Round 3 of 161998Finished

ArgentineGrand Prix 1998

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Chequered flag · Race winner

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari1:48:36.10072 laps

P2Mika Häkkinen+22.898
P3Eddie Irvine+57.745

Full classification Session times

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Weekend, local dates: 12 Apr 1998
Lap length: 4.259 km
Format: Conventional
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Round 3 · Race weekend

Weekend

Start times were not recorded for this race, only the dates.

Sun 12 Apr
RaceFinished
Start time not recorded
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Timing

Results

Final classification of the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix, with qualifying.

Argentine Grand Prix 1998: race classification
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/−	Laps	Gap · ptsTime / gap	Pts
1	Michael SchumacherFerrari	Ferrari	2	Gained 1	72	1:48:36.10010 pts	10
2	Mika HäkkinenMcLaren	McLaren	3	Gained 1	72	+22.8986 pts	6
3	Eddie IrvineFerrari	Ferrari	4	Gained 1	72	+57.7454 pts	4
4	Alexander WurzBenetton	Benetton	8	Gained 4	72	+1:08.1343 pts	3
5	Jean AlesiSauber	Sauber	11	Gained 6	72	+1:18.2862 pts	2
6	David CoulthardMcLaren	McLaren	1	Lost 5	72	+1:19.7511 pt	1
7	Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton	Benetton	10	Gained 3	72	+1:28.4370 pts	0
8	Damon HillJordan	Jordan	9	Gained 1	71	+1 lap0 pts	0
9	Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams	Williams	6	Lost 3	71	+1 lap0 pts	0
10	Rubens BarrichelloStewart	Stewart	14	Gained 4	70	+2 laps0 pts	0
11	Jarno TrulliProst	Prost	16	Gained 5	70	+2 laps0 pts	0
12	Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell	Tyrrell	13	Gained 1	70	+2 laps0 pts	0
13	Shinji NakanoMinardi	Minardi	19	Gained 6	69	+3 laps0 pts	0
14	Ricardo RossetTyrrell	Tyrrell	21	Gained 7	68	+4 laps0 pts	0
15	Olivier PanisProst · Engine	Prost	15	No change	65	Engine0 pts	0
DNF	Esteban TueroMinardi · Spun off	Minardi	20	–	63	Spun off0 pts	0
DNF	Jacques VilleneuveWilliams · Collision	Williams	7	–	52	Collision0 pts	0
DNF	Johnny HerbertSauber · Collision	Sauber	12	–	46	Collision0 pts	0
DNF	Ralf SchumacherJordan · Suspension	Jordan	5	–	22	Suspension0 pts	0
DNF	Mika SaloArrows · Gearbox	Arrows	17	–	18	Gearbox0 pts	0
DNF	Jan MagnussenStewart · Transmission	Stewart	22	–	17	Transmission0 pts	0
DNF	Pedro DinizArrows · Gearbox	Arrows	18	–	13	Gearbox0 pts	0

Winning time: 1:48:36.100; Schumacher, 72 laps
Classified: 15of 22

Argentine Grand Prix 1998: qualifying
Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Best
1	David CoulthardMcLaren	McLaren	1:25.852 (quickest in Q1)	1:25.852
2	Michael SchumacherFerrari	Ferrari	1:26.251	1:26.251+0.399
3	Mika HäkkinenMcLaren	McLaren	1:26.632	1:26.632+0.780
4	Eddie IrvineFerrari	Ferrari	1:26.780	1:26.780+0.928
5	Ralf SchumacherJordan	Jordan	1:26.827	1:26.827+0.975
6	Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams	Williams	1:26.876	1:26.876+1.024
7	Jacques VilleneuveWilliams	Williams	1:26.941	1:26.941+1.089
8	Alexander WurzBenetton	Benetton	1:27.198	1:27.198+1.346
9	Damon HillJordan	Jordan	1:27.483	1:27.483+1.631
10	Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton	Benetton	1:27.836	1:27.836+1.984
11	Jean AlesiSauber	Sauber	1:27.839	1:27.839+1.987
12	Johnny HerbertSauber	Sauber	1:28.016	1:28.016+2.164
13	Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell	Tyrrell	1:28.811	1:28.811+2.959
14	Rubens BarrichelloStewart	Stewart	1:29.249	1:29.249+3.397
15	Olivier PanisProst	Prost	1:29.320	1:29.320+3.468
16	Jarno TrulliProst	Prost	1:29.352	1:29.352+3.500
17	Mika SaloArrows	Arrows	1:29.617	1:29.617+3.765
18	Pedro DinizArrows	Arrows	1:29.617	1:29.617+3.765
19	Shinji NakanoMinardi	Minardi	1:30.054	1:30.054+4.202
20	Esteban TueroMinardi	Minardi	1:30.158	1:30.158+4.306
21	Ricardo RossetTyrrell	Tyrrell	1:30.437	1:30.437+4.585
22	Jan MagnussenStewart	Stewart	1:31.178	1:31.178+5.326

The race

Lap by lap

Weather at the circuit

Conditions

Buenos Aires, Argentina

The circuit

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

Circuit: Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lap length: 4.259 km
Format: Conventional weekend
Round: 3 of 16
Coordinates: 34.694° S, 58.459° W

Lap length by year

1995–today19984.259 km
1972–today4.101 km
1972–today5.968 km
1972–today5.651 km
1972–today3.353 km
1972–today3.38 km
1972–today2.115 km
1972–today2.607 km

3 earlier layouts not shown.

