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1998 Australian Grand Prix
Round
1/16
Date
Mar 8, 1998 at 00:00
Location
Melbourne, Australia
Circuit
Circuit length
5.303 m
Race distance
307.574 km
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 |
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| 2005 | #6 Giancarlo Fisichella | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:25.683 - Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Fernando Alonso | 1:24.125 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2003 | #5 David Coulthard | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:27.724 - Kimi Räikkönen | Michael Schumacher |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:28.541 - Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2001 | #1 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | 1:28.214 - Michael Schumacher | Michael Schumacher |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | 1:31.481 - Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1999 | #4 Eddie Irvine | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ralf Schumacher | 1:32.112 - Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen |
| 1997 | #10 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | 1:30.585 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Jacques Villeneuve | Eddie Irvine | 1:33.421 - Jacques Villeneuve | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Olivier Panis | Gianni Morbidelli | 1:17.943 - Damon Hill | Damon Hill |
| 1994 | #2 Nigel Mansell | Gerhard Berger | Martin Brundle | 1:17.140 - Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell |
| 1993 | #8 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Damon Hill | 1:15.381 - Damon Hill | Ayrton Senna |
| 1992 | #2 Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | 1:16.078 - Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell |
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| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Stefan Johansson | 1:20.787 - Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell |
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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.