1998 Austrian Grand Prix

Round

10/16

Date

Jul 26, 1998 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Spielberg, Austria

Circuit

Red Bull Ring

Circuit length

4.326 m (9 turns)

Race distance

307.146 km (71 laps)

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Häkkinen

Winner

1:30:44.086

Winning time

Fisichella

Pole position

Coulthard

Fastest lap

1:12.878

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30:44.086	3rd	71	10
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	+5.289	14th	71	6
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+39.093	4th	71	4
4	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+43.977	8th	71	3
5	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	+50.655	9th	71	2
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+53.202	11th	71	1
7	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	+1:13.624	15th	71
8	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1 lap	18th	70
9	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1 lap	17th	70
10	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	+1 lap	16th	70
11	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	+1 lap	21st	70
12	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	+2 laps	22nd	69
DNF	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	Engine	12th	51
DNF	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Spun off	19th	30
DNF	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Collision	1st	21
DNF	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	Collision	2nd	21
DNF	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Engine	7th	16
DNF	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Brakes	5th	8
DNF	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Collision	13th	3
DNF	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	Collision	6th	1
DNF	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	Clutch	10th	0
DNF	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Collision	20th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:13.301		16
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:13.602	+0.301	15
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.307	+1.006	17
4	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:14.350	+1.049	16
5	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:14.474	+1.173	17
6	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:14.480	+1.179	16
7	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:14.881	+1.580	17
8	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:14.941	+1.640	14
9	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:14.942	+1.641	18
10	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:15.086	+1.785	13
11	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:15.097	+1.796	17
12	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:15.162	+1.861	10
13	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:15.368	+2.067	15
14	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:15.376	+2.075	9
15	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:15.574	+2.273	16
16	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:15.638	+2.337	14
17	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:15.702	+2.401	18
18	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:15.788	+2.487	17
19	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:16.006	+2.705	19
20	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:16.142	+2.841	20
21	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:16.159	+2.858	12
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:16.309	+3.008	13

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:29.598		12
2	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:30.317	+0.719	12
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.517	+0.919	12
4	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.551	+0.953	10
5	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:31.005	+1.407	12
6	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:31.028	+1.430	11
7	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.515	+1.917	11
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.651	+2.053	9
9	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:31.917	+2.319	12
10	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:32.081	+2.483	12
11	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:32.083	+2.485	11
12	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:32.099	+2.501	12
13	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:32.206	+2.608	12
14	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:32.399	+2.801	12
15	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.718	+3.120	11
16	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:32.906	+3.308	12
17	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:33.185	+3.587	10
18	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:33.205	+3.607	10
19	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:33.399	+3.801	12
20	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:34.090	+4.492	12
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:34.536	+4.938	9
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:34.910	+5.312	11

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:11.655		37
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:11.819	+0.164	36
3	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:12.569	+0.914	40
4	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:12.673	+1.018	33
5	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:12.690	+1.035	32
6	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:12.789	+1.134	37
7	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:13.010	+1.355	35
8	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:13.074	+1.419	37
9	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:13.259	+1.604	41
10	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:13.354	+1.699	35
11	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:13.396	+1.741	33
12	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:13.421	+1.766	35
13	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:13.671	+2.016	27
14	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:13.730	+2.075	21
15	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:13.802	+2.147	34
16	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:13.887	+2.232	22
17	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:13.966	+2.311	33
18	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:13.999	+2.344	34
19	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:14.070	+2.415	29
20	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:14.351	+2.696	36
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:14.738	+3.083	39
22	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:14.906	+3.251	34

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:13.703		36
2	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:13.704	+0.001	43
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:13.746	+0.043	30
4	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:14.103	+0.400	45
5	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:14.302	+0.599	35
6	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:14.397	+0.694	34
7	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:14.411	+0.708	25
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:14.523	+0.820	31
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:14.535	+0.832	46
10	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:14.627	+0.924	35
11	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:14.685	+0.982	44
12	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:14.755	+1.052	50
13	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:14.820	+1.117	39
14	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:15.117	+1.414	28
15	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:15.158	+1.455	48
16	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:15.231	+1.528	35
17	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:15.345	+1.642	25
18	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:15.696	+1.993	31
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:16.171	+2.468	43
20	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:16.303	+2.600	35
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:16.582	+2.879	28
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:18.469	+4.766	36

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:12.878		30
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:13.029	+0.151	41
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:13.412	+0.534	31
4	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:13.730	+0.852	66
5	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:13.972	+1.094	69
6	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:14.040	+1.162	70
7	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:14.044	+1.166	20
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:14.066	+1.188	58
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:14.135	+1.257	63
10	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:14.639	+1.761	63
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:14.791	+1.913	21
12	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:15.446	+2.568	16
13	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:15.575	+2.697	37
14	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:15.610	+2.732	43
15	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:15.709	+2.831	59
16	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:15.769	+2.891	19
17	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:16.100	+3.222	28
18	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:16.822	+3.944	5
19	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2:02.090	+49.212	2

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	5	8	66
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	4	8	58	-8
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	5	36	-30
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	6	32	-34
5	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	17	-49
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	2	15	-51
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	0	12	-54
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	8	-58
9	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	0	4	-62
10	Mika Salo	Arrows	0	0	3	-63
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	0	0	3	-63
12	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	0	3	-63
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-65
14	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	1	-65
15	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	0	0	1	-65

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	6	13	102
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	4	14	90	-12
3	Benetton	Playlife	0	2	32	-70
4	Williams	Mecachrome	0	1	20	-82
5	Stewart	Ford	0	0	5	-97
6	Arrows	Arrows	0	0	4	-98
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	4	-98
8	Jordan	Mugen-Honda	0	0	3	-99

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The 1998 Austrian Grand Prix started Jul 26, 1998 on Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Giancarlo Fisichella started from pole position with Jean Alesi next to him. Mika Häkkinen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 30 minutes and 44 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with David Coulthard in second and Michael Schumacher in third place.

After the 1998 Austrian Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 66 points. Häkkinen is 8 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.