← 1998 Season
Round 1 · GP · 1998
Australian Grand Prix
08 Mar 1998Albert Park Grand Prix CircuitAustraliafinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 58 | Finished | 10 | — |
| P2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 58 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 57 | +1 Lap | 4 | — |
| P4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | 57 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| P5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 57 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | 57 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 21 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 43 | Broken wing | 0 | — |
| P11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 41 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P13 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P14 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | 23 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P15 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | 22 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P16 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | 8 | Halfshaft | 0 | — |
| P17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | 2 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| P19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | 1 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| P22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 0 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.010 | — | — |
| P2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.053 | — | — |
| P3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.767 | — | — |
| P4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.919 | — | — |
| P5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.384 | — | — |
| P6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.397 | — | — |
| P7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:31.733 | — | — |
| P8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.767 | — | — |
| P9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:32.392 | — | — |
| P10 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.399 | — | — |
| P11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.726 | — | — |
| P12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.240 | — | — |
| P13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:33.291 | — | — |
| P14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.383 | — | — |
| P15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:33.739 | — | — |
| P16 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.215 | — | — |
| P17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:33.927 | — | — |
| P18 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:34.646 | — | — |
| P19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.906 | — | — |
| P20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:35.119 | — | — |
| P21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.140 | — | — |
| P22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:35.301 | — | — |