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1998 French Grand Prix

Date
28 Jun 1998
Circuit
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
Round
8 of 16
Winner
Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)

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Race classification

PosNoDriverTeamGridLapsTime / statusFLPts
1 3 MSCMichael Schumacher Ferrari 2 71 1:34:45.026 10
2 4 IRVEddie Irvine Ferrari 4 71 +19.575 6
3 8 HAKMika Häkkinen McLaren 1 71 +19.747 4
4 1 VILJacques Villeneuve Williams 5 71 +66.965 3
5 6 WURAlexander Wurz Benetton 10 70 +1 Lap 2
6 7 COUDavid Coulthard McLaren 3 70 +1 Lap 1:17.523 1
7 14 ALEJean Alesi Sauber 11 70 +1 Lap 0
8 15 HERJohnny Herbert Sauber 13 70 +1 Lap 0
9 5 FISGiancarlo Fisichella Benetton 9 70 +1 Lap 0
10 18 BARRubens Barrichello Stewart 14 69 +2 Laps 0
11 11 PANOlivier Panis Prost 16 69 +2 Laps 0
12 19 VERJos Verstappen Stewart 15 69 +2 Laps 0
13 17 SALMika Salo Arrows 19 69 +2 Laps 0
14 16 DINPedro Diniz Arrows 17 69 +2 Laps 0
15 2 FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 8 68 Suspension 0
16 10 SCHRalf Schumacher Jordan 6 68 +3 Laps 0
17 22 NAKShinji Nakano Minardi 21 65 Engine 0
R 21 TAKToranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 20 60 Engine 0
R 12 TRUJarno Trulli Prost 12 55 Spun off 0
R 23 TUEEsteban Tuero Minardi 22 41 Gearbox 0
R 9 HILDamon Hill Jordan 7 19 Hydraulics 0
R 20 ROSRicardo Rosset Tyrrell 18 16 Hydraulics 0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

12345678910111213141516171819202122 Lap 1Lap 18Lap 36Lap 53Lap 71 Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 2Toranosuke Takagi: pit stop on lap 15Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 16Alexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 17Damon Hill: pit stop on lap 17Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 18Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 20Jos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 21Mika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 21Shinji Nakano: pit stop on lap 21David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 22Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 23Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 23Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 23Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 24Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 24Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 25Olivier Panis: pit stop on lap 29Mika Salo: pit stop on lap 31Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 34Alexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 34Toranosuke Takagi: pit stop on lap 35Esteban Tuero: pit stop on lap 35Pedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 39Eddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 43Shinji Nakano: pit stop on lap 43Michael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 45Olivier Panis: pit stop on lap 45Jos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 45Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 46Jean Alesi: pit stop on lap 46Rubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 47Johnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 47Jacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 48Alexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 50Heinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 51Toranosuke Takagi: pit stop on lap 51Giancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 52Ralf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 53Mika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 54David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 55David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 56David Coulthard: pit stop on lap 63 VILFREMSCIRVFISWURCOUHAKHILSCHPANTRUALEHERDINSALBARVERROSTAKNAKTUE
Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

