Australian Grand Prix
Round 1 of 1998
Circuit
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Melbourne
Country
Australia
Date
Mar 8, 1998
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Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen N/A | McLaren | 1 | 58 | 1:31 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard COU | McLaren | 2 | 58 | +0.702 | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen N/A | Williams | 6 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine N/A | Ferrari | 8 | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve VIL | Williams | 4 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert N/A | Sauber | 5 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz WUR | Benetton | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Damon Hill N/A | Jordan | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis N/A | Prost | 21 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | Benetton | 7 | 43 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi N/A | Sauber | 12 | 41 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 15 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Rosset N/A | Tyrrell | 19 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Mika Salo N/A | Arrows | 16 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Esteban Tuero N/A | Minardi | 17 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano N/A | Minardi | 22 | 8 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher MSC | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz N/A | Arrows | 20 | 2 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher SCH | Jordan | 9 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen MAG | Stewart | 18 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi N/A | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | Stewart | 14 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen N/A | 1:30.010 | — | — |
| 2 | David Coulthard COU | 1:30.053 | — | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher MSC | 1:30.767 | — | — |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve VIL | 1:30.919 | — | — |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert N/A | 1:31.384 | — | — |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen N/A | 1:31.397 | — | — |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella FIS | 1:31.733 | — | — |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine N/A | 1:31.767 | — | — |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher SCH | 1:32.392 | — | — |
| 10 | Damon Hill N/A | 1:32.399 | — | — |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz WUR | 1:32.726 | — | — |
| 12 | Jean Alesi N/A | 1:33.240 | — | — |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi N/A | 1:33.291 | — | — |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello BAR | 1:33.383 | — | — |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli TRU | 1:33.739 | — | — |
| 16 | Mika Salo N/A | 1:33.927 | — | — |
| 17 | Esteban Tuero N/A | 1:34.646 | — | — |
| 18 | Jan Magnussen MAG | 1:34.906 | — | — |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset N/A | 1:35.119 | — | — |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz N/A | 1:35.140 | — | — |
Race Summary
- Round: 1 of 1998
- Circuit: Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit — Melbourne, Australia
- Date: Mar 8, 1998
- Winner: Mika Häkkinen (McLaren), started P1.
- Pole position: Mika Häkkinen (1:30.010)
- Podium: 1. Mika Häkkinen, 2. David Coulthard, 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Classified finishers: 9