1998 Monaco Grand Prix

Round

6/16

Date

May 24, 1998 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Circuit

Circuit de Monaco

Circuit length

3.367 m (18 turns)

Race distance

262.626 km (78 laps)

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Häkkinen

Winner

1:51:23.595

Winning time

Häkkinen

Pole position

Häkkinen

Fastest lap

1:22.948

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:51:23.595	1st	78	10
2	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	+11.475	3rd	78	6
3	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+41.378	7th	78	4
4	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	+1:00.363	8th	78	3
5	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+1 lap	13th	77	2
6	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	+1 lap	12th	77	1
7	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	+1 lap	9th	77
8	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	+2 laps	15th	76
9	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	+2 laps	19th	76
10	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+2 laps	4th	76
11	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	+2 laps	20th	76
12	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	Gearbox	11th	72
DNF	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Gearbox	10th	56
DNF	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	Wheel	18th	49
DNF	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Suspension	16th	44
DNF	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Accident damage	6th	42
DNF	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Suspension	17th	30
DNF	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	Engine	2nd	17
DNF	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Suspension	14th	11
DNF	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Collision	5th	9
DNF	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Spun off	21st	0
DNQ	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.878		11
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:24.107	+0.229	12
3	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:24.199	+0.321	13
4	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:24.493	+0.615	14
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.611	+0.733	16
6	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:24.896	+1.018	14
7	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:25.151	+1.273	12
8	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.688	+1.810	16
9	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:25.861	+1.983	14
10	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:25.887	+2.009	15
11	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:25.920	+2.042	16
12	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:26.348	+2.470	15
13	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:26.433	+2.555	12
14	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:26.650	+2.772	12
15	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:26.654	+2.776	12
16	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:27.012	+3.134	13
17	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:27.118	+3.240	13
18	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:27.173	+3.295	12
19	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:27.602	+3.724	13
20	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:27.786	+3.908	6
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:28.287	+4.409	15

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:19.798		12
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:20.137	+0.339	11
3	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:20.368	+0.570	12
4	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:20.702	+0.904	11
5	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:20.729	+0.931	12
6	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:20.955	+1.157	12
7	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:21.712	+1.914	11
8	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:22.144	+2.346	11
9	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:22.157	+2.359	11
10	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:22.238	+2.440	12
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:22.257	+2.459	12
12	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:22.355	+2.557	12
13	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:22.468	+2.670	12
14	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:22.540	+2.742	11
15	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:23.151	+3.353	12
16	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:23.263	+3.465	12
17	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:23.411	+3.613	12
18	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:23.536	+3.738	11
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:23.957	+4.159	12
20	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:24.024	+4.226	12
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:24.031	+4.233	12
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:25.737	+5.939	9

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:21.145		29
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:22.091	+0.946	19
3	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:22.171	+1.026	22
4	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:22.223	+1.078	31
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:22.314	+1.169	36
6	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:22.683	+1.538	29
7	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:22.702	+1.557	21
8	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:22.830	+1.685	29
9	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:23.100	+1.955	21
10	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:23.579	+2.434	28
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:23.777	+2.632	20
12	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:23.823	+2.678	30
13	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:24.250	+3.105	23
14	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:24.312	+3.167	32
15	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:24.456	+3.311	34
16	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:24.698	+3.553	37
17	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:24.759	+3.614	21
18	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.110	+3.965	17
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:25.512	+4.367	30
20	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:25.615	+4.470	32
21	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:29.010	+7.865	5

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:21.937		31
2	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:22.205	+0.268	36
3	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:22.757	+0.820	29
4	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:23.656	+1.719	42
5	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.685	+1.748	24
6	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:23.765	+1.828	43
7	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:23.914	+1.977	43
8	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:23.946	+2.009	40
9	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.081	+2.144	38
10	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:24.191	+2.254	32
11	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:24.735	+2.798	43
12	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:24.901	+2.964	35
13	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:25.119	+3.182	29
14	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:25.400	+3.463	41
15	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:25.836	+3.899	33
16	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:25.863	+3.926	26
17	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:25.947	+4.010	22
18	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:26.625	+4.688	47
19	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:26.761	+4.824	43
20	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:27.160	+5.223	24
21	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:27.844	+5.907	22
22	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:28.652	+6.715	16

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:22.948		30
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:22.955	+0.007	18
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.189	+0.241	64
4	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:23.594	+0.646	26
5	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:23.970	+1.022	41
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.381	+1.433	70
7	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:24.456	+1.508	40
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.457	+1.509	29
9	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:24.539	+1.591	51
10	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:24.582	+1.634	39
11	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:24.874	+1.926	33
12	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.053	+2.105	66
13	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:26.054	+3.106	70
14	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:26.091	+3.143	69
15	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:26.228	+3.280	24
16	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:26.501	+3.553	26
17	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:26.506	+3.558	59
18	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:26.637	+3.689	25
19	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:26.777	+3.829	6
20	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:27.719	+4.771	10

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	4	5	46
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	4	29	-17
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	4	24	-22
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	3	15	-31
5	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	9	-37
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	8	-38
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	0	8	-38
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	1	7	-39
9	Mika Salo	Arrows	0	0	3	-43
10	Jean Alesi	Sauber	0	0	3	-43
11	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	0	2	-44
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-45
13	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	0	0	1	-45

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	5	9	75
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	7	39	-36
3	Benetton	Playlife	0	1	16	-59
4	Williams	Mecachrome	0	1	16	-59
5	Arrows	Arrows	0	0	4	-71
6	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	4	-71
7	Stewart	Ford	0	0	2	-73

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The 1998 Monaco Grand Prix started May 24, 1998 on Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Mika Häkkinen started from pole position with David Coulthard next to him. Giancarlo Fisichella started from third place.

In 1 hour, 51 minutes and 23 seconds Mika Häkkinen finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Giancarlo Fisichella in second and Eddie Irvine in third place.

After the 1998 Monaco Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 46 points. Häkkinen is 17 points ahead of David Coulthard.