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1998 Austrian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSpielberg, 71 laps
Round10 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Austrian Grand Prix was the:

  • 624th World Championship race
  • 21st World Championship Austrian Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Spielberg
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes711hr 30m 44.086s10
2+12(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes71+5.289s6
3+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari71+39.093s4
4+4(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari71+43.977s3
5+4(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda71+50.655s2
6+5(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome71+53.202s1
7+8(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda71+1m 13.624s 
8+10(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas70+1 lap 
9+8(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife70+1 lap 
10+6(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot70+1 lap 
11+10(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth70+1 lap 
12+10(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth69+2 laps 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth30DNF 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife21DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas21DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome16DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows3DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows1DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot0DNF 
R (JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:29.598 
2(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:30.3170.719
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.5170.919
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:30.5510.953
5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:31.0051.407
6(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:31.0281.430
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:31.5151.917
8(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:31.6512.053
9(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:31.9172.319
10(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:32.0812.483
11(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:32.0832.485
12(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:32.0992.501
13(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:32.2062.608
14(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:32.3992.801
15(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:32.7183.120
16(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:32.9063.308
17(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:33.1853.587
18(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:33.2053.607
19(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:33.3993.801
20(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:34.0904.492
21(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:34.5364.938
22(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:34.9105.312

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen66
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher58
3(GBR) David Coulthard36
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine32
5(AUT) Alexander Wurz17
6(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella15
7(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve12
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen8
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
10(FIN) Mika Salo3
11(FRA) Jean Alesi3
12(DEU) Ralf Schumacher3
13(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
14(BRA) Pedro Diniz1
15(DNK) Jan Magnussen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes102
2Ferrari90
3Benetton-Playlife32
4Williams-Mecachrome20
5Stewart-Ford Cosworth5
6Arrows4
7Sauber-Petronas4
8Jordan-Mugen-Honda3

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for Jos Verstappen (95th driver to start 50 races, 1st Dutch driver)
Wins
6th for Mika Hakkinen
113th for McLaren
Race 1-2
31st for McLaren
Podiums
62nd for Michael Schumacher
24th for Mika Hakkinen
20th for David Coulthard (33rd driver to score 20 podiums, 10th British driver)
414th for Ferrari
281st & 282nd for McLaren
Poles
1st for Giancarlo Fisichella (80th different polesitter, 12th Italian driver; last until 2005; first Italian polesitter since 1992 and last until 2004; only pole for Benetton)
15th and last for Benetton
Fastest laps
7th for David Coulthard
77th for McLaren
Front row starts
9th for Jean Alesi (first for Sauber)
2nd for Giancarlo Fisichella (last until 2005; only front row start for Benetton)
Points finishes
75th for Michael Schumacher