Gridpedia1998 San Marino Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Apr 1998
- Circuit
- Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
- Round
- 4 of 16
- Winner
- David Coulthard (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | COUDavid Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 62 | 1:34:24.593 | 10 | |
| 2 | 3 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 62 | +4.554 | 1:29.345 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | IRVEddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 62 | +51.776 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | VILJacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | 62 | +54.590 | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | 62 | +77.477 | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | ALEJean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 61 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | SCHRalf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 23 | TUEEsteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 17 | SALMika Salo | Arrows | 14 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | HILDamon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 57 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Prost | 13 | 56 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 20 | ROSRicardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 22 | 48 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | TAKToranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 15 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | TRUJarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | 34 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 22 | NAKShinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 27 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | DINPedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 5 | FISGiancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | 17 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | WURAlexander Wurz | Benetton | 5 | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 15 | HERJohnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | 12 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 19 | MAGJan Magnussen | Stewart | 20 | 8 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BARRubens Barrichello | Stewart | 17 | 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
- David Coulthard: 2 stops (laps 26, 44), stints of 26, 18, 18 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 26, 46), stints of 26, 20, 16 laps
- 3rd
- Eddie Irvine: 2 stops (laps 27, 44), stints of 27, 17, 18 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 9 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 23 of 62
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 26 (24.6 s), 44 (24.3 s) | 261818 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 26 (25.0 s), 46 (23.3 s) | 262016 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 27 (24.5 s), 44 (23.8 s) | 271718 |
| VILJacques Villeneuve | 2 | 26 (28.1 s), 44 (28.9 s) | 261818 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 27 (25.0 s), 41 (26.8 s) | 271421 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 22 (24.8 s), 40 (26.9 s) | 221821 |
| SCHRalf Schumacher | 2 | 21 (29.2 s), 36 (31.9 s) | 211524 |
| TUEEsteban Tuero | 2 | 22 (28.3 s), 42 (28.7 s) | 222018 |
| SALMika Salo | 3 | 18 (29.9 s), 27 (55.0 s), 29 (30.0 s) | 18931 |
| HILDamon Hill | 3 | 1 (32.3 s), 24 (27.9 s), 41 (29.3 s) | 231716 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 23 (24.6 s), 41 (25.2 s) | 231815 |
| ROSRicardo Rosset | 2 | 18 (27.8 s), 36 (26.5 s) | 181812 |
| TAKToranosuke Takagi | 1 | 20 (25.5 s) | 2020 |
| TRUJarno Trulli | 1 | 22 (25.5 s) | 2212 |
| NAKShinji Nakano | 1 | 20 (33.4 s) | 207 |
| WURAlexander Wurz | 1 | 1 (59.8 s) | 16 |
| MAGJan Magnussen | 1 | 1 (31.7 s) | 7 |
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 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 23 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 1 |