1998 / ROUND 1

Australian Grand Prix

1998-03-08 · Albert Park Circuit

WinnerMika HäkkinenPublished race classification
Official poleMika HäkkinenSeparate from qualifying rank
Race distance307.574 km58 laps
Race entries22Includes non-starts and exclusions

CHAMPIONSHIP IMPACT

Points after this race

Grand Prix results

ResultDriverConstructorQual.GridLapsTime / statusPoints
1Mika HäkkinenMcLaren11581:31:45.99610
2David CoulthardMcLaren22581:31:46.6986
3Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams6657+1 lap4
4Eddie IrvineFerrari8857+1 lap3
5Jacques VilleneuveWilliams4457+1 lap2
6Johnny HerbertSauber5557+1 lap1
7Alexander WurzBenetton111157+1 lap0
8Damon HillJordan101057+1 lap0
9Olivier PanisProst162157+1 lap0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenetton7743Broken wing0
DNFJean AlesiSauber121241Engine0
DNFJarno TrulliProst151526Gearbox0
DNFRicardo RossetTyrrell201925Gearbox0
DNFMika SaloArrows171623Gearbox0
DNFEsteban TueroMinardi181722Engine0
DNFShinji NakanoMinardi22228Halfshaft0
DNFMichael SchumacherFerrari335Engine0
DNFPedro DinizArrows21202Gearbox0
DNFRalf SchumacherJordan991Collision0
DNFJan MagnussenStewart19181Collision0
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrell13131Spun off0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart14140Gearbox0

Actual qualifying classification

PositionDriverPublished overall / latest phase
1Mika Häkkinen1:30.010
2David Coulthard1:30.053
3Michael Schumacher1:30.767
4Jacques Villeneuve1:30.919
5Johnny Herbert1:31.384
6Heinz-Harald Frentzen1:31.397
7Giancarlo Fisichella1:31.733
8Eddie Irvine1:31.767
9Ralf Schumacher1:32.392
10Damon Hill1:32.399
11Alexander Wurz1:32.726
12Jean Alesi1:33.240
13Toranosuke Takagi1:33.291
14Rubens Barrichello1:33.383
15Jarno Trulli1:33.739
16Olivier Panis1:33.851
17Mika Salo1:33.927
18Esteban Tuero1:34.646
19Jan Magnussen1:34.906
20Ricardo Rosset1:35.119
21Pedro Diniz1:35.140
22Shinji Nakano1:35.301

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.

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