Argentine Grand Prix F1 Race info

Argentine Formula 1 Grand Prix Details
Grand Prix nr:	3
Date:	12th of April 1998
Track:	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez
Lap Distance:	4.259 km
Total Laps:	70
Distance:	306,648 km

1998 Argentine Grand Prix Formula 1 Race Timetable
Friday April 10th	practice 1: practice 2:	09:00 - 10:30 13:00 - 14:30
Saturday April 11th	practice 3: qualifying:	10:00 - 11:00 12:00 - 18:00
Sunday April 12th	F1 RACE:	14:00 Local
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Podiums

Podiums Argentine F1 Grand Prix

Year	Circuit	Date	Driver	Team	Laps
1998	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	April 12	1th Michael Schumacher 2th Mika Häkkinen 3th Eddie Irvine	Ferrari McLaren Ferrari	72 72 72
1997	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	April 13	1th Jacques Villeneuve 2th Eddie Irvine 3th Ralf Schumacher	Williams Ferrari Jordan	72 72 72
1996	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	April 7	1th Damon Hill 2th Jacques Villeneuve 3th Jean Alesi	Williams Williams Benetton	72 72 72
1995	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	April 9	1th Damon Hill 2th Jean Alesi 3th Michael Schumacher	Williams Ferrari Benetton	72 72 72
1981	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	April 12	1th Nelson Piquet 2th Carlos Reutemann 3th Alain Prost	Brabham Williams Renault	53 53 53
1980	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 13	1th Alan Jones 2th Nelson Piquet 3th Keke Rosberg	Williams Brabham Fittipaldi	53 53 53
1979	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 21	1th Jacques Laffite 2th Carlos Reutemann 3th John Watson	Ligier Team Lotus McLaren	53 53 53
1978	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 15	1th Mario Andretti 2th Niki Lauda 3th Patrick Depailler	Team Lotus Brabham Tyrrell	52 52 52
1977	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 9	1th Jody Scheckter 2th Carlos Pace 3th Carlos Reutemann	Wolf Brabham Ferrari	53 53 53
1975	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 12	1th Emerson Fittipaldi 2th James Hunt 3th Carlos Reutemann	McLaren Hesketh Brabham	53 53 53
1974	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 13	1th Denny Hulme 2th Niki Lauda 3th Clay Regazzoni	McLaren Ferrari Ferrari	53 53 53
1973	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 28	1th Emerson Fittipaldi 2th François Cevert 3th Jackie Stewart	Team Lotus Tyrrell Tyrrell	96 96 96
1972	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 23	1th Jackie Stewart 2th Denny Hulme 3th Jacky Ickx	Tyrrell McLaren Ferrari	95 95 95
1960	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	February 7	1th Bruce McLaren 2th Cliff Allison 3th Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax Ferrari Cooper-Climax	80 80 80
1958	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 19	1th Stirling Moss 2th Luigi Musso 3th Mike Hawthorn	Cooper-Climax Ferrari Ferrari	80 80 80
1957	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 13	1th Juan Manuel Fangio 2th Jean Behra 3th Carlos Menditeguy	Maserati Maserati Maserati	100 100 99
1956	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 22	1th Luigi Musso 2th Jean Behra 3th Mike Hawthorn	Ferrari Maserati Maserati	98 98 96
1955	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 16	1th Juan Manuel Fangio 2th José Froilán González 3th Nino Farina	Mercedes Ferrari Ferrari	96 60 94
1954	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 17	1th Juan Manuel Fangio 2th Nino Farina 3th José Froilán González	Maserati Ferrari Ferrari	87 87 87
1953	Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez	January 18	1th Alberto Ascari 2th Luigi Villoresi 3th José Froilán González	Ferrari Ferrari Maserati	97 96 96

