1998 Italian Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Sept 1998
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 14 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 53 | 1:17:09.672 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 53 | +37.977 | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 53 | +41.152 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +55.671 | 1:25.139 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 8 | 53 | +61.872 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 14 | 53 | +66.688 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 19 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 18 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 10 | 50 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | VERJos Verstappen | Stewart | 17 | 39 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 2 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 16 | 32 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | 24 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 15 | Vibrations | 0 | |
| R | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 15 | 12 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | 10 | Spun off | 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
- Michael Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 31), stints of 31, 22 laps
- 2nd
- Eddie Irvine: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32, 21 laps
- 3rd
- Ralf Schumacher: 1 stop (lap 30), stints of 30, 23 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 10 · 2 stops: 3
- First stops
- median lap 30 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 1 | 31 (21.0 s) | 3122 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 1 | 32 (19.9 s) | 3221 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 1 | 30 (21.5 s) | 3023 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 34 (20.6 s) | 3419 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 32 (19.9 s) | 3221 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 14 (20.6 s), 36 (19.2 s) | 142217 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 35 (31.2 s) | 3517 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 35 (41.4 s) | 3517 |
| TAKToranosuke Takagi | 2 | 13 (20.3 s), 33 (20.3 s) | 132019 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 17 (37.7 s), 34 (26.1 s) | 171718 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 1 | 30 (21.5 s) | 3021 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 1 | 25 (23.2 s) | 2526 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 24 (105.0 s) | 2426 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 18 (20.6 s), 35 (19.8 s) | 18174 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 1 | 33 (20.7 s) | 334 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 22 (26.1 s) | 2210 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 8 (29.6 s), 13 (396.4 s) | 85 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 6 | 80 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 6 | 80 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 48 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 38 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1 | 17 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 13 |