1998 Argentine Grand Prix
The 1998 Argentine Grand Prix (formally the XXI Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina) was a Formula One motor race held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, on 12 April 1998. The race is (to date) the last Argentine Grand Prix. It was the third race of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 72-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher for the Ferrari team, from a second position start. Mika Häkkinen finished second in a McLaren, with Eddie Irvine third in the other Ferrari car.
| 1998 Argentine Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 3 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 12 April 1998 | ||||
| Official name | XXI Gran Premio Marlboro Argentina | ||||
| Location |
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.259 km (2.646 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.449 km (190.419 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy with variable levels of dryness; temperatures reaching up to 19 °C (66 °F) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:25.852 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Alexander Wurz | Benetton-Playlife | |||
| Time | 1:28.179 on lap 39 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Ferrari | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
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