1998 Argentine Grand Prix: F1 Results, Winner & Podium

Formula 1 Grand Prix

1998 Argentina

12 Apr 1998 · Buenos Aires · Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

1953

First Grand Prix

Grand Prix

Most driver wins

Juan-Manuel Fangio

Most constructor wins

Williams

By Leopold · Updated October 2, 2026

Facts

1998 Argentine Formula 1 Grand Prix Facts

Round3 of 16

All-time race#617

DateApril 12

LightingDay race

TrackAutódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez

Total Laps72

Race Distance306.648 km / 190.542 miles

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Timetable 1998 Argentine Formula 1 Grand Prix Event

Race

Sun 12 Apr 1998

00:00 -03

Results

Winners & Podiums

Podiums Argentine F1 Grand Prix

NO	Year	Podium	Team	Circuit	Laps	Results
20	1998	1 Michael Schumacher 1:48:36.100 2 Mika Häkkinen +22.898 3 Eddie Irvine +57.745	Ferrari McLaren Ferrari	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	72	1998 Race Report & Results
19	1997	1 Jacques Villeneuve 1:52:01.715 2 Eddie Irvine +0.979 3 Ralf Schumacher +12.089	Williams Ferrari Jordan	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	72	1997 Race Report & Results
18	1996	1 Damon Hill 1:54:55.322 2 Jacques Villeneuve +12.167 3 Jean Alesi +14.754	Williams Williams Benetton	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	72	1996 Race Report & Results
17	1995	1 Damon Hill 1:53:14.532 2 Jean Alesi +6.407 3 Michael Schumacher +33.376	Williams Ferrari Benetton	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	72	1995 Race Report & Results
16	1981	1 Nelson Piquet 1:34:32.740 2 Carlos Reutemann +26.610 3 Alain Prost +49.980	Brabham Williams Renault	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	53	1981 Race Report & Results
15	1980	1 Alan Jones 1:43:24.380 2 Nelson Piquet +24.590 3 Keke Rosberg +1:18.640	Williams Brabham Fittipaldi	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	53	1980 Race Report & Results
14	1979	1 Jacques Laffite 1:36:03.210 2 Carlos Reutemann +14.940 3 John Watson +1:28.810	Ligier Team Lotus McLaren	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	53	1979 Race Report & Results
13	1978	1 Mario Andretti 1:37:04.470 2 Niki Lauda +13.210 3 Patrick Depailler +13.640	Team Lotus Brabham Tyrrell	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	52	1978 Race Report & Results
12	1977	1 Jody Scheckter 1:40:11.190 2 Carlos Pace +43.240 3 Carlos Reutemann +46.020	Wolf Brabham Ferrari	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	53	1977 Race Report & Results
11	1975	1 Emerson Fittipaldi 1:39:26.290 2 James Hunt +5.910 3 Carlos Reutemann +17.060	McLaren Hesketh Brabham	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	53	1975 Race Report & Results
10	1974	1 Denny Hulme 1:41:02.010 2 Niki Lauda +9.270 3 Clay Regazzoni +20.410	McLaren Ferrari Ferrari	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	53	1974 Race Report & Results
9	1973	1 Emerson Fittipaldi 1:56:18.220 2 François Cevert +4.690 3 Jackie Stewart +33.190	Team Lotus Tyrrell Tyrrell	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	96	1973 Race Report & Results
8	1972	1 Jackie Stewart 1:57:59.100 2 Denny Hulme +25.960 3 Jacky Ickx +59.390	Tyrrell McLaren Ferrari	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	95	1972 Race Report & Results
7	1960	1 Bruce McLaren 2:17:49.500 2 Cliff Allison +26.300 3 Maurice Trintignant +36.900	Cooper-Climax Ferrari Cooper-Climax	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	80	1960 Race Report & Results
6	1958	1 Stirling Moss 2:19:33.700 2 Luigi Musso +2.700 3 Mike Hawthorn +12.600	Cooper-Climax Ferrari Ferrari	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	80	1958 Race Report & Results
5	1957	1 Juan-Manuel Fangio 3:00:55.900 2 Jean Behra +18.300 3 Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati Maserati Maserati	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	100	1957 Race Report & Results
4	1956	1 Juan-Manuel Fangio 3:00:03.700 2 Jean Behra +24.400 3 Mike Hawthorn +1:22.500	Ferrari Maserati Maserati	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	98	1956 Race Report & Results
3	1955	1 Juan-Manuel Fangio 3:00:38.600 2 José-Froilán González +1:29.600 3 Umberto Maglioli	Mercedes Ferrari Ferrari	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	96	1955 Race Report & Results
2	1954	1 Juan-Manuel Fangio 3:00:55.800 2 Nino Farina +1:19.000 3 José-Froilán González +2:01.000	Maserati Ferrari Ferrari	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	87	1954 Race Report & Results
1	1953	1 Alberto Ascari 3:01:04.600 2 Luigi Villoresi 3 José-Froilán González	Ferrari Ferrari Maserati	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	97	1953 Race Report & Results

