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1998 Canadian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMontreal, 69 laps
Round7 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Canadian Grand Prix was the:

  • 621st World Championship race
  • 30th World Championship Canadian Grand Prix
  • 20th World Championship race at Montreal
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari691hr 40m 57.355s10
2+2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife69+16.662s6
3+5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari69+1m 00.058s4
4+7(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife69+1m 03.232s3
5+8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth69+1m 21.512s2
6+14(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap1
7+11(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap 
8+14(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap 
9+10(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows68+1 lap 
10-4(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome63+6 laps 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth53DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda42DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot39DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome20DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes18DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas18DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows18DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes0DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda0DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas0DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot0DNF 
R (JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • David Coulthard ended lap 18 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.213 
2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.2820.069
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.4970.284
4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:18.8260.613
5(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.2421.029
6(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.5881.375
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.6141.401
8(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.6161.403
9(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:19.6931.480
10(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.7171.504
11(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:19.7651.552
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:19.8451.632
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:19.9531.740
14(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:20.1881.975
15(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:20.3032.090
16(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.3282.115
17(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:20.5362.323
18(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:21.2303.017
19(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:21.3013.088
20(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:21.6293.416
21(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:21.8223.609
22(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:21.8243.611

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen46
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher34
3(GBR) David Coulthard29
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine19
5(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella13
6(AUT) Alexander Wurz12
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen8
8(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve8
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
10(FIN) Mika Salo3
11(FRA) Jean Alesi3
12(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
13(BRA) Pedro Diniz1
14(DNK) Jan Magnussen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes75
2Ferrari53
3Benetton-Playlife25
4Williams-Mecachrome16
5Stewart-Ford Cosworth5
6Arrows4
7Sauber-Petronas4

Stats & milestones

Last start
Jan Magnussen (last Danish driver to start a race until 2003)
Wins
29th for Michael Schumacher
115th for Ferrari
Podiums
59th for Michael Schumacher
11th for Eddie Irvine
4th for Giancarlo Fisichella
408th & 409th for Ferrari
97th for Benetton
Poles
8th for David Coulthard (last until 2000)
87th for McLaren
1-2 start
39th for McLaren
Fastest laps
30th for Michael Schumacher (3rd driver to set 30 fastest laps, 1st German driver)
129th for Ferrari
Front row starts
14th for David Coulthard
9th for Mika Hakkinen
Points finishes
1st and only for Jan Magnussen (277th different point scorer, 1st Danish driver)
Win & fastest lap
18th for Michael Schumacher