+0.0 s+50.0 s+100.0 s+150.0 s Lap 1Lap 11Lap 21Lap 31Lap 41Lap 51Lap 61Lap 71 Jarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 2, 81.7 s in the pit laneToranosuke Takagi: pit stop on lap 15, 26.4 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 16, 27.2 s in the pit laneAlexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 17, 25.1 s in the pit laneDamon Hill: pit stop on lap 17, 26.6 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 18, 24.6 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 18, 142.3 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 20, 26.6 s in the pit laneJos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 21, 28.7 s in the pit laneMika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 21, 25.8 s in the pit laneShinji Nakano: pit stop on lap 21, 27.8 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 22, 34.3 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 22, 25.9 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 23, 26.7 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 23, 25.9 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 23, 25.5 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 24, 26.0 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 24, 45.7 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 25, 25.8 s in the pit laneOlivier Panis: pit stop on lap 29, 25.6 s in the pit laneMika Salo: pit stop on lap 31, 28.1 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 34, 31.5 s in the pit laneAlexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 34, 24.1 s in the pit laneToranosuke Takagi: pit stop on lap 35, 26.7 s in the pit laneEsteban Tuero: pit stop on lap 35, 31.0 s in the pit lanePedro Diniz: pit stop on lap 39, 28.6 s in the pit laneEddie Irvine: pit stop on lap 43, 26.6 s in the pit laneShinji Nakano: pit stop on lap 43, 28.2 s in the pit laneMichael Schumacher: pit stop on lap 45, 26.5 s in the pit laneOlivier Panis: pit stop on lap 45, 26.2 s in the pit laneJos Verstappen: pit stop on lap 45, 25.8 s in the pit laneJarno Trulli: pit stop on lap 46, 26.5 s in the pit laneJean Alesi: pit stop on lap 46, 25.4 s in the pit laneRubens Barrichello: pit stop on lap 47, 25.7 s in the pit laneJohnny Herbert: pit stop on lap 47, 25.8 s in the pit laneJacques Villeneuve: pit stop on lap 48, 26.0 s in the pit laneAlexander Wurz: pit stop on lap 50, 25.1 s in the pit laneHeinz-Harald Frentzen: pit stop on lap 51, 24.8 s in the pit laneToranosuke Takagi: pit stop on lap 51, 26.5 s in the pit laneGiancarlo Fisichella: pit stop on lap 52, 26.4 s in the pit laneRalf Schumacher: pit stop on lap 53, 25.2 s in the pit laneMika Häkkinen: pit stop on lap 54, 25.7 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 55, 53.6 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 56, 31.3 s in the pit laneDavid Coulthard: pit stop on lap 63, 27.2 s in the pit lane VILFREMSCIRVFISWURCOUHAKHILSCHPANTRUALEHERDINSALBARVERROSTAKNAKTUE
Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods; red flag on lap 1. Drivers more than 181 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner
Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 22, 45), stints of 22, 23, 26 laps
2nd
Eddie Irvine: 2 stops (laps 23, 43), stints of 23, 20, 28 laps
3rd
Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 21, 54), stints of 21, 33, 17 laps
Finishers
1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 11 · 3 or more: 4
First stops
median lap 22 of 71

Pit stops

DriverStopsLaps (pit-lane time)Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
MSCMichael Schumacher222 (25.9 s), 45 (26.5 s)
222326
IRVEddie Irvine223 (25.5 s), 43 (26.6 s)
232028
HAKMika Häkkinen221 (25.8 s), 54 (25.7 s)
213317
VILJacques Villeneuve224 (26.0 s), 48 (26.0 s)
242423
WURAlexander Wurz317 (25.1 s), 34 (24.1 s), 50 (25.1 s)
17171620
COUDavid Coulthard422 (34.3 s), 55 (53.6 s), 56 (31.3 s), 63 (27.2 s)
223377
ALEJean Alesi223 (25.9 s), 46 (25.4 s)
232324
HERJohnny Herbert224 (45.7 s), 47 (25.8 s)
242323
FISGiancarlo Fisichella318 (24.6 s), 34 (31.5 s), 52 (26.4 s)
18161818
BARRubens Barrichello223 (26.7 s), 47 (25.7 s)
232422
PANOlivier Panis229 (25.6 s), 45 (26.2 s)
291624
VERJos Verstappen221 (28.7 s), 45 (25.8 s)
212424
SALMika Salo131 (28.1 s)
3138
DINPedro Diniz139 (28.6 s)
3930
FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen220 (26.6 s), 51 (24.8 s)
203117
SCHRalf Schumacher316 (27.2 s), 18 (142.3 s), 53 (25.2 s)
163515
NAKShinji Nakano221 (27.8 s), 43 (28.2 s)
212222
TAKToranosuke Takagi315 (26.4 s), 35 (26.7 s), 51 (26.5 s)
1520169
TRUJarno Trulli32 (81.7 s), 25 (25.8 s), 46 (26.5 s)
23219
TUEEsteban Tuero135 (31.0 s)
356
HILDamon Hill117 (26.6 s)
17

Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.

Standings after this race

Drivers

PosDriverTeamWinsPoints
1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 4 50
2 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 44
3 David Coulthard McLaren 1 30
4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 0 25
5 Alexander Wurz Benetton 0 14
6 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 0 13
7 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 0 11
8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 0 8
9 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 0 4
10 Mika Salo Arrows 0 3

Constructors

PosConstructorWinsPoints
1 McLaren 5 80
2 Ferrari 3 69
3 Benetton 0 27
4 Williams 0 19
5 Stewart 0 5
6 Arrows 0 4
7 Sauber 0 4
8 Jordan 0 0
9 Minardi 0 0
10 Tyrrell 0 0

Full 1998 standings