Grand Prix of Argentina 1998 - Buenos Aires


Buenos Aires circuit (GIF 2K)

         
   Date 12-Apr-1998   
   Track name Autodromo Oscar Galvez   
   Track length 4.259 km   
   Full distance 72 laps (= 306.684 km)   
   1996 racelap record Jean Alesi (FRA), Benetton B196-Renault V10 RS8, 1:29.413   
   1997 racelap record Gerhard Berger (AUT), Benetton B197-Renault V10 RS9, 1:27.981 (= 174.269 km/h)   
   1998 racelap record Alexander Wurz (AUT), Benetton B198-Playlife V10, 1:28.179 (= 173.878 km/h)   
   Weather dry, cloudy, cool   
   Spectators 52,611 People   
         



       
   Friday: free practice sessions
Saturday: free practice sessions
Saturday: qualifying session
Sunday: warmup session
Sunday: race results
Sunday: fastest racelaps 		  
  
All times unofficial

  




Free practice sessions on Friday
Weather conditions: partially wet
 PosDriverNatTeam-EngineTyresLaptimeGap
 1David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:28.130173.975 km/h
 2Michael SchumacherGERFerrariGoodyear1:29.114+0.984
 3Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:29.488+1.358
 4Jacques VilleneuveCANWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear1:29.610+1.480
 5Eddie IrvineGBRFerrariGoodyear1:29.781+1.651
 6Ralf SchumacherGERJordan-MugenGoodyear1:29.845+1.715
 7Toranosuge TakagiJPNTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:30.054+1.924
 8Heinz-Harald FrentzenGERWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear1:30.317+2.187
 9Damon HillGBRJordan-MugenGoodyear1:30.645+2.515
 10Jean AlesiFRASauber-PetronasGoodyear1:30.859+2.729
 11Giancarlo FisichellaITABenetton-PlaylifeBridgestone1:30.963+2.833
 12Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-PetronasGoodyear1:31.081+2.951
 13Olivier PanisFRAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:31.297+3.167
 14Jarno TrulliITAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:31.612+3.482
 15Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-FordBridgestone1:31.727+3.597
 16Ricardo RossetBRZTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:31.761+3.631
 17Alexander WurzAUTBenetton-PlaylifeBridgestone1:31.850+3.720
 18Mika SaloFINArrows-HartBridgestone1:32.257+4.127
 19Pedro DinizBRZArrows-HartBridgestone1:32.660+4.530
 20Shinji NakanoJPNMinardi-FordBridgestone1:33.390+5.260
 21Esteban TueroARGMinardi-FordBridgestone1:33.731+5.601
 22Jan MagnussenDENStewart-FordBridgestone1:34.829+6.699
107% Time = 1:34.299




Free practice sessions on Saturday
Weather conditions: partially wet
 PosDriverNatTeam-EngineTyresLaptimeGap
 1Michael SchumacherGERFerrariGoodyear1:27.737174.754 km/h
 2David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:28.289+0.552
 3Heinz-Harald FrentzenGERWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear1:28.347+0.610
 4Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:28.501+0.764
 5Damon HillGBRJordan-MugenGoodyear1:28.701+0.964
 6Eddie IrvineGBRFerrariGoodyear1:28.987+1.250
 7Jean AlesiFRASauber-PetronasGoodyear1:29.151+1.414
 8Jacques VilleneuveCANWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear1:29.614+1.877
 9Ralf SchumacherGERJordan-MugenGoodyear1:29.633+1.896
 10Giancarlo FisichellaITABenetton-MecachromeBridgestone1:29.781+2.044
 11Alexander WurzAUTBenetton-MecachromeBridgestone1:29.842+2.105
 12Jarno TrulliITAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:30.402+2.665
 13Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-FordBridgestone1:30.432+2.695
 14Olivier PanisFRAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:30.722+2.985
 15Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-PetronasGoodyear1:30.808+3.071
 16Jan MagnussenDENStewart-FordBridgestone1:31.283+3.546
 17Pedro DinizBRZArrows-HartBridgestone1:31.509+3.772
 18Ricardo RossetBRZTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:31.975+4.238
 19Mika SaloFINArrows-HartBridgestone1:32.563+4.826
 20Esteban TueroARGMinardi-FordBridgestone1:32.883+5.146
 21Toranosuge TakagiJPNTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:33.299+5.562
 22Shinji NakanoJPNMinardi-FordBridgestone1:33.675+5.938
107% Time = 1:33.879




Qualifying session - starting grid
Weather conditions: dry, cloudy

ROW 1
1
David Coulthart
1:25.852
178.591 km/h		 
 2
Michael Schumacher
1:26.251
+0.399
ROW 2
3
Mika Hakkinen
1:26.632
+1.169		+0.780
 4
Eddie Irvine
1:26.780
+0.928
ROW 3
5
Ralf Schumacher
1:26.827
+0.975		 
 6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
1:26.876
+1.024
ROW 4
7
Jacques Villeneuve
1:26.941
+1.089		 
 8
Alexander Wurz
1:27.198
+1.346
ROW 5
9
Damon Hill
1:27.483
+1.631		 
 10
Giancarlo Fisichella
1:27.986
+1.984
ROW 6
11
Jean Alesi
1:27.839
+1.987		 
 12
Johnny Herbert
1:28.016
+2.164
ROW 7
13
Toranosuge Takagi
1:28.811
+2.959		 
 14
Rubens Barrichello
1:29.249
+3.397
ROW 8
15
Olivier Panis
1:29.320
+3.468		 
 16
Jarno Trulli
1:29.352
+3.500
ROW 9
17
Mika Salo
1:29.617
+3.765		 
 18
Pedro Diniz
1:30.022
+4.170
ROW 10
19
Shinji Nakano
1:30.054
+4.202		 
 20
Esteban Tuero
1:30.158
+4.306
ROW 11
21
Ricardo Rosset
1:30.437
+4.585		 
 22
Jan Magnussen
1:31.178
+5.326

