1998 San Marino Grand Prix

Round

4/16

Date

Apr 26, 1998 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Imola, Italy

Circuit

Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Circuit length

4.933 m (22 turns)

Race distance

305.609 km (62 laps)

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Coulthard

Winner

1:34:24.593

Winning time

Coulthard

Pole position

Schumacher

Fastest lap

1:29.345

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:34:24.593	1st	62	10
2	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	+4.554	3rd	62	6
3	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	+51.776	4th	62	4
4	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	+54.590	6th	62	3
5	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	+1:17.477	8th	62	2
6	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	+1 lap	12th	61	1
7	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	+2 laps	9th	60
8	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	+2 laps	19th	60
9	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	+2 laps	14th	60
10	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	Hydraulics	7th	57
11	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	Engine	13th	56
DNF	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Engine	22nd	48
DNF	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Engine	15th	40
DNF	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	Throttle	16th	34
DNF	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Engine	21st	27
DNF	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Engine	18th	18
DNF	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Gearbox	2nd	17
DNF	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Spun off	10th	17
DNF	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Engine	5th	17
DNF	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Puncture	11th	12
DNF	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Transmission	20th	8
DNF	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Spun off	17th	0

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:28.085		14
2	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:29.428	+1.343	13
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29.434	+1.349	14
4	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:29.525	+1.440	6
5	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:29.891	+1.806	13
6	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:29.996	+1.911	12
7	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:30.216	+2.131	14
8	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:30.275	+2.190	14
9	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:30.330	+2.245	12
10	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:30.423	+2.338	15
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:30.449	+2.364	12
12	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:30.492	+2.407	14
13	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:30.628	+2.543	12
14	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:30.662	+2.577	17
15	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:30.948	+2.863	14
16	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:30.991	+2.906	14
17	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:31.321	+3.236	10
18	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:32.087	+4.002	12
19	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:32.092	+4.007	13
20	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:32.345	+4.260	8
21	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:33.303	+5.218	7
22	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:33.956	+5.871	8

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.973		11
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:26.075	+0.102	12
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.437	+0.464	11
4	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:27.169	+1.196	12
5	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:27.273	+1.300	11
6	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:27.390	+1.417	12
7	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:27.592	+1.619	11
8	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:27.645	+1.672	12
9	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:27.866	+1.893	11
10	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:27.937	+1.964	12
11	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:28.111	+2.138	11
12	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:28.191	+2.218	11
13	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:28.270	+2.297	12
14	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:28.798	+2.825	11
15	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:29.073	+3.100	12
16	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:29.584	+3.611	11
17	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:29.641	+3.668	11
18	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:29.932	+3.959	12
19	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:30.649	+4.676	12
20	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:31.017	+5.044	11
21	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:31.255	+5.282	6
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:31.482	+5.509	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.627		29
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:26.431	+0.804	26
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:27.056	+1.429	25
4	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:27.318	+1.691	35
5	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:27.421	+1.794	30
6	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:27.653	+2.026	35
7	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:27.694	+2.067	28
8	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:27.751	+2.124	26
9	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:27.854	+2.227	33
10	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:27.876	+2.249	26
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:27.931	+2.304	26
12	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:27.959	+2.332	31
13	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:28.130	+2.503	16
14	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:28.291	+2.664	28
15	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:28.712	+3.085	26
16	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:29.628	+4.001	22
17	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:29.954	+4.327	14
18	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:30.243	+4.616	27
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:30.349	+4.722	34
20	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:31.182	+5.555	13
21	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:32.459	+6.832	28
22	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:43.882	+18.255	6

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:27.617		27
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:27.940	+0.323	20
3	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:28.088	+0.471	28
4	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:28.644	+1.027	33
5	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:28.891	+1.274	25
6	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:28.963	+1.346	46
7	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:29.028	+1.411	35
8	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:29.175	+1.558	35
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:29.246	+1.629	37
10	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:29.470	+1.853	26
11	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:29.516	+1.899	30
12	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:29.828	+2.211	28
13	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:29.864	+2.247	37
14	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:30.190	+2.573	39
15	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:30.223	+2.606	33
16	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:30.795	+3.178	20
17	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:30.804	+3.187	32
18	#18 Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:30.849	+3.232	22
19	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:31.954	+4.337	32
20	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:32.052	+4.435	34
21	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:32.196	+4.579	17
22	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:32.554	+4.937	23

