Gridpedia1998 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Mar 1998
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Mika Häkkinen (1:17.092)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 72 | 1:37:11.747 | 1:19.337 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 72 | +1.102 | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 72 | +60.550 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 5 | 72 | +67.453 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 10 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 19 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 67 | Injury | 0 | |
| D | 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 11 | 70 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 63 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 56 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | 52 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | 44 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | 19 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 20 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | 17 | Fuel pump | 0 | |
| R | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 18 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | 0 | 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
- Mika Häkkinen: 1 stop (lap 39), stints of 39, 33 laps
- 2nd
- David Coulthard: 1 stop (lap 36), stints of 36, 36 laps
- 3rd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 26, 53), stints of 26, 27, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 6 · 2 stops: 5
- First stops
- median lap 36 of 72
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 39 (37.4 s) | 3933 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 1 | 36 (35.9 s) | 3636 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 26 (33.7 s), 53 (38.5 s) | 262719 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 46 (34.9 s) | 4626 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 27 (33.5 s), 45 (33.5 s) | 271826 |
| FISGiancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 47 (33.8 s) | 4724 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 29 (34.6 s), 48 (33.2 s) | 291923 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 27 (33.9 s), 55 (33.3 s) | 272816 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 42 (35.3 s) | 4229 |
| MAGJan Magnussen | 2 | 24 (41.4 s), 49 (39.6 s) | 242521 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 1 | 41 (36.5 s) | 4126 |
| HILDamon Hill | 1 | 37 (36.7 s) | 3733 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 43 (39.9 s) | 4320 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 36 (41.1 s) | 3620 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 2 | 22 (37.1 s), 48 (39.1 s) | 22264 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 1 | 40 (41.5 s) | 404 |
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 | 1:17.092 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:17.757 | +0.665 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:18.109 | +1.017 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:18.250 | +1.158 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:18.261 | +1.169 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:18.449 | +1.357 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:18.652 | +1.560 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:18.735 | +1.643 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:18.753 | +1.661 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:18.761 | +1.669 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:18.988 | +1.896 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:19.069 | +1.977 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:19.344 | +2.252 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:19.375 | +2.283 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:19.449 | +2.357 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:19.644 | +2.552 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:20.203 | +3.111 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:20.390 | +3.298 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:20.459 | +3.367 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:20.481 | +3.389 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:20.748 | +3.656 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:20.847 | +3.755 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 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 0 | 0 |