Australian Grand Prix
1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Podium
COUMcLaren
2
HAKMcLaren
1
FREWilliams
3
Key facts
WinnerHAK1:31:45.996 from P1
PoleHAK1:30.010
Fastest lapHAK1:31.649 on lap 38
Pit stops22recorded stops
Finishers9 / 22classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | – | 58 | 1:31:45.996 | 10 | 1:31.649 | 3 |
| 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | – | 58 | +0.702s | 6 | 1:32.356 | 2 |
| 3 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | ▲3 | 57 | +1 lap | 4 | 1:33.554 | 1 |
| 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | ▲4 | 57 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:33.790 | 1 |
| 5 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | ▼1 | 57 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:35.661 | 1 |
| 6 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | ▼1 | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:35.624 | 1 |
| 7 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | ▲4 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:34.738 | 2 | |
| 8 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 10 | ▲2 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:34.196 | 2 | |
| 9 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 21 | ▲12 | 57 | +1 lap | 1:34.319 | 1 | |
| DNF | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 43 | Broken wing | 1:34.319 | 2 | ||
| DNF | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 41 | Engine | 1:34.878 | 1 | ||
| DNF | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | 26 | Gearbox | 1:34.885 | |||
| DNF | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | 25 | Gearbox | 1:38.116 | 1 | ||
| DNF | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 16 | 23 | Gearbox | 1:36.032 | 1 | ||
| DNF | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | 22 | Engine | 1:36.475 | 2 | ||
| DNF | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | 8 | Halfshaft | 1:39.676 | 1 | ||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Engine | 1:35.774 | |||
| DNF | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | 2 | Gearbox | 1:39.916 | |||
| DNF | RSCRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 1 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | 1 | Collision | – | |||
| DNF | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Spun off | – | |||
| DNF | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 0 | Gearbox | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAK | 36 | 11.2s |
| 2 | COU | 42 | 21.9s |
| 3 | WUR | 20 | 22.4s |
| 4 | FIS | 22 | 22.9s |
| 5 | COU | 25 | 23.3s |
| 6 | HAK | 24 | 23.5s |
| 7 | FIS | 41 | 23.8s |
| 8 | FRE | 33 | 24.3s |
| 9 | HIL | 39 | 24.9s |
| 10 | SAL | 19 | 25.4s |
| 11 | WUR | 36 | 25.5s |
| 12 | VIL | 28 | 26.1s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 22 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.010 | |
| 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.053 | +0.043s |
| 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.767 | +0.757s |
| 4 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.919 | +0.909s |
| 5 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.384 | +1.374s |
| 6 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.397 | +1.387s |
| 7 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:31.733 | +1.723s |
| 8 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.767 | +1.757s |
| 9 | RSCRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:32.392 | +2.382s |
| 10 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.399 | +2.389s |
| 11 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.726 | +2.716s |
| 12 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.240 | +3.230s |
| 13 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:33.291 | +3.281s |
| 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.383 | +3.373s |
| 15 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 1:33.739 | +3.729s |
| 16 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 1:33.851 | +3.841s |
| 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 1:33.927 | +3.917s |
| 18 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:34.646 | +4.636s |
| 19 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.906 | +4.896s |
| 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:35.119 | +5.109s |
| 21 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.140 | +5.130s |
| 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:35.301 | +5.291s |
Albert Park Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1997 | David Coulthard | McLaren |
| 1996 | Damon Hill | Williams |
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