1998 Australian Grand Prix

Round

1/16

Date

Mar 8, 1998 at 00:00 CET

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Circuit

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

Circuit length

5.303 m (16 turns)

Race distance

307.574 km (58 laps)

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Häkkinen

Winner

1:31:45.996

Winning time

Häkkinen

Pole position

Häkkinen

Fastest lap

1:31.649

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31:45.996	1st	58	10
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	+0.702	2nd	58	6
3	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+1 lap	6th	57	4
4	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+1 lap	8th	57	3
5	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+1 lap	4th	57	2
6	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1 lap	5th	57	1
7	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1 lap	11th	57
8	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	+1 lap	10th	57
9	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	+1 lap	21st	57
DNF	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Broken wing	7th	43
DNF	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	Engine	12th	41
DNF	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Gearbox	15th	26
DNF	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Gearbox	19th	25
DNF	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	Gearbox	16th	23
DNF	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Engine	17th	22
DNF	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Halfshaft	22nd	8
DNF	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Engine	3rd	5
DNF	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Gearbox	20th	2
DNF	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Collision	9th	1
DNF	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Collision	18th	1
DNF	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Spun off	13th	1
DNF	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Gearbox	14th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:34.126		12
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:34.257	+0.131	11
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:34.346	+0.220	12
4	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:35.030	+0.904	15
5	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:35.033	+0.907	12
6	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:35.081	+0.955	12
7	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:35.192	+1.066	11
8	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:35.215	+1.089	14
9	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:35.401	+1.275	12
10	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:35.411	+1.285	13
11	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:35.497	+1.371	9
12	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:36.021	+1.895	10
13	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:36.081	+1.955	11
14	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:36.160	+2.034	8
15	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:36.246	+2.120	15
16	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:36.257	+2.131	13
17	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:36.690	+2.564	7
18	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:36.868	+2.742	9
19	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:37.215	+3.089	11
20	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:37.482	+3.356	15
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:37.772	+3.646	12
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:38.487	+4.361	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.010		10
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.053	+0.043	10
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.767	+0.757	11
4	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:30.919	+0.909	12
5	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:31.384	+1.374	12
6	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.397	+1.387	12
7	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:31.733	+1.723	12
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.767	+1.757	11
9	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:32.392	+2.382	11
10	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.399	+2.389	12
11	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:32.726	+2.716	9
12	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:33.240	+3.230	11
13	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:33.291	+3.281	11
14	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.383	+3.373	8
15	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:33.739	+3.729	11
16	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:33.851	+3.841	12
17	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:33.927	+3.917	8
18	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:34.646	+4.636	12
19	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.906	+4.896	9
20	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:35.119	+5.109	11
21	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.140	+5.130	7
22	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:35.301	+5.291	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.456		24
2	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:31.178	+0.722	23
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.432	+0.976	33
4	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.436	+0.980	25
5	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:31.581	+1.125	28
6	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.624	+1.168	30
7	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:31.870	+1.414	29
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.465	+2.009	25
9	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:32.514	+2.058	26
10	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.518	+2.062	29
11	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:32.667	+2.211	20
12	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:33.588	+3.132	12
13	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.965	+3.509	23
14	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.543	+4.087	16
15	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:34.600	+4.144	17
16	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:34.837	+4.381	22
17	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:35.010	+4.554	29
18	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:35.069	+4.613	25
19	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:35.539	+5.083	8
20	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:35.850	+5.394	33
21	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:35.913	+5.457	14
22	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:36.351	+5.895	4

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.826		15
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:34.432	+0.606	12
3	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:35.023	+1.197	24
4	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:35.270	+1.444	21
5	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:35.409	+1.583	14
6	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:35.708	+1.882	14
7	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:35.876	+2.050	10
8	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:36.095	+2.269	9
9	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:36.231	+2.405	17
10	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:36.741	+2.915	17
11	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:36.897	+3.071	16
12	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:37.023	+3.197	12
13	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:37.102	+3.276	19
14	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:37.102	+3.276	15
15	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:37.144	+3.318	25
16	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:37.605	+3.779	8
17	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:37.891	+4.065	14
18	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:37.928	+4.102	8
19	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:38.817	+4.991	26
20	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:38.860	+5.034	17
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:39.044	+5.218	8
22	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	2:16.609	+42.783	5

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.649		38
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:32.356	+0.707	24
3	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:33.554	+1.905	33
4	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:33.790	+2.141	33
5	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:34.196	+2.547	55
6	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:34.319	+2.670	40
7	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:34.319	+2.670	55
8	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:34.738	+3.089	54
9	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:34.878	+3.229	28
10	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:34.885	+3.236	25
11	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:35.624	+3.975	24
12	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:35.661	+4.012	53
13	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:35.774	+4.125	3
14	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:36.032	+4.383	18
15	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:36.475	+4.826	19
16	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:38.116	+6.467	20
17	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:39.676	+8.027	3
18	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:39.916	+8.267	2

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1	1	10
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	0	1	6	-4
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	4	-6
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	0	3	-7
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	0	2	-8
6	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-9

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	1	2	16
2	Williams	Mecachrome	0	1	6	-10
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	0	3	-13
4	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	1	-15

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The 1998 Australian Grand Prix started Mar 8, 1998 on Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Mika Häkkinen started from pole position with David Coulthard next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 31 minutes and 45 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with David Coulthard in second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen in third place.

After the 1998 Australian Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 10 points. Häkkinen is 4 points ahead of David Coulthard.