Argentine Grand Prix 1998

Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Buenos Aires
12 April 1998
72 laps
306.6 km
4.259 km a lap

Pole positionDavid CoulthardMcLaren · 1:25.852
Fastest lapAlexander Wurz1:28.179 · lap 39
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	3	Ferrari	2	72	1:48:36.175	10
2	Mika Häkkinen	8	McLaren · Mercedes	3	72	+22.899	6
3	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	4	72	+57.745	4
4	Alexander Wurzfastest lap	6	Benetton · Playlife	8	72	+1:08.134	3
5	Jean Alesi	14	Sauber · Petronas	11	72	+1:18.286	2
6	David Coulthard	7	McLaren · Mercedes	1	72	+1:19.751	1
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Benetton · Playlife	10	72	+1:28.438
8	Damon Hill	9	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	9	71	+1 lap
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Williams · Mecachrome	6	71	+1 lap
10	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart · Ford	14	70	+2 laps
11	Jarno Trulli	12	Prost · Peugeot	16	70	+2 laps
12	Toranosuke Takagi	21	Tyrrell · Ford	13	70	+2 laps
13	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi · Ford	19	69	+3 laps
14	Ricardo Rosset	20	Tyrrell · Ford	21	68	+4 laps
15	Olivier Panis	11	Prost · Peugeot	15	65	Engine
DNF	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi · Ford	20	63	Spun off
DNF	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Williams · Mecachrome	7	52	Collision
DNF	Johnny Herbert	15	Sauber · Petronas	12	46	Collision
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	10	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	5	22	Suspension
DNF	Mika Salo	17	Arrows	17	18	Gearbox
DNF	Jan Magnussen	19	Stewart · Ford	22	17	Transmission
DNF	Pedro Diniz	16	Arrows	18	13	Gearbox

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Michael Schumacher 54, Mika Häkkinen 14, David Coulthard 4. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 54	Finish	Laps led
Michael Schumacher	2	1	2	1	1	54
Mika Häkkinen	3	2	1	2	2	14
Eddie Irvine	4	3	4	3	3
Alexander Wurz	8	8	6	4	4
Jean Alesi	11	5	8	5	5
David Coulthard	1	6	10	7	6	4
Giancarlo Fisichella	10	10	7	6	7
Damon Hill	9	9	12	9	8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	7	5	10	9
Rubens Barrichello	14	12	11	11	10
Jarno Trulli	16	14	14	12	11
Toranosuke Takagi	13	15	15	13	12
Shinji Nakano	19	18	16	14	13
Ricardo Rosset	21	20	18	16	14
Olivier Panis	15	13	13	8	15
Esteban Tuero	20	17	17	15	out
Jacques Villeneuve	7	4	3	–	out
Johnny Herbert	12	11	9	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	5	19	–	–	out
Mika Salo	17	16	–	–	out
Jan Magnussen	22	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	18	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 100 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

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Driver	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 54	Last lap
Michael Schumacher	0.0	+13.6	0.0	0.0
Mika Häkkinen	+11.9	0.0	+2.8	+22.9
Eddie Irvine	+18.3	+45.7	+30.4	+57.7
Alexander Wurz	+38.2	+52.4	+54.8	+68.1
Jean Alesi	+25.9	+62.9	+66.1	+78.3
David Coulthard	+26.4	+66.8	+79.7	+79.8
Giancarlo Fisichella	+41.7	+53.0	+70.6	+88.4
Damon Hill	+39.4	+87.0	+120.3	+135.1
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+37.9	+52.0	+132.3	+161.1
Rubens Barrichello	+56.3	+81.3	+154.8	+209.8
Jarno Trulli	+71.8	+115.2	+188.3	+224.8
Toranosuke Takagi	+73.5	+129.0	+189.2	+282.4
Shinji Nakano	+94.9	+152.0	+233.9	+315.4
Ricardo Rosset	+107.0	+225.1	+290.7	+380.5
Olivier Panis	+66.0	+87.8	+106.7	+126.9
Esteban Tuero	+94.0	+206.7	+254.3	out
Jacques Villeneuve	+25.4	+42.5	–	out
Johnny Herbert	+43.9	+64.4	–	out
Ralf Schumacher	+94.9	–	–	out
Mika Salo	+84.9	–	–	out
Jan Magnussen	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.852
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.251	+0.399
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:26.632	+0.780
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:26.780	+0.928
5	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:26.827	+0.975
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:26.876	+1.024
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:26.941	+1.089
8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:27.198	+1.346
9	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:27.483	+1.631
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:27.836	+1.984
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:27.839	+1.987
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:28.016	+2.164
13	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:28.811	+2.959
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:29.249	+3.397
15	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:29.320	+3.468
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:29.352	+3.500
17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:29.617	+3.765
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:30.022	+4.170
19	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:30.054	+4.202
20	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:30.158	+4.306
21	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:30.437	+4.585
22	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:31.178	+5.326

