
Argentine Grand Prix 1998
12 April 1998
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina
- Location
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laps
- 72
- Previous winners
- 1997Jacques VilleneuveWilliams
- 1996Damon HillWilliams
- 1995Damon HillWilliams
- 1981Nelson PiquetBrabham
- 1980Alan JonesWilliams
Starting Grid
- 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
Laps Lead
- Michael Schumacher 54 laps
- David Coulthard 4 laps
- Mika Häkkinen 14 laps
Results
| 1 | +1 | Michael Schumacher Ferrari | 72 laps | 1:48:36.1 | 10pts |
| 2 | +1 | Mika Häkkinen McLaren | 72 laps | +22.898 | 6pts |
| 3 | +1 | Eddie Irvine Ferrari | 72 laps | +57.745 | 4pts |
| 4 | +4 | Alexander Wurz Benetton | 72 laps | +1:08.134 | 3pts |
| 5 | +6 | Jean Alesi Sauber | 72 laps | +1:18.286 | 2pts |
| 6 | -5 | David Coulthard McLaren | 72 laps | +1:19.751 | 1pts |
| 7 | +3 | Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton | 72 laps | +1:28.437 | |
| 8 | +1 | Damon Hill Jordan | 71 laps | ||
| 9 | -3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams | 71 laps | ||
| 10 | +4 | Rubens Barrichello Stewart | 70 laps | ||
| 11 | +5 | Jarno Trulli Prost | 70 laps | ||
| 12 | +1 | Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell | 70 laps | ||
| 13 | +6 | Shinji Nakano Minardi | 69 laps | ||
| 14 | +7 | Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell | 68 laps | ||
| 15 | 0 | Olivier Panis Prost | 65 laps | ||
| R | - | Esteban Tuero Minardi | 63 laps | ||
| R | - | Jacques Villeneuve Williams | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Johnny Herbert Sauber | 46 laps | ||
| R | - | Ralf Schumacher Jordan | 22 laps | ||
| R | - | Mika Salo Arrows | 18 laps | ||
| R | - | Jan Magnussen Stewart | 17 laps | ||
| R | - | Pedro Diniz Arrows | 13 laps |