1998 Austrian Grand Prix
- Date
- 26 Jul 1998
- Circuit
- Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria
- Round
- 10 of 16
- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen (McLaren)
- Pole position
- Giancarlo Fisichella (1:29.598)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 71 | 1:30:44.086 | 10 | |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | 71 | +5.289 | 1:12.878 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 71 | +39.093 | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | 71 | +43.977 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 71 | +50.655 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 11 | 71 | +53.202 | 1 | |
| 7 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 15 | 71 | +73.624 | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 18 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 17 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 22 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 12 | 51 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | 30 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1 | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 2 | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | 16 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | 8 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | 3 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 6 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | 0 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | 0 | Collision | 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 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:29.598 | ||
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:30.317 | ||
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.517 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.551 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:31.005 | ||
| 6 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:31.028 | ||
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.515 | ||
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.651 | ||
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:31.917 | ||
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.081 | ||
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.083 | ||
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:32.099 | ||
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:32.206 | ||
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.399 | ||
| 15 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.718 | ||
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.906 | ||
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:33.185 | ||
| 18 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:33.205 | ||
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:33.399 | ||
| 20 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:34.090 | ||
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:34.536 | ||
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:34.910 |
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 5 | 66 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 58 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 0 | 32 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 0 | 3 |