Gridpedia1998 Australian Grand Prix
- Date
- 8 Mar 1998
- Circuit
- Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Mika Häkkinen (1:30.010)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 58 | 1:31:45.996 | 1:31.649 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 58 | +0.702 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 21 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 43 | Broken wing | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 41 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | 22 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | 8 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | 2 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 0 | Gearbox | 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 | 1:30.010 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.053 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.767 | ||
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.919 | ||
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.384 | ||
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.397 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:31.733 | ||
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.767 | ||
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:32.392 | ||
| 10 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.399 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.726 | ||
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.240 | ||
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:33.291 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.383 | ||
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:33.739 | ||
| 16 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:33.927 | ||
| 17 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:34.646 | ||
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.906 | ||
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:35.119 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.140 | ||
| 21 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.215 | ||
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:35.301 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 0 | 0 |