1998 Grand Prix of Argentina
12 April - Buenos Aires: 306.502 km (4.259 km x 72 Laps)
Pole position: D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 25.852s Fastest Lap: A.Wurz Benetton 1m 28.179s
Race Result:
1 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1hr 48m 36.175s 2 M.Hakkinen McLaren 0m 22.899s 3 E.Irvine Ferrari 0m 57.745s 4 A.Wurz Benetton 1m 8.134s 5 J.Alesi Sauber 1m 18.286s 6 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 19.751s 7 G.Fisichella Benetton 1m 28.438s 8 D.Hill Jordan 1 Lap 9 H.Frentzen Williams 1 Lap 10 R.Barrichello Stewart 2 Laps 11 J.Trulli Prost 2 Laps 12 T.Takagi Tyrrell 2 Laps 13 S.Nakano Minardi 3 Laps 14 R.Rosset Tyrrell 4 Laps 15 O.Panis Prost 7 Engine Retirements: E.Tuero Minardi 63 Spun Off J.Villeneuve Williams 52 accident J.Herbert Sauber 46 accident R.Schumacher Jordan 22 Rear Suspension M.Salo Arrows 18 Gearbox J.Magnussen Stewart 17 Gearbox P.Diniz Arrows 13 Gearbox Qualifying Times: 1 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 25.852s 2 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 26.251s 3 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 26.632s 4 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 26.780s 5 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 26.827s 6 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 26.876s 7 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 26.941s 8 A.Wurz Benetton 1m 27.198s 9 D.Hill Jordan 1m 27.483s 10 G.Fisichella Benetton 1m 27.836s 11 J.Alesi Sauber 1m 27.839s 12 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 28.016s 13 T.Takagi Tyrrell 1m 28.811s 14 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 29.249s 15 O.Panis Prost 1m 29.320s 16 J.Trulli Prost 1m 29.352s 17 M.Salo Arrows 1m 29.617s 18 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 30.022s 19 S.Nakano Minardi 1m 30.054s 20 E.Tuero Minardi 1m 30.158s 21 R.Rosset Tyrrell 1m 30.437s 22 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 31.178s