Pos

Driver

Gap · ptsTime / gap

Michael SchumacherFerrari

1:48:36.10010 pts

Mika HäkkinenMcLaren

+22.8986 pts

Eddie IrvineFerrari

+57.7454 pts

Alexander WurzBenetton

+1:08.1343 pts

Jean AlesiSauber

+1:18.2862 pts

David CoulthardMcLaren

+1:19.7511 pt

Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton

+1:28.4370 pts

Damon HillJordan

+1 lap0 pts

Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams

+1 lap0 pts

Rubens BarrichelloStewart

+2 laps0 pts

Jarno TrulliProst

+2 laps0 pts

Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell

+2 laps0 pts

Shinji NakanoMinardi

+3 laps0 pts

Ricardo RossetTyrrell

+4 laps0 pts

Olivier PanisProst · Engine

Engine0 pts

DNF

Esteban TueroMinardi · Spun off

Spun off0 pts

DNF

Jacques VilleneuveWilliams · Collision

Collision0 pts

DNF

Johnny HerbertSauber · Collision

Collision0 pts

DNF

Ralf SchumacherJordan · Suspension

Suspension0 pts

DNF

Mika SaloArrows · Gearbox

Gearbox0 pts

DNF

Jan MagnussenStewart · Transmission

Transmission0 pts

DNF

Pedro DinizArrows · Gearbox

Gearbox0 pts

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 60	Lap 72
Michael Schumacher	2	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Mika Häkkinen	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Eddie Irvine	4	5	3	3	5	3	3	3	3
Alexander Wurz	8	8	8	8	7	4	5	4	4
Jean Alesi	11	7	5	5	10	5	4	5	5
David Coulthard	1	1	6	6	4	7	7	7	6
Giancarlo Fisichella	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	6	7
Damon Hill	9	9	9	9	12	12	10	9	–
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	4	7	7	6	13	11	10	–
Rubens Barrichello	14	12	12	12	11	9	12	11	–
Jarno Trulli	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	–
Toranosuke Takagi	13	15	16	15	15	15	14	13	–
Shinji Nakano	19	21	21	17	17	16	15	14	–
Ricardo Rosset	21	22	22	18	18	18	17	16	–
Olivier Panis	15	16	15	13	13	11	9	8	–
Esteban Tuero	20	19	20	16	16	17	16	15	–
Jacques Villeneuve	7	6	4	4	3	6	6	–	–
Johnny Herbert	12	11	11	11	9	10	–	–	–
Ralf Schumacher	5	13	13	19	–	–	–	–	–
Mika Salo	17	17	17	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jan Magnussen	22	20	18	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pedro Diniz	18	18	19	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 60

Lap 72

Michael Schumacher

Mika Häkkinen

Eddie Irvine

Alexander Wurz

Jean Alesi

David Coulthard

Giancarlo Fisichella

Damon Hill

–

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

–

Rubens Barrichello

–

Jarno Trulli

–

Toranosuke Takagi

–

Shinji Nakano

–

Ricardo Rosset

–

Olivier Panis

–

Esteban Tuero

–

Jacques Villeneuve

–

Johnny Herbert

–

Ralf Schumacher

–

Mika Salo

–

Jan Magnussen

–

Pedro Diniz

–

Running order by driver: grid slot, lap 1, every tenth lap and the last lap
Driver	Grid	Lap 1	Lap 10	Lap 20	Lap 30	Lap 40	Lap 50	Lap 60	Lap 72
Michael Schumacher	2	3	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Mika Häkkinen	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Eddie Irvine	4	5	3	3	5	3	3	3	3
Alexander Wurz	8	8	8	8	7	4	5	4	4
Jean Alesi	11	7	5	5	10	5	4	5	5
David Coulthard	1	1	6	6	4	7	7	7	6
Giancarlo Fisichella	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	6	7
Damon Hill	9	9	9	9	12	12	10	9	–
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	4	7	7	6	13	11	10	–
Rubens Barrichello	14	12	12	12	11	9	12	11	–
Jarno Trulli	16	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	–
Toranosuke Takagi	13	15	16	15	15	15	14	13	–
Shinji Nakano	19	21	21	17	17	16	15	14	–
Ricardo Rosset	21	22	22	18	18	18	17	16	–
Olivier Panis	15	16	15	13	13	11	9	8	–
Esteban Tuero	20	19	20	16	16	17	16	15	–
Jacques Villeneuve	7	6	4	4	3	6	6	–	–
Johnny Herbert	12	11	11	11	9	10	–	–	–
Ralf Schumacher	5	13	13	19	–	–	–	–	–
Mika Salo	17	17	17	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jan Magnussen	22	20	18	–	–	–	–	–	–
Pedro Diniz	18	18	19	–	–	–	–	–	–

Driver

Grid

Lap 1

Lap 10

Lap 20

Lap 30

Lap 40

Lap 50

Lap 60

Lap 72

Michael Schumacher

Mika Häkkinen

Eddie Irvine

Alexander Wurz

Jean Alesi

David Coulthard

Giancarlo Fisichella

Damon Hill

–

Heinz-Harald Frentzen

–

Rubens Barrichello

–

Jarno Trulli

–

Toranosuke Takagi

–

Shinji Nakano

–

Ricardo Rosset

–

Olivier Panis

–

Esteban Tuero

–

Jacques Villeneuve

–

Johnny Herbert

–

Ralf Schumacher

–

Mika Salo

–

Jan Magnussen

–

Pedro Diniz

–