1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Date 08.03.1998 Category Formula 1
Circuit Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit Championship Formula 1 World Championship
Race title Qantas Australian Grand Prix Round 1
Distance 58 laps = 307.574 km Country Australia
Winner's speed: 201.101 kmh
Pole's speed: 212.096 kmh
Fastest lap speed: 208.303 kmh
Rank Pos. # Driver Entrant Car Laps Laps
lead		 Time Status Pts FL
time		 FL
rank		 Grid Row Qual
time
1 1 8 Mika Hakkinen West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/13 [02] Mercedes FO110G 3.0 V10 58 37 1:31'45.996 finished 10 1'31.649 1 1 1 1'30.010
2 2 7 David Coulthard West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/13 [03] Mercedes FO110G 3.0 V10 58 21 1:31'46.698 finished 6 1'32.356 2 2 1 1'30.053
3 3 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Winfield Williams Williams FW20 [02] Mecachrome GC37-01 3.0 V10 57 1:31'54.664 finished 4 1'33.554 3 6 3 1'31.397
4 4 4 Eddie Irvine Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F300 [181] 047 3.0 V10 57 1:31'55.743 finished 3 1'33.790 4 8 4 1'31.767
5 5 1 Jacques Villeneuve Winfield Williams Williams FW20 [03] Mecachrome GC37-01 3.0 V10 57 1:32'30.546 finished 2 1'35.661 12 4 2 1'30.919
6 6 15 Johnny Herbert Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C17 [01] Petronas SPE 01D 3.0 V10 57 1:32'30.970 finished 1 1'35.624 11 5 3 1'31.384
7 7 6 Alexander Wurz Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton B198 [04] Playlife GC37-01 3.0 V10 57 1:32'33.611 finished 1'34.738 8 11 6 1'32.726
8 8 9 Damon Hill Benson and Hedges Jordan Jordan 198 [03] Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 3.0 V10 57 1:32'34.894 finished 1'34.196 5 10 5 1'32.399
9 9 11 Olivier Panis Gauloises Prost Peugeot Prost AP01 [04] Peugeot A16 3.0 V10 57 1:32'52.446 finished 1'34.319 6 21 11 1'35.215
10 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton B198 [01] Playlife GC37-01 3.0 V10 43 1:09'59.474 DNF, broken wing 1'34.319 6 7 4 1'31.733
11 14 Jean Alesi Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C17 [03] Petronas SPE 01D 3.0 V10 41 1:07'01.687 DNF, engine 1'34.878 9 12 6 1'33.240
12 12 Jarno Trulli Gauloises Prost Peugeot Prost AP01 [02] Peugeot A16 3.0 V10 26 42'09.935 DNF, gearbox 1'34.885 10 15 8 1'33.739
13 20 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell Tyrrell 026 [01] Ford 97 Zetec-R 3.0 V10 25 45'46.498 DNF, gearbox 1'38.116 16 19 10 1'35.119
14 17 Mika Salo Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows A19 [03] 3.0 V10 23 37'53.018 DNF, gearbox 1'36.032 14 16 8 1'33.927
15 23 Esteban Tuero Fondmetal Minardi Team Minardi M198 [03] Ford 97 Zetec-R 3.0 V10 22 37'30.399 DNF, engine 1'36.475 15 17 9 1'34.646
16 22 Shinji Nakano Fondmetal Minardi Team Minardi M198 [01] Ford 97 Zetec-R 3.0 V10 8 15'14.322 DNF, halfshaft 1'39.676 17 22 11 1'35.301
17 3 Michael Schumacher Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro Ferrari F300 [184] 047 3.0 V10 5 8'11.355 DNF, engine 1'35.774 13 3 2 1'30.767
18 16 Pedro Paulo Diniz Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows A19 [01] 3.0 V10 2 3'36.184 DNF, gearbox 1'39.916 18 20 10 1'35.140
19 10 Ralf Schumacher Benson and Hedges Jordan Jordan 198 [04] Mugen-Honda MF-301HA 3.0 V10 1 1'50.966 DNF, collision 1'50.966 19 9 5 1'32.392
20 19 Jan Magnussen Stewart Ford Stewart SF2 [03] Ford 98 Zetec-R 3.0 V10 1 1'52.353 DNF, collision 1'52.353 20 18 9 1'34.906
21 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell Tyrrell 026 [02] Ford 97 Zetec-R 3.0 V10 1 1'53.124 DNF, spun off 1'53.124 21 13 7 1'33.291
22 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart Ford Stewart SF2 [02] Ford 98 Zetec-R 3.0 V10 DNF, gearbox 14 7 1'33.383