Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 3 - 1998-04-12
Michael Schumacher won the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) second and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by David Coulthard (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Ricardo Rosset (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P14 at the flag — a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 8 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | Transmission | 0 |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
