1998 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 12 Jul 1998
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 9 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Mika Häkkinen (1:23.271)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 60 | 1:47:02.450 | 1:35.704 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 60 | +22.465 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | +29.199 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 59 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 21 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | 56 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 8 | 53 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 12 | 45 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 22 | 40 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | 39 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 37 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | 29 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 18 | 29 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | 27 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 13 | 27 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 13 | Spun off | 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 | 1:23.271 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:23.720 | ||
| 3 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:24.102 | ||
| 4 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:24.310 | ||
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:24.436 | ||
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:24.442 | ||
| 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:24.542 | ||
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:25.081 | ||
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:25.084 | ||
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:25.654 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:25.760 | ||
| 12 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:26.376 | ||
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:26.487 | ||
| 14 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:26.808 | ||
| 15 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:26.948 | ||
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:26.990 | ||
| 17 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:27.061 | ||
| 18 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:28.051 | ||
| 19 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:28.123 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:28.608 | ||
| 21 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | |||
| 22 | Olivier Panis | Prost |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 56 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 54 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 30 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 29 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 15 |
| 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 |