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1998 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 60 laps
Round9 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 623rd World Championship race
  • 49th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 32nd World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari601hr 47m 02.450s10
2-1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes60+22.465s6
3+2(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari60+29.199s4
4+7(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife59+1 lap3
5+5(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife59+1 lap2
6+15(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda59+1 lap1
7-4(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome59+1 lap 
8+11(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth58+2 laps 
9+8(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth56+4 laps 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas53DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows45DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot40DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth38DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes37DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot37DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas27DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows27DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome15DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda13DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:23.271 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:23.7200.449
3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:24.1020.831
4(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.3101.039
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:24.4361.165
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:24.4421.171
7(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:24.5421.271
8(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:25.0811.810
9(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:25.0841.813
10(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:25.4612.190
11(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:25.6542.383
12(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:25.7602.489
13(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:26.3763.105
14(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:26.4873.216
15(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:26.8083.537
16(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:26.8473.576
17(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:26.9483.677
18(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:26.9903.719
19(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:27.0613.790
20(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:28.0514.780
21(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:28.1234.852
22(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:28.6085.337

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen56
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher54
3(GBR) David Coulthard30
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine29
5(AUT) Alexander Wurz17
6(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella15
7(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve11
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen8
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
10(FIN) Mika Salo3
11(FRA) Jean Alesi3
12(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
13(BRA) Pedro Diniz1
14(DNK) Jan Magnussen1
15(DEU) Ralf Schumacher1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes86
2Ferrari83
3Benetton-Playlife32
4Williams-Mecachrome19
5Stewart-Ford Cosworth5
6Arrows4
7Sauber-Petronas4
8Jordan-Mugen-Honda1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
350th for Williams (6th constructor to start 350 races)
Wins
31st for Michael Schumacher
117th for Ferrari
Podiums
61st for Michael Schumacher
23rd for Mika Hakkinen
13th for Eddie Irvine
412nd & 413th for Ferrari
280th for McLaren
Poles
7th for Mika Hakkinen
89th for McLaren
Fastest laps
31st for Michael Schumacher
130th for Ferrari
Front row starts
38th for Michael Schumacher
11th for Mika Hakkinen
Points finishes
25th for Eddie Irvine
Win & fastest lap
19th for Michael Schumacher