Australia

Australian Grand Prix 1998

8 March 1998

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia

Location
Melbourne, Australia
Laps
58
Fastest time

1:24.125
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)

Previous winners
  • 2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
  • 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
  • 2016Nico RosbergMercedes
  • 2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Qualifying

#DriverTeamQ1Q2Q3
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:30.010
2David CoulthardMcLaren1:30.053
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:30.767
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:30.919
5Johnny HerbertSauber1:31.384
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:31.397
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:31.733
8Eddie IrvineFerrari1:31.767
9Ralf SchumacherJordan1:32.392
10Damon HillJordan1:32.399
11Alexander WurzBenetton1:32.726
12Jean AlesiSauber1:33.240
13Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell1:33.291
14Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:33.383
15Jarno TrulliProst1:33.739
16Mika SaloArrows1:33.927
17Esteban TueroMinardi1:34.646
18Jan MagnussenStewart1:34.906
19Ricardo RossetTyrrell1:35.119
20Pedro DinizArrows1:35.140
21Olivier PanisProst1:35.215
22Shinji NakanoMinardi1:35.301

2nd

pole

Mika Häkkinen

81st

pole

McLaren

Starting Grid

  1. 1

    Mika Häkkinen

    McLaren

    1:30.010

  2. 2

    David Coulthard

    McLaren

    1:30.053

  3. 3

    Michael Schumacher

    Ferrari

    1:30.767

  4. 4

    Jacques Villeneuve

    Williams

    1:30.919

  5. 5

    Johnny Herbert

    Sauber

    1:31.384

  6. 6

    Heinz-Harald Frentzen

    Williams

    1:31.397

  7. 7

    Giancarlo Fisichella

    Benetton

    1:31.733

  8. 8

    Eddie Irvine

    Ferrari

    1:31.767

  9. 9

    Ralf Schumacher

    Jordan

    1:32.392

  10. 10

    Damon Hill

    Jordan

    1:32.399

  11. 11

    Alexander Wurz

    Benetton

    1:32.726

  12. 12

    Jean Alesi

    Sauber

    1:33.240

  13. 13

    Toranosuke Takagi

    Tyrrell

    1:33.291

  14. 14

    Rubens Barrichello

    Stewart

    1:33.383

  15. 15

    Jarno Trulli

    Prost

    1:33.739

  16. 16

    Mika Salo

    Arrows

    1:33.927

  17. 17

    Esteban Tuero

    Minardi

    1:34.646

  18. 18

    Jan Magnussen

    Stewart

    1:34.906

  19. 19

    Ricardo Rosset

    Tyrrell

    1:35.119

  20. 20

    Pedro Diniz

    Arrows

    1:35.140

  21. 21

    Olivier Panis

    Prost

    1:35.215

  22. 22

    Shinji Nakano

    Minardi

    1:35.301

As it happened

Laps Lead

  • David Coulthard 21 laps
  • Mika Häkkinen 37 laps

Results

10 Mika Häkkinen McLaren58 laps1:31:46.010pts
20 David Coulthard McLaren58 laps+0.7026pts
3+3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams57 laps4pts
4+4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari57 laps3pts
5-1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams57 laps2pts
6-1 Johnny Herbert Sauber57 laps1pts
7+4 Alexander Wurz Benetton57 laps
8+2 Damon Hill Jordan57 laps
9+12 Olivier Panis Prost57 laps
R- Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton43 laps
R- Jean Alesi Sauber41 laps
R- Jarno Trulli Prost26 laps
R- Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell25 laps
R- Mika Salo Arrows23 laps
R- Esteban Tuero Minardi22 laps
R- Shinji Nakano Minardi8 laps
R- Michael Schumacher Ferrari5 laps
R- Pedro Diniz Arrows2 laps
R- Ralf Schumacher Jordan1 laps
R- Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell1 laps
R- Jan Magnussen Stewart1 laps
R- Rubens Barrichello Stewart0 laps

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