Gridpedia1998 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Jul 1998
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 10 of 16
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Giancarlo Fisichella (1:29.598)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 71 | 1:30:44.086 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 71 | +5.289 | 1:12.878 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 71 | +39.093 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | 71 | +43.977 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 71 | +50.655 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 11 | 71 | +53.202 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 15 | 71 | +73.624 | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 18 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 17 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 22 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Stewart | 12 | 51 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | 30 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1 | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 2 | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 8 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | 3 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 6 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 10 | 0 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen: 1 stop (lap 34), stints of 34, 37 laps
- 2nd
- David Coulthard: 2 stops (laps 1, 36), stints of 1, 35, 35 laps
- 3rd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 18, 42), stints of 18, 24, 29 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 5 · 2 stops: 7
- First stops
- median lap 27 of 71
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 34 (29.5 s) | 3437 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 1 (38.6 s), 36 (28.4 s) | 3535 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 18 (39.5 s), 42 (27.4 s) | 182429 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 28 (26.4 s), 52 (25.5 s) | 282419 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 26 (27.1 s), 43 (26.4 s) | 261728 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 43 (28.6 s) | 4328 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 19 (26.9 s), 45 (26.5 s) | 192626 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 1 | 37 (26.9 s) | 3733 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 2 | 22 (27.5 s), 48 (26.6 s) | 222622 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 38 (28.8 s) | 3832 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 38 (30.1 s) | 3832 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 2 | 21 (28.3 s), 48 (29.4 s) | 212721 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 25 (27.2 s), 46 (26.0 s) | 25215 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 3 | 2 (47.7 s), 3 (15.3 s), 26 (27.9 s) | 234 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 21 (28.4 s) | 21 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:29.598 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:30.317 | +0.719 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.517 | +0.919 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.551 | +0.953 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:31.005 | +1.407 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:31.028 | +1.430 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.515 | +1.917 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.651 | +2.053 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:31.917 | +2.319 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.081 | +2.483 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.083 | +2.485 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:32.099 | +2.501 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:32.206 | +2.608 Q1 | ||
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.399 | +2.801 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.718 | +3.120 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.906 | +3.308 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:33.185 | +3.587 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:33.205 | +3.607 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:33.399 | +3.801 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:34.090 | +4.492 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:34.536 | +4.938 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:34.910 | +5.312 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 66 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 58 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 0 | 3 |