Driver Ranking

Driver Ranking Argentine F1 GP

NO	Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points	Lead
1	Juan-Manuel Fangio	7	4	0	0	4	2	3	2.1	4.6	34	232
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	8	2	0	0	2	0	1	10.4	6.8	22	30
3	Damon Hill	4	2	0	0	2	1	0	6.3	6.5	20	125
4	Denny Hulme	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	7.3	2.7	17	2
5	Jacques Villeneuve	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.7	6.7	16	66
6	Nelson Piquet	3	1	1	0	2	1	1	8.3	8.7	15	53
7	Luigi Musso	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	10.2	6.2	10	0
8	Michael Schumacher	4	1	0	1	2	0	1	2.8	9.3	14	60
9	Jackie Stewart	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	3.0	2.0	13	95
10	Stirling Moss	7	1	0	1	2	2	2	6.0	7.6	10	79
11	Mario Andretti	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	8.3	9.7	13	52
12	Alan Jones	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	8.3	8.5	12	41
13	Alberto Ascari	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.5	8.0	9	109
14	Jody Scheckter	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	10.5	11.7	9	6
15	Jacques Laffite	6	1	0	0	1	1	1	10.7	13.5	9	55
16	Bruce McLaren	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	13.0	1.0	8	13
17	Carlos Reutemann	9	0	2	2	4	1	0	5.0	7.2	20	74
18	Nino Farina	4	0	2	1	3	1	0	2.5	5.0	9.33	16
19	Jean Behra	8	0	2	0	2	0	0	8.6	7.0	14	9
20	Niki Lauda	7	0	2	0	2	0	0	11.3	10.3	13	0
21	José-Froilán González	6	0	1	2	3	1	1	5.7	5.8	12	46
22	Maurice Trintignant	6	0	1	2	3	0	0	6.5	5.0	6.33	0
23	Jean Alesi	4	0	1	1	2	0	1	8.0	4.3	12	8
24	Eddie Irvine	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.3	7.8	12	6
25	James Hunt	5	0	1	0	1	1	2	7.2	11.4	9	30
26	Mika Häkkinen	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.3	13.0	8	14
27	Cliff Allison	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.0	2.0	6	0
28	François Cevert	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.5	7.5	6	57
29	Luigi Villoresi	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.7	11.0	6	0
30	Carlos Pace	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.0	13.8	6	13
31	Mike Hawthorn	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.4	6.6	11	10
32	Clay Regazzoni	8	0	0	1	1	1	1	9.5	7.4	11	28
33	Patrick Depailler	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.2	6.5	10	10
34	Jacky Ickx	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	9.0	7.5	7	0
35	Carlos Menditeguy	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.7	9.7	7	39
36	Alain Prost	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	4.5	5	0
37	Ralf Schumacher	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.5	11.0	4	0
38	Keke Rosberg	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.5	12.0	4	0
39	John Watson	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.7	14.6	4	13
40	Umberto Maglioli	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.5	6.0	1.33	0
41	Johnny Herbert	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	8.8	6	0
42	Alexander Wurz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.0	4.0	3	0
43	Derek Daly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	7.5	3	0
44	Mike Hailwood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.5	10.5	3	0
45	Rubens Barrichello	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.8	12.3	3	0
46	Ronnie Peterson	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3	12.2	3	2
47	Harry Schell	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.1	7.5	3	4
48	Tim Schenken	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	5.0	2	0
49	Óscar-Alfredo Gálvez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	5.0	2	0
50	Olivier Gendebien	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	5.0	2	0
51	Élie Bayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	10.5	2	0
52	Bruno Giacomelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	7.5	2	0
53	Roberto Mieres	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	9.0	2	4
54	Wolfgang von Trips	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	5.5	2	0
55	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.5	8.5	2	0
56	Gerhard Berger	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	7.7	2	0
57	René Arnoux	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	15.3	2	0
58	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	12.8	2	0
59	Gerino Gerini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	4.0	1.5	0
60	Chico Landi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	4.0	1.5	0
61	Innes Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6.0	1	1
62	Alfonso de Portago	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	5.0	1	0
63	Hans Herrmann	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	4.0	1	0
64	Wilson Fittipaldi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	13.5	1	0
65	Karl Kling	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	11.0	1	0
66	Jos Verstappen	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.3	12.7	1	0
67	Patrick Tambay	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.7	14.3	1	0
68	Elio de Angelis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.3	10.7	1	0
69	David Coulthard	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.3	13.5	1	9
70	Toulo de Graffenried	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	8.0	0	0
71	Roberto Moreno	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	11.0	0	0
72	Phil Hill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	8.0	0	0
73	Pedro Lamy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	13.0	0	0
74	Nanni Galli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	19.0	0	0
75	Cesare Perdisa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	6.0	0	0
76	Ian Scheckter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	8.0	0	0
77	Robert Manzon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	10.0	0	0
78	Domenico Schiattarella	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	9.0	0	0
79	Peter Gethin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	20.0	0	0
80	Karl Wendlinger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	25.0	0	0
81	Brett Lunger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	13.0	0	0
82	Helmut Marko	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	10.0	0	0
83	Jorge Daponte	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	15.0	0	0
84	Taki Inoue	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26.0	16.0	0	0
85	Mike Wilds	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	18.0	0	0
86	Nasif Estéfano	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	14.0	0	0
87	John Barber	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	8.0	0	0
88	Eddie Cheever	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	24.0	0	0
89	Horace Gould	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	9.0	0	0
90	Toranosuke Takagi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	12.0	0	0
91	Andrea de Adamich	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	17.0	0	0
92	Clemar Bucci	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	9.0	0	0
93	Rupert Keegan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	24.0	0	0
94	Pierluigi Martini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	14.0	0	0
95	Masten Gregory	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	12.0	0	0
96	Chico Serra	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	18.0	0	0
97	Oscar González	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.0	6.0	0	0
98	Alessandro de Tomaso	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	9.0	0	0
99	Hans Binder	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	19.0	0	0
100	Antonio Creus	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.0	21.0	0	0

