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1998 Argentine Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Previous_round= 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix

|Next_round = 1998 San Marino Grand Prix

|Country = Argentina

|Grand Prix = Argentine

|Date = 12 April

|Year = 1998

|Image = Autódromo_Oscar_y_Juan_Gálvez_Circuito_N°_6_por_Senna.svg

|Official name = XXI Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina

|Race_No = 3

|Season_No = 16

|Location = Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Buenos Aires, Argentina

|Course_mi = 2.646

|Course_km = 4.259

|Distance_laps = 72

|Distance_mi = 190.419

|Distance_km = 306.449{{YouTube|id=VP0xLidaP1w|time=102m26s}}

|Weather = Cloudy with variable levels of dryness; temperatures reaching up to {{convert|19|C|F}}[http://classic.wunderground.com/history/airport/SABE/1998/4/12/DailyHistory.html?req_city=Buenos+Aires&req_state=&req_statename=Argentina&reqdb.zip=00000&reqdb.magic=1&reqdb.wmo=87582 Weather info for the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix] at Weather Underground

|Pole_Driver = David Coulthard

|Pole_Team = McLaren-Mercedes

|Pole_Time = 1:25.852

|Pole_Country = GBR

|Fast_Driver = Alexander Wurz

|Fast_Team = Benetton-Playlife

|Fast_Time = 1:28.179

|Fast_Lap = 39

|Fast_Country = AUT

|First_Driver = Michael Schumacher

|First_Team = Ferrari

|First_Country = GER

|Second_Driver = Mika Häkkinen

|Second_Team = McLaren-Mercedes

|Second_Country= FIN

|Third_Driver = Eddie Irvine

|Third_Team = Ferrari

|Third_Country = GBR

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1998|ARG}}

}}

The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix (formally the XXI Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina) was a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, on 12 April 1998. The race is (to date) the last Argentine Grand Prix. It was the third race of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 72-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team, from a second position start. Mika Häkkinen finished second in a McLaren, with Eddie Irvine third in the other Ferrari car.

Race summary

The two Saubers collided en route to the grid. At the start of the race, Michael Schumacher was caught out by Mika Häkkinen, while David Coulthard maintained his first place. Schumacher passed Häkkinen at the start of the second lap. On the same lap, Eddie Irvine overtook Heinz-Harald Frentzen. By lap 4, Schumacher caught up with Coulthard, and on the next lap the Scotsman took the wrong line, and Schumacher went past. The two cars touched, and Coulthard slid off the track, and rejoined in sixth place. The race then became one between Schumacher, stopping twice, and Häkkinen, on a one-stop strategy. Schumacher's plan proved to be the right one, as he emerged in front following his second stop, after Häkkinen lost time behind Heinz-Harald Frentzen. Behind Häkkinen and the two Ferraris, Jacques Villeneuve was under attack from Jean Alesi and Coulthard. When Esteban Tuero came into the pits, one of his tyres was missing. Eventually, one of the mechanics found it in the garage. Coulthard was slowed by gearbox problems and lost further ground when he tangled with Jacques Villeneuve, putting the Canadian out, while the Scot collected the solitary point for sixth place behind Häkkinen, Eddie Irvine, Alexander Wurz, and Sauber's Jean Alesi. In the lead, Schumacher collected the victory.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLap TimeGap
1

| 7

| data-sort-value="cou"|{{flagicon|GBR}} David Coulthard

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 1:25.852

|

2

| 3

| data-sort-value="scm"|{{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schumacher

| Ferrari

| 1:26.251

| +0.399

3

| 8

| data-sort-value="hak"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Häkkinen

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 1:26.632

| +0.780

4

| 4

| data-sort-value="irv"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Eddie Irvine

| Ferrari

| 1:26.780

| +0.928

5

| 10

| data-sort-value="scr"|{{flagicon|GER}} Ralf Schumacher

| Jordan-Mugen-Honda

| 1:26.827

| +0.975

6

| 2

| data-sort-value="fre"|{{flagicon|GER}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

| Williams-Mecachrome

| 1:26.876

| +1.024

7

| 1

| data-sort-value="vil"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve

| Williams-Mecachrome

| 1:26.941

| +1.089

8

| 6

| data-sort-value="wur"|{{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz

| Benetton-Playlife

| 1:27.196

| +1.344

9

| 9

| data-sort-value="hil"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Hill

| Jordan-Mugen-Honda

| 1:27.483

| +1.631

10

| 5

| data-sort-value="fis"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Benetton-Playlife

| 1:27.836

| +1.984

11

| 14

| data-sort-value="ale"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Alesi

| Sauber-Petronas

| 1:27.839

| +1.987

12

| 15

| data-sort-value="her"|{{flagicon|GBR}} Johnny Herbert

| Sauber-Petronas

| 1:28.016

| +2.164

13

| 21

| data-sort-value="tak"|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Toranosuke Takagi

