  the 1998 argentine grand prix (formally the xxi gran premio marlboro argentina) was a formula one motor race held at autÃ³dromo oscar alfredo gÃ¡lvez, buenos aires on april 12, 1998. the race is (to date) the last argentine grand prix. it was the third race of the 1998 formula one season. the race, contested over 72 laps, was won by michael schumacher for the ferrari team, from a second position start. mika hÃ¤kkinen finished second in a mclaren, with eddie irvine third in the other ferrari car. ==race summary== at the start of the race, michael schumacher was caught out by mika hÃ¤kkinen, while david coulthard maintained his first place. schumacher passed hÃ¤kkinen at the start of the second lap. on the same lap eddie irvine overtook heinz-harald frentzen. by lap 4, schumacher caught up with coulthard, and on the next lap the scotsman took the wrong line, and schumacher went past. the two cars touched, and coulthard slid off the track, and rejoined in sixth place. the race then became one between schumacher, stopping twice, and hÃ¤kkinen, on a one-stop strategy. schumacher's plan proved to be the right one, as he emerged in front following his second stop, after hÃ¤kkinen lost time behind heinz-harald frentzen. behind hÃ¤kkinen and the two ferraris, jacques villeneuve was under attack from jean alesi and coulthard. when esteban tuero came into the pits, one of his tyres was missing. eventually, one of the mechanics found it in the garage. coulthard was slowed by gearbox problems and lost further ground when he tangled with jacques villeneuve, putting the canadian out, while the sco
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