15 | #23 Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:30.992 | +2.813 | 27 |
| 16 | #21 Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:31.057 | +2.878 | 41 |
| 17 | #22 Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:31.168 | +2.989 | 36 |
| 18 | #10 Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:31.541 | +3.362 | 17 |
| 19 | #17 Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:32.519 | +4.340 | 12 |
| 20 | #19 Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:32.808 | +4.629 | 16 |
| 21 | #20 Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:33.091 | +4.912 | 42 |
| 22 | #16 Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:33.350 | +5.171 | 8 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 3 | 26 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 14 | -12 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 2 | 13 | -13 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 1 | 7 | -19 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 1 | 6 | -20 |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 0 | 6 | -20 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 0 | 2 | -24 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 0 | 0 | 2 | -24 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 0 | 1 | -25 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 0 | 1 | -25 |
More Argentine GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #3 Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | Ralf Schumacher | 1:27.981 - Gerhard Berger | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Jean Alesi | 1:29.413 - Jean Alesi | Damon Hill |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Michael Schumacher | 1:30.522 - Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard |
| 1981 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Carlos Reutemann | Alain Prost | 1:45.287 - Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | 1:50.450 - Alan Jones | Alan Jones |
| 1979 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Carlos Reutemann | John Watson | 1:46.910 - Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda | Patrick Depailler | 1:49.760 - Gilles Villeneuve | Mario Andretti |
| 1977 | #20 Jody Scheckter | Carlos Pace | Carlos Reutemann | 1:51.060 - James Hunt | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #1 Emerson Fittipaldi | James Hunt | Carlos Reutemann | 1:50.910 - James Hunt | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
| 1974 | #6 Denny Hulme | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | 1:52.100 - Clay Regazzoni | Ronnie Peterson |
| 1973 | #2 Emerson Fittipaldi | François Cevert | Jackie Stewart | 1:11.220 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Clay Regazzoni |
| 1972 | #21 Jackie Stewart | Denny Hulme | Jacky Ickx | 1:13.660 - Jackie Stewart | Carlos Reutemann |
| 1960 | #16 Bruce McLaren | Cliff Allison | Maurice Trintignant | 1:38.900 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1958 | #14 Stirling Moss | Luigi Musso | Mike Hawthorn | 1:41.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Manuel Fangio | Jean Behra | Carlos Menditéguy | 1:44.700 - Stirling Moss | Stirling Moss |
| 1956 | #34 Luigi Musso | Jean Behra | Mike Hawthorn | 1:45.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1955 | #2 Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González | Nino Farina | 1:48.300 - Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González |
| 1954 | #2 Juan Manuel Fangio | Nino Farina | José Froilán González | 1:48.200 - José Froilán González | Nino Farina |
| 1953 | #10 Alberto Ascari | Luigi Villoresi | José Froilán González | 1:48.400 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix started Apr 12, 1998 on Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. David Coulthard started from pole position with Michael Schumacher next to him. Mika Häkkinen started from third place.
In 1 hour, 48 minutes and 36 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Mika Häkkinen in second and Eddie Irvine in third place.
After the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 26 points. Häkkinen is 12 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.