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1998 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 53 laps
Round14 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 628th World Championship race
  • 49th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 48th World Championship race at Monza
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari531hr 17m 09.672s10
2+3(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari53+37.977s6
3+3(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda53+41.152s4
4-1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes53+55.671s3
5+3(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas53+1m 01.872s2
6+8(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda53+1m 06.688s1
7+5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome52+1 lap 
8+3(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife52+1 lap 
9+10(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
10+3(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
11+11(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
12+6(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
13-3(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot50+3 laps 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome37DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows32DNF 
R (AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife24DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes16DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot15DNF 
R (JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas12DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows10DNF 

Notes

  • David Coulthard ended lap 16 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:25.289 
2(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:25.5610.272
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:25.6790.390
4(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:25.9870.698
5(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:26.1590.870
6(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:26.3091.020
7(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:26.5671.278
8(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:26.6371.348
9(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:26.6811.392
10(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:26.7941.505
11(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:26.8171.528
12(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:26.8361.547
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:27.2471.958
14(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:27.3622.073
15(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:27.5102.221
16(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:27.7442.455
17(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:28.2122.923
18(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:28.2862.997
19(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:28.3463.057
20(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:28.3873.098
21(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:29.1013.812
22(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:29.4174.128

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen80
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher80
3(GBR) David Coulthard48
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine38
5(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve20
6(GBR) Damon Hill17
7(AUT) Alexander Wurz17
8(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella15
9(DEU) Ralf Schumacher14
10(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen13
11(FRA) Jean Alesi9
12(BRA) Rubens Barrichello4
13(FIN) Mika Salo3
14(BRA) Pedro Diniz3
15(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
16(DNK) Jan Magnussen1
17(ITA) Jarno Trulli1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes128
2Ferrari118
3Williams-Mecachrome33
4Benetton-Playlife32
5Jordan-Mugen-Honda31
6Sauber-Petronas10
7Arrows6
8Stewart-Ford Cosworth5
9Prost-Peugeot1

Stats & milestones

Wins
33rd for Michael Schumacher
119th for Ferrari
Race 1-2
43rd for Ferrari
Podiums
64th for Michael Schumacher
14th for Eddie Irvine
3rd for Ralf Schumacher (last for Jordan)
416th & 417th for Ferrari
9th for Jordan
Poles
18th for Michael Schumacher
122nd for Ferrari
Fastest laps
6th for Mika Hakkinen
79th for McLaren
Front row starts
39th for Michael Schumacher
23rd and last for Jacques Villeneuve (last Canadian front row starter until 2017)
Pole & win
9th for Michael Schumacher (last until 2000)