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Mika Häkkinen	1	42	26.241 s
Johnny Herbert	1	39	27.296 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	37	27.448 s
David Coulthard	1	32	27.649 s
Olivier Panis	1	42	27.686 s
Alexander Wurz	1	40	27.696 s
Jarno Trulli	1	39	27.731 s
Ralf Schumacher	1	18	28.306 s
Jacques Villeneuve	1	37	29.088 s
Toranosuke Takagi	1	38	30.051 s
Ricardo Rosset	1	34	30.424 s
Shinji Nakano	1	38	36.775 s
Esteban Tuero	1	35	1:01.645 s
Michael Schumacher	2	28, 53	24.472 s
Eddie Irvine	2	29, 55	24.760 s
Jean Alesi	2	27, 50	25.127 s
Damon Hill	2	28, 46	26.698 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	38, 43	28.139 s
Rubens Barrichello	2	40, 45	31.805 s

Every stop, lap by lap (25)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
18	Ralf Schumacher	1	28.306 s
27	Jean Alesi	1	26.044 s
28	Michael Schumacher	1	25.999 s
28	Damon Hill	1	26.698 s
29	Eddie Irvine	1	25.762 s
32	David Coulthard	1	27.649 s
34	Ricardo Rosset	1	30.424 s
35	Esteban Tuero	1	1:01.645 s
37	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	27.448 s
37	Jacques Villeneuve	1	29.088 s
38	Toranosuke Takagi	1	30.051 s
38	Shinji Nakano	1	36.775 s
38	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	55.878 s
39	Johnny Herbert	1	27.296 s
39	Jarno Trulli	1	27.731 s
40	Alexander Wurz	1	27.696 s
40	Rubens Barrichello	1	34.156 s
42	Mika Häkkinen	1	26.241 s
42	Olivier Panis	1	27.686 s
43	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	28.139 s
45	Rubens Barrichello	2	31.805 s
46	Damon Hill	2	35.037 s
50	Jean Alesi	2	25.127 s
53	Michael Schumacher	2	24.472 s
55	Eddie Irvine	2	24.760 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alexander Wurz	39	1:28.179
2	Mika Häkkinen	32	1:28.261	+0.082
3	Michael Schumacher	23	1:28.272	+0.093
4	David Coulthard	57	1:28.468	+0.289
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	69	1:28.507	+0.328
6	Eddie Irvine	27	1:28.933	+0.754
7	Jean Alesi	44	1:29.000	+0.821
8	Olivier Panis	57	1:29.201	+1.022
9	Damon Hill	46	1:29.310	+1.131
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	37	1:29.592	+1.413

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Mika Häkkinen	26
2	Michael Schumacher	14	▲2
3	David Coulthard	13	▼1
4	Eddie Irvine	7	▲1
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	▼2
6	Alexander Wurz	6
7	Jacques Villeneuve	2
8	Jean Alesi	2
9	Johnny Herbert	1	▼1
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 3
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	McLaren	39
2	Ferrari	21	▲1
3	Williams	8	▼1
4	Benetton	7
5	Sauber	3