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Race · Round 3 of 16 ·

1998 Argentine Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid at Autodromo Oscar Galvez. 7 of the starters were not classified.

High of 20 °C, 13.5 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Autodromo Oscar GalvezBuenos Aires, Argentina
Winner
Michael SchumacherFerrari
Fastest lap
Alexander Wurz
Entries
2215 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Michael SchumacherFerrariF300272Finished10
2Mika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/13372Finished6
3Eddie IrvineFerrariF300472Finished4
4Alexander WurzBenettonB198872Finished3fastest lap
5Jean AlesiSauberC171172Finished2
6David CoulthardMcLarenMP4/13172Finished1
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenettonB1981072Finished0
8Damon HillJordan198971Finished0
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFW20671Finished0
10Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand PrixSF021470Finished0
11Jarno TrulliProst Grand PrixAP011670Finished0
12Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell221370Finished0
13Shinji NakanoMinardiM1981969Finished0
14Ricardo RossetTyrrell222168Finished0
15Olivier PanisProst Grand PrixAP011565Engine0
DNFEsteban TueroMinardiM1982063Spun off0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW20752Collision0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberC171246Collision0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordan198522Suspension0
DNFMika SaloArrowsA191718Gearbox0
DNFJan MagnussenStewart Grand PrixSF022217Transmission0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsA191813Gearbox0
F1DB layout buenos-aires-4 · 4.259 km · 19 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

010203040506070Laps completedGridResult21Michael Schumacher32Mika Hakkinen43Eddie Irvine84Alexander Wurz115Jean Alesi16David Coulthard107Giancarlo Fisichella98Damon Hill69Heinz-Harald Frentzen1410Rubens Barrichello1611Jarno Trulli1312Toranosuke Takagi1913Shinji Nakano2114Ricardo Rosset1515Olivier Panis20DNFEsteban Tuero7DNFJacques Villeneuve12DNFJohnny Herbert5DNFRalf Schumacher17DNFMika Salo22DNFJan Magnussen18DNFPedro Diniz

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Michael Schumacher2172
Mika Hakkinen3272
Eddie Irvine4372
Alexander Wurz8472
Jean Alesi11572
David Coulthard1672
Giancarlo Fisichella10772
Damon Hill9871
Heinz-Harald Frentzen6971
Rubens Barrichello141070
Jarno Trulli161170
Toranosuke Takagi131270
Shinji Nakano191369
Ricardo Rosset211468
Olivier Panis151565
Esteban Tuero20DNF63
Jacques Villeneuve7DNF52
Johnny Herbert12DNF46
Ralf Schumacher5DNF22
Mika Salo17DNF18
Jan Magnussen22DNF17
Pedro Diniz18DNF13

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1David CoulthardMcLaren71:25.852—0 m—
2Michael SchumacherFerrari31:26.251+0.39920 m+0.399
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:26.632+0.78039 m+0.381
4Eddie IrvineFerrari41:26.780+0.92846 m+0.148
5Ralf SchumacherJordan101:26.827+0.97548 m+0.047
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:26.876+1.02451 m+0.049
7Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:26.941+1.08954 m+0.065
8Alexander WurzBenetton61:27.198+1.34667 m+0.257
9Damon HillJordan91:27.483+1.63181 m+0.285
10Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:27.836+1.98498 m+0.353
11Jean AlesiSauber141:27.839+1.98799 m+0.003
12Johnny HerbertSauber151:28.016+2.164107 m+0.177
13Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:28.811+2.959147 m+0.795
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:29.249+3.397169 m+0.438
15Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:29.320+3.468172 m+0.071
16Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:29.352+3.500174 m+0.032
17Mika SaloArrows171:29.617+3.765187 m+0.265
18Pedro DinizArrows161:30.022+4.170207 m+0.405
19Shinji NakanoMinardi221:30.054+4.202208 m+0.032
20Esteban TueroMinardi231:30.158+4.306214 m+0.104
21Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:30.437+4.585227 m+0.279
22Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:31.178+5.326264 m+0.741
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

