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The Argentine Grand Prix 1998 was the 3rd round of the 1998 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 12th.

Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Mika Häkkinen, and Eddie Irvine completing the podium.

David Coulthard started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 6th.

Final results

1
1
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:48:36.1
Finished
2
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+22.898
Finished
3
1
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
+57.745
Finished
4
4
WUR
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
+1:08.134
Finished
5
6
Jean Alesi
Sauber
+1:18.286
Finished
6
5
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+1:19.751
Finished
7
3
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
+1:28.437
Finished
8
1
Damon Hill
Jordan
+1 Lap
9
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
+1 Lap
10
4
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
+2 Laps
11
5
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Prost
+2 Laps
12
1
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
13
6
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
+3 Laps
14
7
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
+4 Laps
15
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
Engine
16
4
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
Spun off
17
10
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
Collision
18
6
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
Collision
19
14
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
Suspension
20
3
Mika Salo
Arrows
Gearbox
21
1
MAG
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
Transmission
22
4
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
Gearbox
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 9 drivers out of the original 22 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Olivier Panis, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 65, Esteban Tuero, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 63, Jacques Villeneuve, and Johnny Herbert, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Ralf Schumacher, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 22, Mika Salo, and Pedro Diniz, both experienced issues with the gearbox, and Jan Magnussen, who had a transmission problem on lap 17.

Engine

  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 65

Spun off

  • Esteban Tuero
    Lap 63

Collision

  • Jacques Villeneuve
    Lap 52
  • Johnny Herbert
    Lap 46

Suspension

  • Ralf Schumacher
    Lap 22

Gearbox

  • Mika Salo
    Lap 18
  • Pedro Diniz
    Lap 13

Transmission

  • Jan Magnussen
    Lap 17

Qualifying

#1
COU
#2
MSC
#3
#4
#5
SCH
#6
#7
VIL
#8
WUR
#9
#10
FIS
#11
#12
#13
#14
BAR
#15
#16
TRU
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
MAG

From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.

This time around, David Coulthard managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:25.852 seconds, 0.399 seconds faster than Michael Schumacher, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • David Coulthard
    1:25.852
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:26.251
    + 0.399
    + 0.399
  • Mika Häkkinen
    1:26.632
    + 0.381
    + 0.78
  • Eddie Irvine
    1:26.780
    + 0.148
    + 0.928
  • Ralf Schumacher
    1:26.827
    + 0.047
    + 0.975
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:26.876
    + 0.049
    + 1.024
  • Jacques Villeneuve
    1:26.941
    + 0.065
    + 1.089
  • Alexander Wurz
    1:27.198
    + 0.257
    + 1.346
  • Damon Hill
    1:27.483
    + 0.285
    + 1.631
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    1:27.836
    + 0.353
    + 1.984
  • Jean Alesi
    1:27.839
    + 0.003
    + 1.987
  • Johnny Herbert
    1:28.016
    + 0.177
    + 2.164
  • Toranosuke Takagi
    1:28.811
    + 0.795
    + 2.959
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:29.249
    + 0.438
    + 3.397
  • Olivier Panis
    1:29.320
    + 0.071
    + 3.468
  • Jarno Trulli
    1:29.352
    + 0.032
    + 3.5
  • Mika Salo
    1:29.617
    + 0.265
    + 3.765
  • Pedro Diniz
    1:29.617
    + 0
    + 3.765
  • Shinji Nakano
    1:30.054
    + 0.437
    + 4.202
  • Esteban Tuero
    1:30.158
    + 0.104
    + 4.306
  • Ricardo Rosset
    1:30.437
    + 0.279
    + 4.585
  • Jan Magnussen
    1:31.178
    + 0.741
    + 5.326