Team Ranking

Team Ranking Argentine F1 GP

NO	Team	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Williams	9	4	2	0	5	4	1	7.3	10.0	54
2	Ferrari	20	3	8	7	12	4	5	6.2	7.3	129.99
3	Maserati	7	2	2	3	4	2	2	11.4	8.5	57
4	McLaren	13	2	2	1	5	2	1	9.1	10.6	47
5	Team Lotus	10	2	1	0	3	2	1	8.4	10.9	32
6	Cooper-Climax	3	2	0	1	2	1	1	10.4	9.1	16
7	Brabham	9	1	3	1	5	2	1	9.1	10.6	32
8	Tyrrell	13	1	1	2	3	0	1	12.8	11.9	29
9	Mercedes	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	7.8	7.3	12
10	Ligier	7	1	0	0	1	1	1	10.8	12.2	12
11	Wolf	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	14.7	8.7	9
12	Hesketh	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	6.0	2.0	6
13	Benetton	4	0	0	2	2	0	4	8.0	5.6	15
14	Fittipaldi	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	16.8	12.2	8
15	Jordan	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.0	13.0	7
16	Renault	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	12.0	14.5	6
17	Sauber	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.9	11.8	7
18	Cooper-Maserati	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	4.0	3
19	Alfa Romeo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	7.8	2
20	Gordini	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	10.8	2
21	BRM	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	13.4	13.1	2
22	Surtees	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.2	17.3	2
23	Footwork	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	14.3	1
24	Ensign	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.3	15.0	1
25	March	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.2	11.0	1
26	Parnelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	17.0	0
27	Penske	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	7.0	0
28	Simca	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	15.0	0
29	Lancia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.3	14.5	0
30	Behra-Porsche	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	12.0	0
31	Simtek	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	13.5	0
32	Pacific	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.5	23.0	0
33	Theodore	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	15.0	0
34	Prost	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.5	14.5	0
35	Lola	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	12.0	0
36	Stewart	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	14.8	0
37	Merzario	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	23.5	0
38	Forti	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	13.0	0
39	Iso Marlboro	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	17.7	0
40	ATS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	12.5	0
41	Minardi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.1	13.7	0
42	Arrows	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.8	13.9	0
43	Shadow	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.9	0

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Argentine F1 GP — Frequently Asked Questions

How many times has the Argentine F1 GP been held?

The Argentine F1 GP has been held 20 times in Formula 1 history, with the first edition in 1953 and the most recent in 1998.

Who has won the Argentine F1 GP the most times?

Juan-Manuel Fangio leads the all-time win count at the Argentine F1 GP with 3 victories.

Which team has won the Argentine F1 GP most often?

Williams is the most successful constructor at the Argentine F1 GP with 4 wins.

When is the 1998 Argentine F1 GP?

The 1998 Argentine F1 GP is scheduled for April 12 at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez.

Where is the Argentine F1 GP held?

The Argentine F1 GP is held at Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez.

Last updated: 2 Oct 2026, 17:14

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Every circuit that has hosted a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Marker size shows how many, and green marks the circuits on this year’s calendar.

Pos.	F1 Drivers		Points
1		Kimi AntonelliMercedes · #12	390
2		Max VerstappenRed Bull · #3	279−111
3	Up 1 place since the previous round	George RussellMercedes · #63	262−17
4	Down 1 place since the previous round	Lewis HamiltonFerrari · #44	261−1
5		Charles LeclercFerrari · #16	249−12

Pos.		Points
1	Mercedes	652
2	Ferrari	510−142
3	Red Bull	415−95
4	McLaren	398−17
5	Racing Bulls	114−284

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