010203040506070LapStops on each lap (up to 3)1Michael SchumacherLap 28: pit lane 26.0 sLap 53: pit lane 24.5 s2Mika HakkinenLap 42: pit lane 26.2 s3Eddie IrvineLap 29: pit lane 25.8 sLap 55: pit lane 24.8 s4Alexander WurzLap 40: pit lane 27.7 s5Jean AlesiLap 27: pit lane 26.0 sLap 50: pit lane 25.1 s6David CoulthardLap 32: pit lane 27.6 s7Giancarlo FisichellaLap 37: pit lane 27.4 s8Damon HillLap 28: pit lane 26.7 sLap 46: pit lane 35.0 s9Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 38: pit lane 55.9 sLap 43: pit lane 28.1 s10Rubens BarrichelloLap 40: pit lane 34.2 sLap 45: pit lane 31.8 s11Jarno TrulliLap 39: pit lane 27.7 s12Toranosuke TakagiLap 38: pit lane 30.1 s13Shinji NakanoLap 38: pit lane 36.8 s14Ricardo RossetLap 34: pit lane 30.4 s15Olivier PanisLap 42: pit lane 27.7 sDNFEsteban TueroLap 35: pit lane 61.6 sDNFJacques VilleneuveLap 37: pit lane 29.1 sDNFJohnny HerbertLap 39: pit lane 27.3 sDNFRalf SchumacherLap 18: pit lane 28.3 sDNFMika SaloDNFJan MagnussenDNFPedro Diniz

