1998 Canadian Grand Prix

Round

7/16

Date

Jun 7, 1998 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Montreal, Canada

Circuit

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Circuit length

4.421 m (13 turns)

Race distance

305.049 km (69 laps)

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Schumacher

Winner

1:40:57.355

Winning time

Coulthard

Pole position

Schumacher

Fastest lap

1:19.379

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:40:57.355	3rd	69	10
2	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+16.662	4th	69	6
3	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+1:00.058	8th	69	4
4	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1:03.232	11th	69	3
5	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	+1:21.512	13th	69	2
6	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	+1 lap	20th	68	1
7	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	+1 lap	18th	68
8	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	+1 lap	22nd	68
9	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	+1 lap	19th	68
10	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+6 laps	6th	63
DNF	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Electrical	21st	53
DNF	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	Electrical	10th	42
DNF	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	Engine	15th	39
DNF	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Spun off	7th	20
DNF	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	Throttle	1st	18
DNF	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Spun off	12th	18
DNF	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	Accident	17th	18
DNF	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Gearbox	2nd	0
DNF	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Gearbox	5th	0
DNF	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	Collision	9th	0
DNF	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Collision	14th	0
DNF	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Transmission	16th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:21.940		14
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:22.065	+0.125	13
3	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:22.281	+0.341	13
4	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:22.351	+0.411	11
5	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:22.360	+0.420	13
6	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.447	+0.507	16
7	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:22.822	+0.882	13
8	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:22.931	+0.991	16
9	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:23.051	+1.111	14
10	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:23.052	+1.112	13
11	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:23.086	+1.146	13
12	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:23.537	+1.597	15
13	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:23.583	+1.643	16
14	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:23.647	+1.707	14
15	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:23.801	+1.861	13
16	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:24.577	+2.637	12
17	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:24.774	+2.834	14
18	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:24.801	+2.861	12
19	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:25.859	+3.919	12
20	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:26.042	+4.102	14
21	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:26.337	+4.397	10
22	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:30.685	+8.745	4

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.213		11
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:18.282	+0.069	11
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.497	+0.284	12
4	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:18.826	+0.613	12
5	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:19.242	+1.029	12
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.588	+1.375	12
7	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:19.614	+1.401	12
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.616	+1.403	12
9	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:19.693	+1.480	12
10	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:19.717	+1.504	12
11	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:19.765	+1.552	12
12	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.845	+1.632	12
13	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:19.953	+1.740	8
14	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:20.188	+1.975	11
15	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:20.303	+2.090	11
16	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:20.328	+2.115	12
17	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:20.536	+2.323	12
18	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:21.230	+3.017	12
19	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.301	+3.088	12
20	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:21.629	+3.416	11
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:21.822	+3.609	12
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:21.824	+3.611	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:18.741		30
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:18.741	+0.000	32
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.198	+0.457	31
4	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:19.362	+0.621	23
5	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:19.414	+0.673	27
6	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:19.512	+0.771	28
7	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:19.623	+0.882	33
8	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.898	+1.157	32
9	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:19.979	+1.238	23
10	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.990	+1.249	22
11	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:20.075	+1.334	32
12	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:20.170	+1.429	31
13	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:20.350	+1.609	31
14	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:20.671	+1.930	29
15	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:20.956	+2.215	13
16	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:21.196	+2.455	11
17	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.251	+2.510	24
18	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:21.281	+2.540	13
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:21.361	+2.620	30
20	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:21.505	+2.764	25
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:21.700	+2.959	33
22	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:22.875	+4.134	9

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.613		31
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.999	+0.386	41
3	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:20.252	+0.639	45
4	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.316	+0.703	39
5	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.480	+0.867	38
6	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:20.622	+1.009	39
7	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.821	+1.208	50
8	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.937	+1.324	32
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:21.069	+1.456	45
10	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.191	+1.578	37
11	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.239	+1.626	31
12	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.274	+1.661	31
13	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:21.282	+1.669	41
14	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:21.294	+1.681	41
15	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:21.370	+1.757	41
16	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.597	+1.984	26
17	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:21.962	+2.349	30
18	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.100	+2.487	31
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:22.137	+2.524	38
20	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:22.425	+2.812	51
21	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:23.011	+3.398	27
22	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:23.146	+3.533	29

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.379		47
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.852	+1.473	12
3	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.942	+1.563	35
4	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.233	+1.854	61
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.327	+1.948	53
6	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.669	+2.290	40
7	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.694	+2.315	66
8	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.814	+2.435	66
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:21.933	+2.554	26
10	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:22.239	+2.860	44
11	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:22.430	+3.051	13
12	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:22.867	+3.488	33
13	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:22.907	+3.528	67
14	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:22.939	+3.560	53
15	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:23.418	+4.039	59
16	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:23.466	+4.087	10
17	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:24.451	+5.072	9

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	4	5	46
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	5	34	-12
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	4	29	-17
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	4	19	-27
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	2	13	-33
6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	12	-34
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	8	-38
8	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	0	8	-38
9	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	0	4	-42
10	Mika Salo	Arrows	0	0	3	-43
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	0	0	3	-43
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-45
13	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	1	-45
14	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	0	0	1	-45

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	5	9	75
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	2	9	53	-22
3	Benetton	Playlife	0	2	25	-50
4	Williams	Mecachrome	0	1	16	-59
5	Stewart	Ford	0	0	5	-70
6	Arrows	Arrows	0	0	4	-71
7	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	4	-71

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The 1998 Canadian Grand Prix started Jun 7, 1998 on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. David Coulthard started from pole position with Mika Häkkinen next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 40 minutes and 57 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Giancarlo Fisichella in second and Eddie Irvine in third place.

After the 1998 Canadian Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 46 points. Häkkinen is 12 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.