- 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.