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1998 Spanish Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitCatalunya, 65 laps
Round5 of 16
Race numbers

The 1998 Spanish Grand Prix was the:

  • 619th World Championship race
  • 28th World Championship Spanish Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Catalunya
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes651hr 33m 37.621s10
2 (GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes65+9.439s6
3 (DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari65+47.094s4
4+1(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife65+1m 02.538s3
5+4(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth64+1 lap2
6+4(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome64+1 lap1
7 (GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas64+1 lap 
8+5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome63+2 laps 
9+7(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot63+2 laps 
10+4(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas63+2 laps 
11 (DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda63+2 laps 
12+6(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth63+2 laps 
13+8(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth63+2 laps 
14+6(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth63+2 laps 
15+4(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth63+2 laps 
16-4(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot60DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda46DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari28DNF 
R (ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife28DNF 
R (FIN) Mika SaloArrows21DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizArrows20DNF 

Notes

  • Olivier Panis ended lap 60 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.262 
2(GBR) David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.9960.734
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherFerrari1:21.7851.523
4(ITA) Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:21.8941.632
5(AUT) Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:21.9651.703
6(GBR) Eddie IrvineFerrari1:22.3502.088
7(GBR) Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:22.7942.532
8(GBR) Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:22.8352.573
9(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford Cosworth1:22.8602.598
10(CAN) Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:22.8852.623
11(DEU) Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:22.9272.665
12(FRA) Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:22.9632.701
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:23.1972.935
14(FRA) Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:23.3273.065
15(BRA) Pedro DinizArrows1:23.7043.442
16(ITA) Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:23.7483.486
17(FIN) Mika SaloArrows1:23.8873.625
18(DNK) Jan MagnussenStewart-Ford Cosworth1:24.1123.850
19(ARG) Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:24.2654.003
20(JPN) Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:24.5384.276
21(JPN) Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:24.7224.460
Did not qualify
22(BRA) Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:25.9465.684

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Mika Hakkinen36
2(GBR) David Coulthard29
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher24
4(GBR) Eddie Irvine11
5(AUT) Alexander Wurz9
6(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen8
7(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve6
8(FRA) Jean Alesi3
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello2
10(GBR) Johnny Herbert1
11(ITA) Giancarlo Fisichella1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Mercedes65
2Ferrari35
3Williams-Mecachrome14
4Benetton-Playlife10
5Sauber-Petronas4
6Stewart-Ford Cosworth2

Stats & milestones

Wins
4th for Mika Hakkinen
111th for McLaren
Race 1-2
30th for McLaren (3rd constructor to finish 1-2 in 30 races)
Podiums
58th for Michael Schumacher
20th for Mika Hakkinen (32nd driver to score 20 podiums, 1st Finnish driver)
19th for David Coulthard
406th for Ferrari
276th & 277th for McLaren
Poles
4th for Mika Hakkinen
85th for McLaren
1-2 start
37th for McLaren
Fastest laps
4th for Mika Hakkinen
74th for McLaren
Front row starts
12th for David Coulthard
7th for Mika Hakkinen
Points finishes
25th for Jacques Villeneuve
Pole & win
3rd for Mika Hakkinen
Win & fastest lap
3rd for Mika Hakkinen
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
3rd for Mika Hakkinen