1998 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 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 45 | 1:20:47.984 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 45 | +0.427 | 1:46.116 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 45 | +2.578 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 5 | 45 | +7.185 | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | 45 | +12.613 | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 4 | 45 | +29.739 | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 8 | 45 | +31.027 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 45 | +31.650 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 10 | 45 | +32.785 | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 45 | +48.372 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | 45 | +57.995 | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 15 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 17 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | 37 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 27 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | 24 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | 2 | Throttle | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:41.838 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:42.347 | ||
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:42.365 | ||
| 4 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:42.994 | ||
| 5 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:43.183 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:43.270 | ||
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:43.341 | ||
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:43.369 | ||
| 9 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:43.459 | ||
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:43.467 | ||
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:43.663 | ||
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:44.599 | ||
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:44.776 | ||
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:44.844 | ||
| 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:44.961 | ||
| 16 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:45.197 | ||
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:45.276 | ||
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:45.588 | ||
| 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:45.623 | ||
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:46.713 | ||
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:47.265 |
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 |