1998 Australian Grand Prix Results

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne

March 8, 1998

Round 1

Race Winner

Mika Häkkinen

McLaren

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

Melbourne, Australia

Fastest Race Lap

No data

Fastest Qualifying

1:30.010

Mika Häkkinen (Q1)

Qualifying Results

Grid positions for the race

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.010	-	1:30.010
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.053	-	1:30.053
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.767	-	1:30.767
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:30.919	-	1:30.919
5	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:31.384	-	1:31.384
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.397	-	1:31.397
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:31.733	-	1:31.733
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.767	-	1:31.767
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:32.392	-	1:32.392
10	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.399	-	1:32.399
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:32.726	-	1:32.726
12	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:33.240	-	1:33.240
13	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:33.291	-	1:33.291
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.383	-	1:33.383
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:33.739	-	1:33.739
16	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:33.927	-	1:33.927
17	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:34.646	-	1:34.646
18	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.906	-	1:34.906
19	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:35.119	-	1:35.119
20	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.140	-	1:35.140
21	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:35.215	-	1:35.215
22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:35.301	-	1:35.301

Final Classification

Complete race results from the Australian Grand Prix

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Status	Pts
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	58	1:31	10
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	58	+0.702	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	57	+1 Lap	4
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	57	+1 Lap	3
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	57	+1 Lap	2
6	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	57	+1 Lap	1
7	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	57	+1 Lap	0
8	Damon Hill	Jordan	57	+1 Lap	0
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	57	+1 Lap	0
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	43	Broken wing	0
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	41	Engine	0
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	26	Gearbox	0
13	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	25	Gearbox	0
14	Mika Salo	Arrows	23	Gearbox	0
15	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	22	Engine	0
16	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	8	Halfshaft	0
17	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	Engine	0
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	Gearbox	0
19	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1	Collision	0
20	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1	Collision	0
21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1	Spun off	0
22	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	Gearbox	0

Race Statistics

Location:Melbourne, Australia

Weather:Clear & Warm

Track Temperature:42°C

Points Awarded

Championship points awarded to top 10 finishers

25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 points system used