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1998 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round11 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 625th World Championship race
  • 46th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 22nd World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes451hr 20m 47.984s10
2 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes45+0.427s6
3 (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome45+2.578s4
4+1(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda45+7.185s3
5+4(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari45+12.613s2
6-2(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda45+29.739s1
7+1(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife45+31.027s 
8-2(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari45+31.650s 
9+1(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome45+32.785s 
10+1(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas45+48.372s 
11-4(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife45+57.995s 
12+2(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot44+1 lap 
13+2(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
14+3(FIN) Mika SaloArrows44+1 lap 
15+1(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot44+1 lap 
16+5(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth43+2 laps 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas37DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth24DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows2DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:41.838 
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:42.3470.509
3(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:42.3650.527
4(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:42.9941.156
5(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:43.1831.345
6(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:43.2701.432
7(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:43.3411.503
8(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:43.3691.531
9(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:43.4591.621
10(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:43.4671.629
11(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:43.6631.825
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:44.5992.761
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:44.7762.938
14(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:44.8443.006
15(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:44.9613.123
16(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:45.1973.359
17(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:45.2763.438
18(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:45.5883.750
19(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:45.6233.785
20(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:46.7134.875
21(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:47.2655.427
Did not qualify
22(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen76
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher60
3(GBR) David Coulthard42
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine32
5(AUT) Alexander Wurz17
6(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve16
7(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella15
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen8
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
10(DEU) Ralf Schumacher4
11(FIN) Mika Salo3
12(GBR) Damon Hill3
13(FRA) Jean Alesi3
14(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
15(BRA) Pedro Diniz1
16(DNK) Jan Magnussen1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes118
2Ferrari92
3Benetton-Playlife32
4Williams-Mecachrome24
5Jordan-Mugen-Honda7
6Stewart-Ford Cosworth5
7Arrows4
8Sauber-Petronas4

Stats & milestones

Wins
7th for Mika Hakkinen
114th for McLaren
Race 1-2
32nd for McLaren
Podiums
25th for Mika Hakkinen
21st for David Coulthard
20th for Jacques Villeneuve (34th driver to score 20 podiums, 1st Canadian driver)
283rd & 284th for McLaren
244th for Williams
Poles
8th for Mika Hakkinen
90th for McLaren (4th constructor to take 90 pole positions)
1-2 start
40th for McLaren (3rd constructor to start 1-2 in 40 races)
Fastest laps
8th for David Coulthard
78th for McLaren
Front row starts
15th for David Coulthard
12th for Mika Hakkinen
Pole & win
5th for Mika Hakkinen