1998 Grand Prix of Argentina
12 April - Buenos Aires: 306.484 km (4.259 km x 72 laps)
Pole positon: David Coulthard, McLaren-Mercedes Benz, 1:25:852
Results:
1 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:48:36.175
2 Mika Häkkinen Mclaren-Mercedes - 00:22.899
3 Eddie Irvine Ferrari - 00:57.745
4 Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife - 01:08.134
5 Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas - 01:18.286
6 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes - 01:19.751
7 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife - 01:20.438
8 Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen Honda - 1 lap
9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Mechachrome - 1 lap
10 Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford - 2 laps
11 Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot - 2 laps
12 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell-Ford - 2 laps
13 Shinji Nakano Minardi-Ford - 3 laps
14 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell-Ford - 4 laps
15 Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot - 7 laps (Not running at finish)
Fastest Lap: Alexander Wurz, Benetton-Playlife, 1:28.179
Retired:
Esteban Tuero Minardi-Ford 63 laps Spun Out
Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Mechachrome 52 laps Collision with Coulthard
Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 46 laps Flat tire
Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Mugen Honda 22 laps Spun Out
Mika Salo Arrows 18 laps
Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 17 laps
Pedro-Paulo Diniz Arrows 13 laps
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Starting Grid
Michael Schumacher David Coulthard
Ferrari F300 #3 McLaren MP4/13-Mercedes #7
1:26.251 1:25.852
Eddie Irvine Mika Häkkinen
Ferrari F300 #4 McLaren MP4/13-Mercedes #8
1:26.780 1:26.632
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ralf Schumacher
Williams FW20-Mecachrome #2 Jordan 198-Mugen Honda #10
1:26.876 1:26.827
Alexander Wurz Jacques Villeneuve
Benetton B198-Playlife #6 Williams FW20-Mecachrome #1
1:27.198 1:26.941
Giancarlo Fisichella Damon Hill
Benetton B198-Playlife #5 Jordan 198-Mugen Honda #9
1:27.836 1:27.483
Johnny Herbert Jean Alesi
Sauber C17-Petronas #15 Sauber C17-Petronas #14
1:28.016 1:27.839
Rubens Barrichello Toranosuke Takagi
Stewart SF2-Ford #18 Tyrrell 026-Ford #20
1:29.249 1:28.811
Jarno Trulli Olivier Panis
Prost AP01-Peugeot #12 Prost AP01-Peugeot #11
1:29.352 1:29.320
Pedro-Paulo Diniz Mika Salo
Arrows A19 #16 Arrows A19 #17
1:30.022 1:29.617
Esteban Tuero Shinji Nakano
Minardi M198-Ford #22 Minardi M198-Ford #23
1:30.158 1:30.054
Jan Magnussen Ricardo Rosset
Stewart SF2-Ford #19 Tyrrell 026-Ford #21
1:31.178 1:30.437