Driver Ranking

Driver Ranking Argentine F1 GP

	Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	7	4	0	0	4	2	3	2.1	4.6	34
2	Emerson Fittipaldi	8	2	0	0	2	0	1	10.4	6.8	22
3	Damon Hill	4	2	0	0	2	1	0	6.3	6.5	20
4	Denny Hulme	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	7.3	2.7	17
5	Jacques Villeneuve	3	1	1	0	2	1	0	3.7	6.7	16
6	Nelson Piquet	3	1	1	0	2	1	1	8.3	8.7	15
7	Luigi Musso	5	1	1	0	2	0	0	10.2	6.2	10
8	Michael Schumacher	4	1	0	1	2	0	1	2.8	9.3	14
9	Jackie Stewart	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	3.0	2.0	13
10	Stirling Moss	7	1	0	1	2	2	2	6.0	7.6	10
11	Mario Andretti	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	8.3	9.7	13
12	Alan Jones	4	1	0	0	1	1	1	8.3	8.5	12
13	Alberto Ascari	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.5	8.0	9
14	Jody Scheckter	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	10.5	11.7	9
15	Jacques Laffite	6	1	0	0	1	1	1	10.7	13.5	9
16	Bruce McLaren	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	13.0	1.0	8
17	Carlos Reutemann	9	0	2	2	4	1	0	5.0	7.2	20
18	Nino Farina	4	0	2	1	3	1	0	2.5	5.0	9.33
19	Jean Behra	8	0	2	0	2	0	0	8.6	7.0	14
20	Niki Lauda	7	0	2	0	2	0	0	11.3	10.3	13
21	José Froilán González	6	0	1	2	3	1	1	5.7	5.8	12
22	Maurice Trintignant	6	0	1	2	3	0	0	6.5	5.0	6.33
23	Jean Alesi	4	0	1	1	2	0	1	8.0	4.3	12
24	Eddie Irvine	4	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.3	7.8	12
25	James Hunt	5	0	1	0	1	1	2	7.2	11.4	9
26	Mika Häkkinen	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.3	13.0	8
27	Cliff Allison	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.0	2.0	6
28	François Cevert	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	11.5	7.5	6
29	Luigi Villoresi	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	8.7	11.0	6
30	Carlos Pace	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.0	13.8	6
31	Mike Hawthorn	5	0	0	2	2	0	0	5.4	6.6	11
32	Clay Regazzoni	8	0	0	1	1	1	1	9.5	7.4	11
33	Patrick Depailler	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.2	6.5	10
34	Jacky Ickx	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	9.0	7.5	7
35	Carlos Menditeguy	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.7	9.7	7
36	Alain Prost	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	7.0	4.5	5
37	Ralf Schumacher	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.5	11.0	4
38	Keke Rosberg	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.5	12.0	4
39	John Watson	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	10.7	14.6	4
40	Umberto Maglioli	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.5	6.0	1.33
41	Johnny Herbert	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	8.8	6
42	Alexander Wurz	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.0	4.0	3
43	Derek Daly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	7.5	3
44	Mike Hailwood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.5	10.5	3
45	Rubens Barrichello	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.8	12.3	3
46	Ronnie Peterson	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.3	12.2	3
47	Harry Schell	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.1	7.5	3
48	Óscar Alfredo Gálvez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.0	5.0	2
49	Olivier Gendebien	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	5.0	2
50	Tim Schenken	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	5.0	2
51	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.5	8.5	2
52	Bruno Giacomelli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	7.5	2
53	Wolfgang von Trips	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	5.5	2
54	Roberto Mieres	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	9.0	2
55	Élie Bayol	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	10.5	2
56	Gerhard Berger	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	7.7	2
57	René Arnoux	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	15.3	2
58	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	12.8	2
59	Chico Landi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	4.0	1.5
60	Gerino Gerini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	4.0	1.5
61	Hans Herrmann	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	4.0	1
62	Innes Ireland	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.0	6.0	1
63	Alfonso de Portago	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	5.0	1
64	Karl Kling	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	11.0	1
65	Wilson Fittipaldi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	13.5	1
66	Elio de Angelis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.3	10.7	1
67	Patrick Tambay	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.7	14.3	1
68	Jos Verstappen	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.3	12.7	1
69	David Coulthard	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	5.3	13.5	1
70	Brett Lunger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24.0	13.0	0
71	Pierluigi Martini	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	14.0	0
72	Peter Gethin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.0	20.0	0
73	Felice Bonetto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	12.0	0
74	Alberto Rodriguez Larreta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	9.0	0
75	Ettore Chimeri	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	20.0	0
76	Danny Ongais	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	21.0	0
77	Horace Gould	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	9.0	0
78	Karl Wendlinger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	25.0	0
79	Guy Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25.0	11.0	0
80	Gino Munaron	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	13.0	0
81	Siegfried Stohr	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	9.0	0
82	Roger Loyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	14.0	0
83	Mark Donohue	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	7.0	0
84	Clemar Bucci	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	9.0	0
85	Ingo Hoffmann	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	17.0	0
86	Domenico Schiattarella	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.0	9.0	0
87	Reine Wisell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.0	14.0	0
88	Andrea de Adamich	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	17.0	0
89	Cesare Perdisa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11.0	6.0	0
90	Robert Manzon	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.0	10.0	0
91	Mark Blundell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	20.0	0
92	Prince Bira	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	7.0	0
93	Martin Brundle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.0	0
94	Nigel Mansell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	22.0	0
95	Rolf Stommelen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19.0	13.0	0
96	Gianni Morbidelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	15.0	0
97	Alex Soler-Roig	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	21.0	0
98	Alessandro de Tomaso	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	9.0	0
99	Nanni Galli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	19.0	0
100	Roberto Bonomi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	11.0	0

Team Ranking

Team Ranking Argentine F1 GP

	Team	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	FL	Avg Grid	Avg Pos	Points
1	Ferrari	20	4	10	9	12	4	5	6.2	7.3	129.99
2	Williams	9	4	2	0	5	4	1	7.3	10.0	54
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	2	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	Jordan	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	8.0	13.0	7
15	Renault	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	12.0	14.5	6
16	Fittipaldi	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	16.9	13.3	5
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	Copersucar-Fittipaldi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	4.0	3
20	Alfa Romeo	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	7.8	2
21	Gordini	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	12.0	10.8	2
22	BRM	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	13.4	13.1	2
23	Surtees	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.2	17.3	2
24	Footwork	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.3	14.3	1
25	Ensign	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.3	15.0	1
26	March	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.2	11.0	1
27	Behra-Porsche	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	12.0	0
28	Parnelli	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10.0	17.0	0
29	Pacific	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22.5	23.0	0
30	Simtek	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	13.5	0
31	Simca	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	15.0	0
32	Lancia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9.3	14.5	0
33	Penske	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	7.0	0
34	Stewart	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	14.8	0
35	Forti	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23.0	13.0	0
36	Lola	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20.5	12.0	0
37	Merzario	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21.0	23.5	0
38	Iso Marlboro	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16.0	17.7	0
39	Prost	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13.5	14.5	0
40	Theodore	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.0	15.0	0
41	Minardi	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	18.1	13.7	0
42	ATS	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	17.0	12.5	0
43	Arrows	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	14.8	13.9	0
44	Shadow	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	15.0	15.9	0

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