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Michael Schumacher won the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Mika Häkkinen and Eddie Irvine at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen, and Eddie Irvine
Race date
April 12, 1998
Pole
David Coulthard
Fastest lap
Alexander Wurz
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Mika Häkkinen is listed 2 for McLaren, with Eddie Irvine 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Ricardo Rosset from P21 to P14 (+7), Jean Alesi from P11 to P5 (+6), and Shinji Nakano from P19 to P13 (+6) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. David Coulthard started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 2 +1 lap, 2 Collision, and 2 Gearbox. Alexander Wurz holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.179 on lap 39. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:48:36.17510
2Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:48:59.0746
3Eddie IrvineFerrari1:49:33.9204
4Alexander WurzBenetton1:49:44.3093
5Jean AlesiSauber1:49:54.4612
6David CoulthardMcLaren1:49:55.9261
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:50:04.6130
8Damon HillJordan+1 lap0
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams+1 lap0
10Rubens BarrichelloStewart+2 laps0
11Jarno TrulliProst+2 laps0
12Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell+2 laps0
13Shinji NakanoMinardi+3 laps0
14Ricardo RossetTyrrell+4 laps0
15Olivier PanisProstEngine0
DNFEsteban TueroMinardiSpun off0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsCollision0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberCollision0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordanSuspension0
DNFMika SaloArrowsGearbox0