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1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitNurburgring, 67 laps
Round15 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix was the:

  • 629th World Championship race
  • 2nd and last World Championship Luxembourg Grand Prix
  • 28th World Championship race at Nurburgring
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes671hr 32m 14.789s10
2-1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari67+2.212s6
3+2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes67+34.164s4
4-2(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari67+58.183s3
5+2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome67+1m 00.248s2
6-2(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife67+1m 01.360s1
7+1(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife67+1m 04.790s 
8+1(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome66+1 lap 
9+1(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda66+1 lap 
10+1(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas66+1 lap 
11+1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
12+3(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot65+2 laps 
13+5(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
14+2(FIN) Mika SaloArrows65+2 laps 
15+5(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
16+3(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
R (ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth56DNF 
R (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda53DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas37DNF 
R (BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
R (ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot6DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows6DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.561 
2(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:18.9070.346
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.9400.379
4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:19.0480.487
5(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.1690.608
6(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.4550.894
7(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.5220.961
8(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:19.5691.008
9(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.6311.070
10(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.8071.246
11(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:20.4931.932
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:20.5301.969
13(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:20.6502.089
14(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:20.7092.148
15(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:21.0482.487
16(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:21.1202.559
17(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:21.2582.697
18(NLD) Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:21.5012.940
19(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:21.5252.964
20(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:22.0783.517
21(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:22.1463.585
22(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:22.8224.261

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen90
2(DEU) Michael Schumacher86
3(GBR) David Coulthard52
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine41
5(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve20
6(GBR) Damon Hill17
7(AUT) Alexander Wurz17
8(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella16
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen15
10(DEU) Ralf Schumacher14
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-Mercedes142
2Ferrari127
3Williams-Mecachrome35
4Benetton-Playlife33
5Jordan-Mugen-Honda31
6Sauber-Petronas10
7Arrows6
8Stewart-Ford Cosworth5
9Prost-Peugeot1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Ricardo Rosset
Milestone race start
150th for Jean Alesi (15th driver to start 150 races, 3rd French driver)
Wins
8th for Mika Hakkinen
115th for McLaren
Podiums
65th for Michael Schumacher
26th for Mika Hakkinen
23rd for David Coulthard
418th for Ferrari
286th & 287th for McLaren
Poles
19th for Michael Schumacher
123rd for Ferrari
1-2 start
45th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
7th for Mika Hakkinen
80th for McLaren (3rd constructor to set 80 fastest laps)
Front row starts
40th for Michael Schumacher (10th driver to achieve 40 front row starts, 1st German driver)
1st for Eddie Irvine (125th different front row starter, 22nd British driver)
Win & fastest lap
5th for Mika Hakkinen