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:28.811

| +2.959

14

| 18

| data-sort-value="bar"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

| Stewart-Ford

| 1:29.249

| +3.397

15

| 11

| data-sort-value="pan"|{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Panis

| Prost-Peugeot

| 1:29.320

| +3.468

16

| 12

| data-sort-value="tru"|{{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli

| Prost-Peugeot

| 1:29.352

| +3.500

17

| 17

| data-sort-value="sal"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Salo

| Arrows

| 1:29.617

| +3.765

18

| 16

| data-sort-value="din"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Diniz

| Arrows

| 1:30.022

| +4.170

19

| 22

| data-sort-value="nak"|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Shinji Nakano

| Minardi-Ford

| 1:30.054

| +4.202

20

| 23

| data-sort-value="tue"|{{flagicon|ARG}} Esteban Tuero

| Minardi-Ford

| 1:30.158

| +4.306

21

| 20

| data-sort-value="ros"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Rosset

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:30.437

| +4.585

22

| 19

|data-sort-value="mag"| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen

| Stewart-Ford

| 1:31.178

| +5.326

colspan="6" |107% time: 1:31.862
colspan="6" |Source:{{Cite web|url=http://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/argentine/qualification.aspx|title=Argentina 1998 - Qualifications • STATS F1|last=F1|first=STATS|website=www.statsf1.com|language=en|access-date=15 October 2018}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 3

| {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schumacher

| Ferrari

| 72

| 1:48:36.175

| 2

| 10

2

| 8

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Häkkinen

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 72

| +22.898

| 3

| 6

3

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Eddie Irvine

| Ferrari

| 72

| +57.745

| 4

| 4

4

| 6

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz

| Benetton-Playlife

| 72

| +1:08.134

| 8

| 3

5

| 14

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean Alesi

| Sauber-Petronas

| 72

| +1:18.286

| 11

| 2

6

| 7

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Coulthard

| McLaren-Mercedes

| 72

| +1:19.751

| 1

| 1

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Benetton-Playlife

| 72

| +1:28.437

| 10

|  

8

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Hill

| Jordan-Mugen-Honda

| 71

| +1 Lap

| 9

|  

9

| 2

| {{flagicon|GER}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

| Williams-Mecachrome

| 71

| +1 Lap

| 6

|  

10

| 18

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Rubens Barrichello

| Stewart-Ford

| 70

| +2 Laps

| 14

|  

11

| 12

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Jarno Trulli

| Prost-Peugeot

| 70

| +2 Laps

| 16

|  

12

| 21

| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Toranosuke Takagi

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 70

| +2 Laps

| 13

|  

13

| 22

| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}} Shinji Nakano

| Minardi-Ford

| 69

| +3 Laps

| 19

|  

14

| 20

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ricardo Rosset

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 68

| +4 Laps

| 21

|  

15

| 11

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Panis

| Prost-Peugeot

| 65

| Engine

| 15

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Esteban Tuero

| Minardi-Ford

| 63

| Spun off

| 20

|  

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Jacques Villeneuve

| Williams-Mecachrome

| 52

| Collision

| 7

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Johnny Herbert

| Sauber-Petronas

| 46

| Collision

| 12

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|GER}} Ralf Schumacher

| Jordan-Mugen-Honda

| 22

| Suspension

| 5

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Salo

| Arrows

| 18

| Gearbox

| 17

|  

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Jan Magnussen

| Stewart-Ford

| 17

| Transmission

| 22

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Diniz

| Arrows

| 13

| Gearbox

| 18

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1998/166/ |title=1998 Argentine Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205010612/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1998/166/ |archive-date=5 December 2014 |access-date=24 December 2015}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Häkkinen

|align="right"| 26

2

| {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schumacher

|align="right"| 14

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} David Coulthard

|align="right"| 13

4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Eddie Irvine

|align="right"| 7

5

| {{flagicon|GER}} Heinz-Harald Frentzen

|align="right"| 6

colspan=3|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/argentine/championnat.aspx|title=Argentina 1998 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=6 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-Mercedes

|align="right"| 39

2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

|align="right"| 21

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Mecachrome

|align="right"| 8

4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Benetton-Playlife

|align="right"| 7

5

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Sauber-Petronas

|align="right"| 3

colspan=3|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

{{reflist}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Argentine Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1998

| Previous_race_in_season = 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1998 San Marino Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1997 Argentine Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = None

}}

{{F1GP 90-99}}

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