107% Time = 1:31.862




Warmup session on Sunday
Weather conditions: wet
 PosDriverNatTeam-EngineTyresLaptimeGap
 1Jean AlesiFRASauber-PetronasGoodyear1:47.594142.502 km/h
 2Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:48.025+0.431
 3Michael SchumacherGERFerrariGoodyear1:48.501+0.907
 4Giancarlo FisichellaITABenetton-MecachromeBridgestone1:49.030+1.436
 5Eddie IrvineGBRFerrariGoodyear1:49.046+1.452
 6Jacques VilleneuveCANWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear1:49.224+1.630
 7Mika SaloFINArrows-HartBridgestone1:49.314+1.720
 8David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:49.435+1.841
 9Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-FordBridgestone1:49.568+1.974
 10Olivier PanisFRAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:49.673+2.079
 11Alexander WurzAUTBenetton-MecachromeBridgestone1:49.735+2.141
 12Jarno TrulliITAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:50.607+3.013
 13Toranosuge TakagiJPNTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:51.150+3.556
 14Heinz-Harald FrentzenGERWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear1:51.159+3.565
 15Damon HillGBRJordan-MugenGoodyear1:51.240+3.646
 16Jan MagnussenDENStewart-FordBridgestone1:51.257+3.663
 17Ralf SchumacherGERJordan-MugenGoodyear1:52.048+4.454
 18Shinji NakanoJPNMinardi-FordBridgestone1:52.483+4.889
 19Esteban TueroARGMinardi-FordBridgestone1:52.824+5.230
 20Ricardo RossetBRZTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:53.166+5.572
 21Pedro DinizBRZArrows-HartBridgestone1:53.294+5.700
 22Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-PetronasGoodyear9:19.807+7:32.213
 
107% Time = 1:55.126




Race Results
Weather conditions: dry
 PosDriverNatTeam-EngineTyresLapsStatusTime
 1Michael SchumacherGERFerrariGoodyear72Winner1:48:36.175
 2Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone72Running+22.899
 3Eddie IrvineGBRFerrariGoodyear72Running+57.755
 4Alexander WurzAUTBenetton-PlaylifeBridgestone72Running+1:08.134
 5Jean AlesiFRASauber-PetronasGoodyear72Running+1:18.286
 6David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone72Running+1:19.751
 7Giancarlo FisichellaITABenetton-PlaylifeBridgestone72Running+1:28.538
 8Damon HillGBRJordan-Mugen-HondaGoodyear71Running-1 lap
 9Heinz-Harald FrentzenGERWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear71Running-1 lap
 10Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-FordBridgestone70Running-2 laps
 11Jarno TrulliITAProst-PeugeotBridgestone70Running-2 laps
 12Toranosuge TakagiFINTyrrell-FordGoodyear70Running-2 laps
 13Shinji NakanoJPNMinardi-FordBridgestone69Running-3 laps
 14Ricardo RossetBRZTyrrell-FordGoodyear68Running-4 laps
 15Olivier PanisFRAProst-PeugeotBridgestone65Retired - engine failure-7 laps
 16Esteban TueroARGMinardi-FordBridgestone63Retired - spin-9 laps
 17Jacques VilleneuveCANWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear52Retired - rammed Coulthard-20 laps
 18Johnny HerbertGBRSauber-PetronasGoodyear46Retired - rammed by Hill-26 laps
 19Ralf SchumacherGERJordan-Mugen-HondaGoodyear22Retired - suspension-50 laps
 20Mika SaloFINArrows-HartBridgestone18Retired - gearbox failure-54 laps
 21Jan MagnussenDENStewart-FordBridgestone17Retired - driveshaft failure-55 laps
 22Pedro DinizBRZArrows-HartBridgestone13Retired - spin-59 laps
 
Fastest Lap: Alexander Wurz (AUT) 1:28.179




Fastest Racelaps
 PosDriverNatTeam-EngineTyresLaptime
 1Alexander WurzAUTBenetton-PlaylifeBridgestone1:28.179
 2Mika HakkinenFINMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:28.261
 3Michael SchumacherGERFerrariGoodyear1:28.272
 4David CoulthardGBRMcLaren-MercedesBridgestone1:28.468
 5Giancarlo FisichellaITABenetton-PlaylifeBridgestone1:28.507
 6Eddie IrvineGBRFerrariGoodyear1:28.933
 7Jean AlesiFRASauber-PetronasGoodyear1:29.000
 8Olivier PanisFRAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:29.201
 9Damon HillGBRJordan-Mugen-HondaGoodyear1:29.310
 10Heinz-Harald FrentzenGERWilliams-MecachromeGoodyear1:29.592
 11Jacques VilleneuveCAN Williams-MecachromeGoodyear1:29.694
 12Johnny HerbertGBR Sauber-PetronasGoodyear1:29.857
 13Rubens BarrichelloBRZStewart-FordBridgestone1:30.408
 14Jarno TrulliITAProst-PeugeotBridgestone1:30.876
 15Esteban TueroARGMinardi-FordBridgestone1:30.992
 16Toranosuge TakagiJPNTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:31.057
 17Shinji NakanoJPNMinardi-FordBridgestone1:31.168
 18Ralf SchumacherGERJordan-Mugen-HondaGoodyear1:31.541
 19Mika SaloFINArrows-HartBridgestone1:32.519
 20Jan MagnussenDENStewart-FordBridgestone1:32.808
 21Ricardo RossetBRZTyrrell-FordGoodyear1:33.091
 22Pedro DinizBRZArrows-HartBridgestone1:33.350




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