Gridpedia1998 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
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 71 | 1:34:45.026 | 10 | |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 71 | +19.575 | 6 | |
| 3 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 71 | +19.747 | 4 | |
| 4 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | 71 | +66.965 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1:17.523 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 19 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | 68 | Suspension | 0 | |
| 16 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 65 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | 60 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | 55 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | 41 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 19 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 18 | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |