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Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1998
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 12 Apr 1998
- Name
- Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1998
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
v2026.17.0 · races/617
Original reference ↗Historical source & scope
F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.
Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.
Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION
Grand Prix context
Gran Premio Marlboro de Argentina 1998 · Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1998 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:48:36.175 · 72 laps · ferrari | 10 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:48:59.074 · 72 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:49:33.920 · 72 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:49:44.309 · 72 laps · playlife | 3 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:49:54.461 · 72 laps · petronas | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:49:55.926 · 72 laps · mercedes | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:50:04.613 · 72 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | Time not recorded · 71 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Time not recorded · 71 laps · mecachrome | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Time not recorded · 70 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Engine · Time not recorded · 65 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Spun off · Time not recorded · 63 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Collision · Time not recorded · 52 laps · mecachrome | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Collision · Time not recorded · 46 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Suspension · Time not recorded · 22 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Arrows | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 18 laps · arrows | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Transmission · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Gearbox · Time not recorded · 13 laps · arrows | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.852 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26.251 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:26.632 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.780 · 11 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.827 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:26.876 · 12 laps · mecachrome | |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:26.941 · 12 laps · mecachrome | |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:27.198 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:27.483 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:27.836 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:27.839 · 11 laps · petronas | |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:28.016 · 11 laps · petronas | |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:28.811 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:29.249 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:29.320 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:29.352 · 10 laps · peugeot | |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:29.617 · 12 laps · arrows | |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:30.022 · 11 laps · arrows | |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:30.054 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 20 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:30.158 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:30.437 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:31.178 · 11 laps · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:25.852 · mercedes | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:26.251 · ferrari | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:26.632 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:26.780 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:26.827 · mugen-honda | |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:26.876 · mecachrome | |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:26.941 · mecachrome | |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:27.198 · playlife | |
| 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:27.483 · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:27.836 · playlife | |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:27.839 · petronas | |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:28.016 · petronas | |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:28.811 · ford | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:29.249 · ford | |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:29.320 · peugeot | |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:29.352 · peugeot | |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:29.617 · arrows | |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:30.022 · arrows | |
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:30.054 · ford | |
| 20 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:30.158 · ford | |
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:30.437 · ford | |
| 22 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:31.178 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 26 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 14 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 13 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 7 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 1 | 1:28.130 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 2 | 1:29.114 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 3 | 1:29.488 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 4 | 1:29.610 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 5 | 1:29.781 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 6 | 1:29.845 |
| freePractice1Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 7 | 1:30.054 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 8 | 1:30.317 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 9 | 1:30.645 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 10 | 1:30.859 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 11 | 1:30.963 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 12 | 1:31.081 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 13 | 1:31.297 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 14 | 1:31.428 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 15 | 1:31.727 |
| freePractice1Results | Ricardo Rosset | 16 | 1:31.761 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Wurz | 17 | 1:31.850 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 18 | 1:32.257 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 19 | 1:32.660 |
| freePractice1Results | Shinji Nakano | 20 | 1:33.390 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Tuero | 21 | 1:33.731 |
| freePractice1Results | Jan Magnussen | 22 | 1:34.829 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1:27.737 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:28.289 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 1:28.347 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 4 | 1:28.501 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 5 | 1:28.701 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 6 | 1:28.987 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 7 | 1:29.151 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 8 | 1:29.614 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 1:29.633 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 10 | 1:29.781 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Wurz | 11 | 1:29.842 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 12 | 1:30.402 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 13 | 1:30.432 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 14 | 1:30.722 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 15 | 1:30.808 |
| freePractice2Results | Jan Magnussen | 16 | 1:31.283 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 17 | 1:31.509 |
| freePractice2Results | Ricardo Rosset | 18 | 1:31.975 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 19 | 1:32.563 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Tuero | 20 | 1:32.883 |
| freePractice2Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 21 | 1:33.299 |
| freePractice2Results | Shinji Nakano | 22 | 1:33.675 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 1 | 1:47.594 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 1:48.025 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:48.501 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 4 | 1:49.030 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 5 | 1:49.046 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 6 | 1:49.224 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 7 | 1:49.314 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 8 | 1:49.435 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 9 | 1:49.568 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 10 | 1:49.673 |
| warmingUpResults | Alexander Wurz | 11 | 1:49.735 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 12 | 1:50.607 |
| warmingUpResults | Toranosuke Takagi | 13 | 1:51.150 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 14 | 1:51.159 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 15 | 1:51.240 |
| warmingUpResults | Jan Magnussen | 16 | 1:51.257 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 17 | 1:52.048 |
| warmingUpResults | Shinji Nakano | 18 | 1:52.483 |
| warmingUpResults | Esteban Tuero | 19 | 1:52.824 |
| warmingUpResults | Ricardo Rosset | 20 | 1:53.166 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 21 | 1:53.294 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 22 | 9:19.807 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 18 | 28.306 |
| Jean Alesi | 1 | 27 | 26.044 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 28 | 25.999 |
| Damon Hill | 1 | 28 | 26.698 |
| Eddie Irvine | 1 | 29 | 25.762 |
| David Coulthard | 1 | 32 | 27.649 |
| Ricardo Rosset | 1 | 34 | 30.424 |
| Esteban Tuero | 1 | 35 | 1:01.645 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 37 | 29.088 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 37 | 27.448 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 38 | 55.878 |
| Toranosuke Takagi | 1 | 38 | 30.051 |
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 39 | 27.296 |
| Shinji Nakano | 1 | 38 | 36.775 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 39 | 27.731 |
| Alexander Wurz | 1 | 40 | 27.696 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 1 | 40 | 34.156 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 42 | 26.241 |
| Olivier Panis | 1 | 42 | 27.686 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 43 | 28.139 |
| Rubens Barrichello | 2 | 45 | 31.805 |
| Damon Hill | 2 | 46 | 35.037 |
| Jean Alesi | 2 | 50 | 25.127 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 53 | 24.472 |
| Eddie Irvine | 2 | 55 | 24.760 |