Round 3 · 12 April 1998
1998 Argentine Grand Prix: results
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1998 Argentine Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 12 April 1998 at Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez (Argentina), starting from position 2. Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to David Coulthard.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:48:36.100 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | +22.898 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +57.745 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 8 | +68.134 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | +78.286 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | +79.751 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | +88.437 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 9 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 11 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 14 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 15 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 17 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | — | — | Transmission |
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | — | — | Gearbox |