Gridpedia1998 Argentine Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Apr 1998
- Circuit
- Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- David Coulthard (1:25.852)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 72 | 1:48:36.175 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 72 | +22.899 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 72 | +57.745 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 8 | 72 | +68.134 | 1:28.179 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 72 | +78.286 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 72 | +79.751 | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | 72 | +88.438 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 15 | 65 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 20 | 63 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | 52 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 17 | 18 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | 17 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 28, 53), stints of 28, 25, 19 laps
- 2nd
- Mika Häkkinen: 1 stop (lap 42), stints of 42, 30 laps
- 3rd
- Eddie Irvine: 2 stops (laps 29, 55), stints of 29, 26, 17 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 9 · 2 stops: 6
- First stops
- median lap 38 of 72
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 28 (26.0 s), 53 (24.5 s) | 282519 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 42 (26.2 s) | 4230 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 29 (25.8 s), 55 (24.8 s) | 292617 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 40 (27.7 s) | 4032 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 27 (26.0 s), 50 (25.1 s) | 272322 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 32 (27.6 s) | 3240 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 37 (27.4 s) | 3735 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 28 (26.7 s), 46 (35.0 s) | 281825 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 38 (55.9 s), 43 (28.1 s) | 38528 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 40 (34.2 s), 45 (31.8 s) | 40525 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 39 (27.7 s) | 3931 |
| TAKToranosuke Takagi | 1 | 38 (30.1 s) | 3832 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 38 (36.8 s) | 3831 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 1 | 34 (30.4 s) | 3434 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 42 (27.7 s) | 4223 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 1 | 35 (61.6 s) | 3528 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 37 (29.1 s) | 3715 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 1 | 39 (27.3 s) | 397 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 18 (28.3 s) | 184 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.852 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26.251 | +0.399 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:26.632 | +0.780 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.780 | +0.928 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.827 | +0.975 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:26.876 | +1.024 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:26.941 | +1.089 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:27.198 | +1.346 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:27.483 | +1.631 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:27.836 | +1.984 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:27.839 | +1.987 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:28.016 | +2.164 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:28.811 | +2.959 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:29.249 | +3.397 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:29.320 | +3.468 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:29.352 | +3.500 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:29.617 | +3.765 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:29.617 | +3.765 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:30.054 | +4.202 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:30.158 | +4.306 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:30.437 | +4.585 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:31.178 | +5.326 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 1 |