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:29.345		46
2	#7 David Coulthard	McLaren	1:29.497	+0.152	21
3	#1 Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:29.726	+0.381	55
4	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.115	+0.770	15
5	#4 Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:30.206	+0.861	58
6	#2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:30.283	+0.938	39
7	#14 Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:30.391	+1.046	23
8	#11 Olivier Panis	Prost	1:30.481	+1.136	53
9	#9 Damon Hill	Jordan	1:30.859	+1.514	53
10	#17 Mika Salo	Arrows	1:31.267	+1.922	19
11	#6 Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:31.562	+2.217	14
12	#10 Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:31.837	+2.492	20
13	#5 Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:31.969	+2.624	15
14	#15 Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:32.215	+2.870	9
15	#12 Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:32.361	+3.016	9
16	#21 Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:32.430	+3.085	21
17	#16 Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:32.988	+3.643	11
18	#23 Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:33.443	+4.098	53
19	#22 Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:33.889	+4.544	21
20	#20 Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:34.491	+5.146	9
21	#19 Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:35.069	+5.724	5

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	2	3	26
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1	3	23	-3
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1	3	20	-6
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	0	2	11	-15
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	0	1	8	-18
6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	0	0	6	-20
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	0	0	5	-21
8	Jean Alesi	Sauber	0	0	3	-23
9	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	0	0	1	-25
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	0	0	1	-25

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	McLaren	Mercedes	3	6	49
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	5	31	-18
3	Williams	Mecachrome	0	1	13	-36
4	Benetton	Playlife	0	0	7	-42
5	Sauber	Petronas	0	0	4	-45

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1995	#5 Damon Hill	Jean Alesi	Gerhard Berger	1:29.568 - Gerhard Berger	Michael Schumacher
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1993	#2 Alain Prost	Michael Schumacher	Martin Brundle	1:26.128 - Alain Prost	Alain Prost
1992	#5 Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese	Ayrton Senna	1:26.100 - Riccardo Patrese	Nigel Mansell
1991	#1 Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	JJ Lehto	1:26.531 - Gerhard Berger	Ayrton Senna
1990	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Gerhard Berger	Alessandro Nannini	1:27.156 - Alessandro Nannini	Ayrton Senna
1989	#1 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Alessandro Nannini	1:26.795 - Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
1988	#12 Ayrton Senna	Alain Prost	Nelson Piquet	1:29.685 - Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
1987	#5 Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	Michele Alboreto	1:29.246 - Teo Fabi	Ayrton Senna
1986	#1 Alain Prost	Nelson Piquet	Gerhard Berger	1:28.667 - Nelson Piquet	Ayrton Senna
1985	#11 Elio de Angelis	Thierry Boutsen	Patrick Tambay	1:30.961 - Michele Alboreto	Ayrton Senna
1984	#7 Alain Prost	René Arnoux	Elio de Angelis	1:33.275 - Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
1983	#27 Patrick Tambay	Alain Prost	René Arnoux	1:34.437 - Riccardo Patrese	René Arnoux
1982	#28 Didier Pironi	Gilles Villeneuve	Michele Alboreto	1:35.036 - Didier Pironi	René Arnoux
1981	#5 Nelson Piquet	Riccardo Patrese	Carlos Reutemann	1:48.064 - Gilles Villeneuve	Gilles Villeneuve

The 1998 San Marino Grand Prix started Apr 26, 1998 on Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. David Coulthard started from pole position with Mika Häkkinen next to him. Michael Schumacher started from third place.

In 1 hour, 34 minutes and 24 seconds David Coulthard finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Michael Schumacher in second and Eddie Irvine in third place.

After the 1998 San Marino Grand Prix, Mika Häkkinen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 26 points. Häkkinen is 3 points ahead of David Coulthard.