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1998 Argentine Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBuenos Aires, 72 laps
Round3 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix was the:

  • 617th World Championship race
  • 20th and last World Championship Argentine Grand Prix
  • 20th and last World Championship race at Buenos Aires
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari721hr 48m 36.175s10
2+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes72+22.899s6
3+1(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari72+57.745s4
4+4(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife72+1m 08.134s3
5+6(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas72+1m 18.286s2
6-5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes72+1m 19.751s1
7+3(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife72+1m 28.438s 
8+1(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda71+1 lap 
9-3(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome71+1 lap 
10+4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
11+5(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot70+2 laps 
12+1(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
13+6(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth69+3 laps 
14+7(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+4 laps 
15 (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot65DNF 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth63DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome52DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas46DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda22DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows18DNF 
R (DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth17DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows13DNF 

Notes

  • Olivier Panis ended lap 65 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
4(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
5(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome
7(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome
8(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife
9(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda
10(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife
11(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas
13(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth
15(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot
16(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot
17(FIN) Mika SaloArrows
18(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows
19(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth
20(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth
21(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
22(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:25.852 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:26.2510.399
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:26.6320.780
4(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:26.7800.928
5(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:26.8270.975
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:26.8761.024
7(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:26.9411.089
8(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:27.1981.346
9(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:27.4831.631
10(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:27.8361.984
11(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:27.8391.987
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:28.0162.164
13(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:28.8112.959
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:29.2493.397
15(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:29.3203.468
16(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:29.3523.500
17(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:29.6173.765
18(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:30.0224.170
19(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:30.0544.202
20(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:30.1584.306
21(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:30.4374.585
22(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:31.1785.326

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen26
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher14
3(GBR) David Coulthard13
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine7
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
6(AUT) Alexander Wurz6
7(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve2
8(FRA) Jean Alesi2
9(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
10(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes39
2Ferrari21
3Williams-Mecachrome8
4Benetton-Playlife7
5Sauber-Petronas3

Stats & milestones

Wins
28th for Michael Schumacher
114th for Ferrari
Podiums
56th for Michael Schumacher
19th for Mika Hakkinen
8th for Eddie Irvine
402nd & 403rd for Ferrari
274th for McLaren
Poles
6th for David Coulthard (first since 1995; first for McLaren)
83rd for McLaren
Fastest laps
1st and only for Alexander Wurz (99th different fastest lap setter, 4th Austrian driver)
36th and last for Benetton
Front row starts
36th for Michael Schumacher
10th for David Coulthard (42nd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 12th British driver)