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
DriverResultLapsStops recordedStopped on lapPit-lane time (s)
Michael Schumacher172228, 5326.0, 24.5
Mika Hakkinen27214226.2
Eddie Irvine372229, 5525.8, 24.8
Alexander Wurz47214027.7
Jean Alesi572227, 5026.0, 25.1
David Coulthard67213227.6
Giancarlo Fisichella77213727.4
Damon Hill871228, 4626.7, 35.0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen971238, 4355.9, 28.1
Rubens Barrichello1070240, 4534.2, 31.8
Jarno Trulli117013927.7
Toranosuke Takagi127013830.1
Shinji Nakano136913836.8
Ricardo Rosset146813430.4
Olivier Panis156514227.7
Esteban TueroDNF6313561.6
Jacques VilleneuveDNF5213729.1
Johnny HerbertDNF4613927.3
Ralf SchumacherDNF2211828.3
Mika SaloDNF180None recorded—
Jan MagnussenDNF170None recorded—
Pedro DinizDNF130None recorded—
A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid orderGridResultFirst recorded stop, lapStopped firstGrid to flag
David Coulthard · Michael Schumacher1 · 26 · 132 · 28Michael SchumacherSwapped places
Michael Schumacher · Mika Hakkinen2 · 31 · 228 · 42Michael SchumacherKept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Eddie Irvine3 · 42 · 342 · 29Eddie IrvineKept their order
Eddie Irvine · Alexander Wurz4 · 83 · 429 · 40Eddie IrvineKept their order
Alexander Wurz · Jean Alesi8 · 114 · 540 · 27Jean AlesiKept their order
Alexander Wurz · Damon Hill8 · 94 · 840 · 28Damon HillKept their order
David Coulthard · Jean Alesi1 · 116 · 532 · 27Jean AlesiSwapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Jean Alesi10 · 117 · 537 · 27Jean AlesiSwapped places
David Coulthard · Giancarlo Fisichella1 · 106 · 732 · 37David CoulthardKept their order
Damon Hill · Giancarlo Fisichella9 · 108 · 728 · 37Damon HillSwapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Damon Hill6 · 99 · 838 · 28Damon HillSwapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Rubens Barrichello6 · 149 · 1038 · 40Heinz-Harald FrentzenKept their order
Toranosuke Takagi · Rubens Barrichello13 · 1412 · 1038 · 40Toranosuke TakagiSwapped places
Rubens Barrichello · Jarno Trulli14 · 1610 · 1140 · 39Jarno TrulliKept their order
Rubens Barrichello · Olivier Panis14 · 1510 · 1540 · 42Rubens BarrichelloKept their order
Toranosuke Takagi · Jarno Trulli13 · 1612 · 1138 · 39Toranosuke TakagiSwapped places
Olivier Panis · Jarno Trulli15 · 1615 · 1142 · 39Jarno TrulliSwapped places
Toranosuke Takagi · Shinji Nakano13 · 1912 · 1338 · 38Same lapKept their order
Shinji Nakano · Ricardo Rosset19 · 2113 · 1438 · 34Ricardo RossetKept their order
Olivier Panis · Ricardo Rosset15 · 2115 · 1442 · 34Ricardo RossetSwapped places
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1David CoulthardMcLaren71:28.130—0 m—16
2Michael SchumacherFerrari31:29.114+0.98448 m+0.98422
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:29.488+1.35866 m+0.37415
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:29.610+1.48072 m+0.12220
5Eddie IrvineFerrari41:29.781+1.65180 m+0.17129
6Ralf SchumacherJordan101:29.845+1.71583 m+0.06424
7Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:30.054+1.92493 m+0.20927
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:30.317+2.187106 m+0.26316
9Damon HillJordan91:30.645+2.515122 m+0.32835
10Jean AlesiSauber141:30.859+2.729132 m+0.21414
11Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:30.963+2.833137 m+0.10422
12Johnny HerbertSauber151:31.081+2.951143 m+0.11816
13Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:31.297+3.167153 m+0.21616
14Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:31.428+3.298159 m+0.13124
15Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:31.727+3.597174 m+0.29920
16Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:31.761+3.631175 m+0.03425
17Alexander WurzBenetton61:31.850+3.720180 m+0.08923
18Mika SaloArrows171:32.257+4.127199 m+0.40722
19Pedro DinizArrows161:32.660+4.530219 m+0.40318
20Shinji NakanoMinardi221:33.390+5.260254 m+0.73019
21Esteban TueroMinardi231:33.731+5.601271 m+0.34118
22Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:34.829+6.699324 m+1.09818
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Michael SchumacherFerrari31:27.737—0 m—20
2David CoulthardMcLaren71:28.289+0.55227 m+0.55219
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:28.347+0.61030 m+0.05830
4Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:28.501+0.76437 m+0.15424
5Damon HillJordan91:28.701+0.96447 m+0.20032
6Eddie IrvineFerrari41:28.987+1.25061 m+0.28630
7Jean AlesiSauber141:29.151+1.41469 m+0.16430
8Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:29.614+1.87791 m+0.46329
9Ralf SchumacherJordan101:29.633+1.89692 m+0.01930
10Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:29.781+2.04499 m+0.14836
11Alexander WurzBenetton61:29.842+2.105102 m+0.06116
12Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:30.402+2.665129 m+0.56028
13Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:30.432+2.695131 m+0.03018
14Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:30.722+2.985145 m+0.29024
15Johnny HerbertSauber151:30.808+3.071149 m+0.08619
16Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:31.283+3.546172 m+0.47521
17Pedro DinizArrows161:31.509+3.772183 m+0.22628
18Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:31.975+4.238206 m+0.46626
19Mika SaloArrows171:32.563+4.826234 m+0.58814
20Esteban TueroMinardi231:32.883+5.146250 m+0.32028
21Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:33.299+5.562270 m+0.41624
22Shinji NakanoMinardi221:33.675+5.938288 m+0.37621
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Jean AlesiSauber141:47.594—0 m—13
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:48.025+0.43117 m+0.43112
3Michael SchumacherFerrari31:48.501+0.90736 m+0.47612
4Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:49.030+1.43657 m+0.52911
5Eddie IrvineFerrari41:49.046+1.45257 m+0.01612
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:49.224+1.63065 m+0.17813
7Mika SaloArrows171:49.314+1.72068 m+0.09013
8David CoulthardMcLaren71:49.435+1.84173 m+0.12111
9Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:49.568+1.97478 m+0.13311
10Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:49.673+2.07982 m+0.10513
11Alexander WurzBenetton61:49.735+2.14185 m+0.06211
12Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:50.607+3.013119 m+0.87211
13Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:51.150+3.556141 m+0.54311
14Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:51.159+3.565141 m+0.00910
15Damon HillJordan91:51.240+3.646144 m+0.08110
16Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:51.257+3.663145 m+0.01712
17Ralf SchumacherJordan101:52.048+4.454176 m+0.79112
18Shinji NakanoMinardi221:52.483+4.889194 m+0.43511
19Esteban TueroMinardi231:52.824+5.230207 m+0.3418
20Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:53.166+5.572221 m+0.34211
21Pedro DinizArrows161:53.294+5.700226 m+0.1284
22Johnny HerbertSauber159:19.807+7:32.21317,900 m+7:26.5133
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300 front-right1 2019 Michael Schumacher Private Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
McLaren MP4/13
McLaren MP4/13
Mercedes-Benz, Techno-Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9896) · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Benetton B198
Benetton B198
Benetton B198 schraeg vorne · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sauber C17
Sauber C17
Sauber C17 · Raoul van Wijk · CC BY-SA 2.0
Jordan 198
Jordan 198
Jordan 198 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Williams FW20
Williams FW20
Williams FW20 front-right 2017 Williams Conference Centre 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

5 more photographs
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02 4 · Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Prost AP01
Prost AP01
Prost AP01 2 · xavier romero · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tyrrell 026
Tyrrell 026
Takagi 1998 Spanish GP · Formulanone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Minardi M198
Minardi M198
Minardi M198 2025-09-06 Italian Grand Prix mod · Quelle: Eustace Bagge / Bildbearbeitung & Retusche von Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arrows A19
Arrows A19
Mika Salo Arrows A19 Sinsheim Baden-Württemberg · danishevskiy · CC BY-SA 2.0

Where this comes from

Round
3 of 1998
Grand Prix
Argentine Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Ferrari
Entrant
Ferrari
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.