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Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Michael Schumacher won the Argentine Grand Prix 1998 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez on 12 April 1998, starting from P2 on the grid. Mika Häkkinen finished second for McLaren, with Eddie Irvine completing the podium for Ferrari.
Race Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Status | Pts | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Michael SchumacherMSC | Ferrari | 72 | 1:48:36.1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | Mika HäkkinenHKK | McLaren | 72 | +22.898 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie IrvineIRV | Ferrari | 72 | +57.745 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Alexander WurzWUR | Benetton | 72 | +1:08.134 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Jean AlesiALE | Sauber | 72 | +1:18.286 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | David CoulthardCOU | McLaren | 72 | +1:19.751 | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | Giancarlo FisichellaFIS | Benetton | 72 | +1:28.437 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | Damon HillHIL | Jordan | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Heinz-Harald FrentzenFRE | Williams | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Rubens BarrichelloBAR | Stewart | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 16 | Jarno TrulliTRU | Prost | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 13 | Toranosuke TakagiTAK | Tyrrell | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 19 | Shinji NakanoNAK | Minardi | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | Ricardo RossetROS | Tyrrell | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 15 | Olivier PanisPAN | Prost | 65 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Esteban TueroTUE | Minardi | 63 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | Jacques VilleneuveVIL | Williams | 52 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Johnny HerbertHER | Sauber | 46 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Ralf SchumacherSCH | Jordan | 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Mika SaloSAL | Arrows | 18 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Jan MagnussenMAG | Stewart | 17 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Pedro DinizDIN | Arrows | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
Key links:
- Winner Michael Schumacher
- Pole David Coulthard
- Circuit Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
- Winning team Ferrari
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.852 | - | - |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26.251 | - | - |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:26.632 | - | - |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.780 | - | - |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.827 | - | - |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:26.876 | - | - |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:26.941 | - | - |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:27.198 | - | - |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:27.483 | - | - |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:27.836 | - | - |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:27.839 | - | - |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:28.016 | - | - |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:28.811 | - | - |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:29.249 | - | - |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:29.320 | - | - |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:29.352 | - | - |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:29.617 | - | - |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:29.617 | - | - |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:30.054 | - | - |
| 20 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:30.158 | - | - |
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:30.437 | - | - |
| 22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:31.178 | - | - |