12 Apr 1998 Argentine Grand Prix
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The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Sunday, 12 April 1998. David Coulthard started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Michael Schumacher was the race winner in the Ferrari. This was the last year the Argentine Grand Prix was held.
Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1998 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:48:36.175 | - | - | 1:28.272 | 53 | 169.304 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:48:59.073 | +22.898 | +22.898 | 1:28.261 | 32 | 168.711 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:49:33.920 | +57.745 | +34.847 | 1:28.933 | 27 | 167.817 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:49:44.309 | +1:08.134 | +10.389 | 1:28.179 | 39 | 167.552 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 72 | 1:49:54.461 | +1:18.286 | +10.152 | 1:29.000 | 45 | 167.294 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:49:55.926 | +1:19.751 | +1.465 | 1:28.468 | 58 | 167.257 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 72 | 1:50:04.612 | +1:28.437 | +8.686 | 1:28.507 | 70 | 167.037 | |
| 8 | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:49:17.761 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:29.310 | 48 | 165.892 | |
| 9 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:49:43.772 | 1 lap | +26.011 | 1:29.592 | 37 | 165.237 | |
| 10 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:49:03.354 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:30.408 | 36 | 163.914 | |
| 11 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:49:18.377 | 2 laps | +15.023 | 1:30.876 | 25 | 163.539 | |
| 12 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:50:15.941 | 2 laps | +57.564 | 1:31.057 | 42 | 162.116 | |
| 13 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:49:18.217 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:31.168 | 36 | 161.205 | |
| 14 | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:48:49.538 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.091 | 43 | 159.565 | |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:39:39.861 | 7 laps | 3 laps | 1:29.201 | 58 | 166.540 | |
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 63 | 1:39:23.997 | 1:30.992 | 27 | 161.841 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 52 | 1:19:19.277 | 1:29.694 | 35 | 167.371 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 46 | 1:10:33.043 | 1:29.857 | 30 | 166.446 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 22 | 35:09.856 | 1:31.541 | 17 | 159.535 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 18 | 28:26.656 | 1:32.519 | 12 | 161.290 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 17 | 27:08.562 | 1:32.808 | 16 | 159.609 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 13 | 20:38.033 | 1:33.350 | 8 | 160.419 |