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1998 Brazilian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitInterlagos, 72 laps
Round2 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 616th World Championship race
  • 26th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 16th World Championship race at Interlagos
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes721hr 37m 11.747s10
2 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes72+1.102s6
3+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari72+1m 00.550s4
4+1(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife72+1m 07.453s3
5-2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome71+1 lap2
6+1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife71+1 lap1
7+3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome71+1 lap 
8-2(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari71+1 lap 
9+6(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas71+1 lap 
DQ (GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda70+2 laps 
10+6(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
11+3(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas67DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot63DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth56DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52DNF 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows26DNF 
R (JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows18DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot17DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda0DNF 

Notes

  • Damon Hill was disqualified post-race after his car was found to be underweight.
  • Johnny Herbert ended lap 67 in P12 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:17.092 
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:17.7570.665
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:18.1091.017
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.2501.158
5(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:18.2611.169
6(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:18.4491.357
7(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:18.6521.560
8(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:18.7351.643
9(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:18.7531.661
10(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:18.7611.669
11(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:18.9881.896
12(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:19.0691.977
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:19.3442.252
14(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:19.3752.283
15(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:19.4492.357
16(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:19.6442.552
17(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.2033.111
18(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:20.3903.298
19(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:20.4593.367
20(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:20.4813.389
21(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.7483.656
22(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:20.8473.755

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen20
2(GBR) David Coulthard12
3(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen6
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher4
5(GBR) Eddie Irvine3
6(AUT) Alexander Wurz3
7(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve2
8(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
9(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes32
2Williams-Mecachrome8
3Ferrari7
4Benetton-Playlife4
5Sauber-Petronas1

Stats & milestones

Wins
3rd for Mika Hakkinen
109th for McLaren
Race 1-2
29th for McLaren
Podiums
55th for Michael Schumacher
18th for Mika Hakkinen
17th for David Coulthard
401st for Ferrari
272nd & 273rd for McLaren
Poles
3rd for Mika Hakkinen
82nd for McLaren
1-2 start
35th for McLaren
Fastest laps
3rd for Mika Hakkinen
73rd for McLaren
Front row starts
9th for David Coulthard
5th for Mika Hakkinen
Pole & win
2nd for Mika Hakkinen
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Mika Hakkinen
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd for Mika Hakkinen