Round 3 · 12 April 1998
Argentine Grand Prix
Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 2
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
20
pts
2
David Coulthard
McLaren
12
pts
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
6
pts
4
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
4
pts
5
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
3
pts
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6
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
3
pts
7
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
2
pts
8
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
1
pts
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
1
pts
-
Damon Hill
Jordan
0
pts
-
Jean Alesi
Sauber
0
pts
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
0
pts
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
0
pts
-
Jarno Trulli
Prost
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Mika Salo
Arrows
0
pts
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
0
pts
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
0
pts
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
0
pts
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
0
pts
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
0
pts
After the race
22 drivers
After Round 3
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
26
+6
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
↑2
14
+10
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
↓1
13
+1
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
↑2
7
+4
5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↓2
6
+0
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6
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
↓1
6
+3
7
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
—
2
+0
8
Jean Alesi
Sauber
↑991
2
+2
9
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
—
1
+0
10
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
↓2
1
+0
-
Damon Hill
Jordan
—
0
+0
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Mika Salo
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
—
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:48:36.100 | 10 |
| 2 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | +22.898 | 6 |
| 3 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +57.745 | 4 |
| 4 | WUR Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 8 | +1:08.134 | 3 |
| 5 | ALE Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | +1:18.286 | 2 |
| 6 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | +1:19.751 | 1 |
| 7 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | +1:28.437 | 0 |
| 8 | HIL Damon Hill | Jordan | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | TAK Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | NAK Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | 3L | 0 |
| 14 | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | 4L | 0 |
| 15 | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 15 | 7L | 0 |
| R | TUE Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Mika Salo | Arrows | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | MAG Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | — | 0 |