Gridpedia1998 German Grand Prix
- Date
- 2 Aug 1998
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
- Round
- 11 of 16
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Mika Häkkinen (1:41.838)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 45 | 1:20:47.984 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 45 | +0.427 | 1:46.116 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 45 | +2.578 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 5 | 45 | +7.185 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | 45 | +12.613 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 4 | 45 | +29.739 | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 8 | 45 | +31.027 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 45 | +31.650 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 10 | 45 | +32.785 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 45 | +48.372 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | 45 | +57.995 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 15 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 17 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 16 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 27 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | 24 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | 2 | Throttle | 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 26), stints of 26, 19 laps
- 2nd
- David Coulthard: 1 stop (lap 27), stints of 27, 18 laps
- 3rd
- Jacques Villeneuve: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23, 22 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 14 · 2 stops: 1 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 23 of 45
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 26 (29.8 s) | 2619 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 27 (29.0 s) | 2718 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 23 (30.9 s) | 2322 |
| HILDamon Hill | 1 | 23 (30.4 s) | 2322 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 24 (30.2 s) | 2421 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 14 (28.6 s), 29 (27.6 s) | 141516 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 22 (30.1 s) | 2223 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 1 | 25 (31.4 s) | 2520 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 22 (30.1 s) | 2223 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 21 (30.3 s) | 2124 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 23 (31.5 s) | 2322 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 24 (30.3 s) | 2420 |
| TAKToranosuke Takagi | 1 | 20 (32.7 s) | 2024 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 24 (32.1 s) | 2420 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 7 (31.3 s), 22 (33.1 s), 36 (34.5 s) | 715148 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 1 | 19 (166.3 s) | 1924 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 1 | 22 (29.9 s) | 2215 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 24 (31.5 s) | 2412 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 15 (28.5 s) | 1512 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 1 | 23 (30.0 s) | 23 |
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 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:41.838 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:42.347 | +0.509 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:42.365 | +0.527 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:42.994 | +1.156 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:43.183 | +1.345 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:43.270 | +1.432 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:43.341 | +1.503 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:43.369 | +1.531 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:43.459 | +1.621 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:43.467 | +1.629 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:43.663 | +1.825 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:44.599 | +2.761 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:44.776 | +2.938 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:44.844 | +3.006 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:44.961 | +3.123 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:45.197 | +3.359 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:45.276 | +3.438 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:45.588 | +3.750 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:45.623 | +3.785 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:46.713 | +4.875 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:47.265 | +5.427 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 | 6 | 76 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 60 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 42 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 4 |