1998 Brazilian Grand Prix

Round

2/16

Date

Mar 29, 1998 at 00:00 CET

Location

São Paulo, Brazil

Circuit

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Circuit length

4.292 m (15 turns)

Race distance

309.024 km (72 laps)

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Häkkinen

Winner

1:37:11.747

Winning time

Häkkinen

Pole position

Häkkinen

Fastest lap

1:19.337

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:37:11.747	1st	72	10
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	+1.102	2nd	72	6
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+1:00.550	4th	72	4
4	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1:07.453	5th	72	3
5	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+1 lap	3rd	71	2
6	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+1 lap	7th	71	1
7	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+1 lap	10th	71
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+1 lap	6th	71
9	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	+1 lap	15th	71
10	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	+2 laps	16th	70
11	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Physical	14th	67
DNF	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	Engine	9th	63
DNF	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Gearbox	13th	56
DNF	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Gearbox	21st	52
DNF	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Throttle	19th	44
DNF	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Gearbox	22nd	26
DNF	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Engine	17th	19
DNF	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	Engine	20th	18
DNF	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Fuel pump	12th	17
DNF	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Spun off	18th	3
DNF	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Spun off	8th	0
DSQ	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	Car underweight	11th	70

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.394		12
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.526	+0.132	12
3	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.547	+1.153	12
4	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.578	+1.184	12
5	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.620	+1.226	13
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.946	+1.552	13
7	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:20.975	+1.581	13
8	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.009	+1.615	16
9	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:21.026	+1.632	12
10	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:21.079	+1.685	15
11	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.107	+1.713	10
12	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:21.117	+1.723	13
13	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.192	+1.798	14
14	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:21.374	+1.980	11
15	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:21.521	+2.127	13
16	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:21.584	+2.190	15
17	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:21.651	+2.257	13
18	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:21.681	+2.287	14
19	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:21.712	+2.318	8
20	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:22.228	+2.834	14
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:22.542	+3.148	8
22	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.654	+3.260	9

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.092		8
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.757	+0.665	9
3	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.109	+1.017	12
4	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.250	+1.158	12
5	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:18.261	+1.169	12
6	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.449	+1.357	12
7	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:18.652	+1.560	9
8	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.735	+1.643	12
9	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:18.753	+1.661	12
10	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:18.761	+1.669	11
11	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:18.988	+1.896	12
12	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:19.069	+1.977	12
13	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:19.344	+2.252	12
14	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.375	+2.283	12
15	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:19.449	+2.357	12
16	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:19.644	+2.552	12
17	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:20.203	+3.111	11
18	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:20.390	+3.298	12
19	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:20.459	+3.367	11
20	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:20.481	+3.389	12
21	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:20.748	+3.656	11
22	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:20.847	+3.755	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.432		23
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.535	+0.103	20
3	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.647	+1.215	28
4	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:18.674	+1.242	31
5	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.738	+1.306	27
6	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:18.879	+1.447	35
7	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.974	+1.542	33
8	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.138	+1.706	15
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:19.329	+1.897	33
10	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.364	+1.932	35
11	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.429	+1.997	20
12	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:19.474	+2.042	19
13	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:19.686	+2.254	17
14	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.867	+2.435	23
15	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.299	+2.867	20
16	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.330	+2.898	7
17	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:20.760	+3.328	20
18	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:20.771	+3.339	16
19	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:21.040	+3.608	28
20	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.042	+3.610	17
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:21.242	+3.810	14
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:21.541	+4.109	30

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:18.573		25
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.799	+0.226	29
3	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:19.721	+1.148	40
4	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:19.786	+1.213	33
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.916	+1.343	41
6	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:19.936	+1.363	40
7	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:19.937	+1.364	37
8	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.010	+1.437	37
9	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:20.021	+1.448	42
10	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.031	+1.458	39
11	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.164	+1.591	38
12	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:20.527	+1.954	38
13	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.777	+2.204	26
14	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.839	+2.266	32
15	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:20.919	+2.346	22
16	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:21.116	+2.543	27
17	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.298	+2.725	36
18	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:21.598	+3.025	30
19	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:21.901	+3.328	44
20	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:21.938	+3.365	33
21	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:22.962	+4.389	18
22	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	2:06.081	+47.508	5

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.337		64
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.627	+0.290	62
3	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.646	+0.309	58
4	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:19.863	+0.526	62
5	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.010	+0.673	62
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.129	+0.792	58
7	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:20.271	+0.934	58
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.378	+1.041	60
9	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:20.449	+1.112	50
10	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:20.623	+1.286	63
11	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:20.991	+1.654	26
12	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:21.035	+1.698	52
13	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.456	+2.119	52
14	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:21.758	+2.421	38
15	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:22.933	+3.596	9
16	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.969	+3.632	17
17	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:23.226	+3.889	19
18	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:23.293	+3.956	38
19	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:23.342	+4.005	24
20	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:23.565	+4.228	13
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:24.475	+5.138	4

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	2	2	20
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	0	2	12	-8
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	6	-14
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	0	1	4	-16
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	0	3	-17
6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	3	-17
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	0	2	-18
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-19
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	0	1	-19

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	2	4	32
2	Williams	Mecachrome	0	1	8	-24
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	1	7	-25
4	Benetton	Playlife	0	0	4	-28
5	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	1	-31

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The 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix started Mar 29, 1998 on Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Mika Häkkinen started from pole position with David Coulthard next to him. Heinz-Harald Frentzen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 37 minutes and 11 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 Brazilian Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 20 points. Häkkinen is 8 points ahead of David Coulthard.