1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix

Round

15/16

Date

Sep 27, 1998 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Nürburg, Germany

Circuit

Nürburgring

Circuit length

4.556 m (12 turns)

Race distance

305.252 km (67 laps)

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Häkkinen

Winner

1:32:14.789

Winning time

Schumacher

Pole position

Häkkinen

Fastest lap

1:20.450

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:32:14.789	3rd	67	10
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+2.212	1st	67	6
3	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	+34.164	5th	67	4
4	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+58.183	2nd	67	3
5	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+1:00.248	7th	67	2
6	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+1:01.360	4th	67	1
7	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	+1:04.790	8th	67
8	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+1 lap	9th	66
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	+1 lap	10th	66
10	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	+1 lap	11th	66
11	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	+2 laps	12th	65
12	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	+2 laps	15th	65
13	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	+2 laps	18th	65
14	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	+2 laps	16th	65
15	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	+2 laps	20th	65
16	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	+2 laps	19th	65
NC	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi		21st	56
DNF	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Brakes	6th	53
DNF	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Engine	13th	37
DNF	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Engine	22nd	36
DNF	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Transmission	14th	6
DNF	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Hydraulics	17th	6

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:20.396		15
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.915	+0.519	15
3	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:21.362	+0.966	14
4	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.515	+1.119	15
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.636	+1.240	14
6	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.870	+1.474	19
7	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:22.206	+1.810	13
8	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:22.257	+1.861	12
9	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:22.278	+1.882	13
10	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:22.352	+1.956	16
11	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:22.582	+2.186	16
12	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:22.698	+2.302	13
13	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.716	+2.320	15
14	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:23.104	+2.708	15
15	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:23.112	+2.716	17
16	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:23.248	+2.852	12
17	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:23.398	+3.002	14
18	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:23.555	+3.159	15
19	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:23.997	+3.601	12
20	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:24.178	+3.782	15
21	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:24.333	+3.937	16
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:25.225	+4.829	13

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.561		11
2	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.907	+0.346	12
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:18.940	+0.379	12
4	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:19.048	+0.487	12
5	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:19.169	+0.608	12
6	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:19.455	+0.894	11
7	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:19.522	+0.961	12
8	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:19.569	+1.008	12
9	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:19.631	+1.070	12
10	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:19.807	+1.246	12
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:20.493	+1.932	11
12	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:20.530	+1.969	12
13	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:20.650	+2.089	12
14	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:20.709	+2.148	12
15	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.048	+2.487	12
16	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:21.120	+2.559	12
17	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.258	+2.697	12
18	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:21.501	+2.940	12
19	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:21.525	+2.964	12
20	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:22.078	+3.517	12
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:22.146	+3.585	12
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:22.822	+4.261	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.850		23
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:19.925	+0.075	11
3	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:20.327	+0.477	33
4	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.388	+0.538	30
5	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.457	+0.607	27
6	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:20.646	+0.796	33
7	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:20.819	+0.969	25
8	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.834	+0.984	28
9	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:20.953	+1.103	33
10	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.982	+1.132	37
11	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:21.050	+1.200	37
12	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:21.427	+1.577	32
13	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:21.649	+1.799	27
14	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:21.704	+1.854	28
15	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:21.781	+1.931	29
16	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:22.276	+2.426	24
17	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:22.399	+2.549	21
18	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:22.893	+3.043	36
19	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:22.968	+3.118	32
20	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:23.019	+3.169	32
21	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:23.928	+4.078	27
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:25.570	+5.720	19

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.689		26
2	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.325	+0.636	34
3	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:20.326	+0.637	35
4	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.461	+0.772	32
5	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.577	+0.888	28
6	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:20.841	+1.152	33
7	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.014	+1.325	37
8	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:21.174	+1.485	35
9	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:21.351	+1.662	22
10	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:21.391	+1.702	44
11	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:21.538	+1.849	28
12	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:21.738	+2.049	41
13	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:21.764	+2.075	47
14	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:21.952	+2.263	38
15	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.485	+2.796	41
16	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:22.566	+2.877	25
17	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.603	+2.914	31
18	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:22.792	+3.103	35
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:22.967	+3.278	39
20	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:23.331	+3.642	43
21	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:23.644	+3.955	27
22	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:24.004	+4.315	25

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:20.450		25
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.715	+0.265	61
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:21.001	+0.551	65
4	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:21.394	+0.944	65
5	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:21.506	+1.056	65
6	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.667	+1.217	62
7	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:21.701	+1.251	33
8	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:21.741	+1.291	66
9	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:21.778	+1.328	61
10	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:21.881	+1.431	21
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:21.979	+1.529	43
12	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.712	+2.262	23
13	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:22.931	+2.481	61
14	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:23.392	+2.942	47
15	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:23.412	+2.962	33
16	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:23.552	+3.102	23
17	#19 Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:23.944	+3.494	30
18	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:24.024	+3.574	50
19	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:24.161	+3.711	23
20	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:24.210	+3.760	61
21	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:25.285	+4.835	5
22	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:25.328	+4.878	4

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	7	10	90
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	6	11	86	-4
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	8	52	-38
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	7	41	-49
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	2	20	-70
6	Damon Hill	Jordan	1	1	17	-73
7	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	17	-73
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	2	16	-74
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	15	-75
10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	0	2	14	-76
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	0	1	9	-81
12	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	0	4	-86
13	Mika Salo	Arrows	0	0	3	-87
14	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	3	-87
15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-89
16	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	0	0	1	-89
17	Jarno Trulli	Prost	0	0	1	-89

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	8	18	142
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	18	127	-15
3	Williams	Mecachrome	0	3	35	-107
4	Benetton	Playlife	0	2	33	-109
5	Jordan	Mugen-Honda	1	3	31	-111
6	Sauber	Petronas	0	1	10	-132
7	Arrows	Arrows	0	0	6	-136
8	Stewart	Ford	0	0	5	-137
9	Prost	Peugeot	0	0	1	-141

More Luxembourg GP

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Fastest lap	Pole position
1997	#3 Jacques Villeneuve	Jean Alesi	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1:18.805 - Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Mika Häkkinen

The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix started Sep 27, 1998 on Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Eddie Irvine next to him. Mika Häkkinen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 32 minutes and 14 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Michael Schumacher in second and David Coulthard in third place.

After the 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 90 points. Häkkinen is 4 points ahead of Michael Schumacher.