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1998 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMelbourne, 58 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 615th World Championship race
  • 14th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Melbourne
More 1998 season
More Australian Grands Prix
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes581hr 31m 45.996s10
2 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes58+0.702s6
3+3(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome57+1 lap4
4+4(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari57+1 lap3
5-1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome57+1 lap2
6-1(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas57+1 lap1
7+4(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife57+1 lap 
8+2(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda57+1 lap 
9+12(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot57+1 lap 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife43DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas41DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot26DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows23DNF 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari5DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows2DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1DNF 
R (DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari
4(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome
5(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome
7(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife
8(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda
10(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda
11(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife
12(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas
13(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth
15(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot
16(FIN) Mika SaloArrows
17(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth
18(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth
19(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
20  
21(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot
22(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.010 
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.0530.043
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:30.7670.757
4(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:30.9190.909
5(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:31.3841.374
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:31.3971.387
7(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:31.7331.723
8(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:31.7671.757
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:32.3922.382
10(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:32.3992.389
11(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:32.7262.716
12(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:33.2403.230
13(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:33.2913.281
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:33.3833.373
15(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:33.7393.729
16(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:33.9273.917
17(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:34.6464.636
18(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:34.9064.896
19(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:35.1195.109
20(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:35.1405.130
21(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:35.2155.205
22(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:35.3015.291

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen10
2(GBR) David Coulthard6
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen4
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine3
5(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve2
6(GBR) Johnny Herbert1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes16
2Williams-Mecachrome6
3Ferrari3
4Sauber-Petronas1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Toranosuke Takagi
Esteban Tuero
Wins
2nd for Mika Hakkinen
108th for McLaren
Race 1-2
28th for McLaren
Podiums
17th for Mika Hakkinen
16th for David Coulthard
9th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (last for Williams)
270th & 271st for McLaren
243rd for Williams
Poles
2nd for Mika Hakkinen
81st for McLaren
1-2 start
34th for McLaren
Fastest laps
2nd for Mika Hakkinen
72nd for McLaren
Front row starts
8th for David Coulthard (first since 1995; first for McLaren)
4th for Mika Hakkinen
Points finishes
25th for Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Pole & win
1st for Mika Hakkinen (45th different driver to win from pole, 1st Finnish driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Mika Hakkinen (55th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 2nd Finnish driver; first Finnish driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1985)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
1st for Mika Hakkinen (35th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 1st Finnish driver)