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Round 01 · 1998

Australian.

Did You Know
The first F1 World Championship race was the 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone on 13 May 1950.

Mika Häkkinen won the Australian Grand Prix 1998 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 8 March 1998, starting from pole position. David Coulthard finished second for McLaren, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen completing the podium for Williams.

Race Results

Pos Driver Team Grid Pts FL Status
1
McLaren 1 10 Finished
2
McLaren 2 6 Finished
3
Williams 6 4 +1 Lap
4
Ferrari 8 3 +1 Lap
5
Williams 4 2 +1 Lap
6
Sauber 5 1 +1 Lap
7
Benetton 11 0 +1 Lap
8
Jordan 10 0 +1 Lap
9
Prost 21 0 +1 Lap
R
Benetton 7 0 Broken wing
R
Sauber 12 0 Engine
R
Prost 15 0 Gearbox
R
Tyrrell 19 0 Gearbox
R
Arrows 16 0 Gearbox
R
Minardi 17 0 Engine
R
Minardi 22 0 Halfshaft
R
Ferrari 3 0 Engine
R
Arrows 20 0 Gearbox
R
Jordan 9 0 Collision
R
Stewart 18 0 Collision
R
Tyrrell 13 0 Spun off
R
Stewart 14 0 Gearbox
Classification22 drivers
Grid
1
Points
10
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P1 → P1 – 0
Status Finished
View Häkkinen profile →
Grid
2
Points
6
Team McLaren
Grid → Finish P2 → P2 – 0
Status Finished
View Coulthard profile →
Grid
6
Points
4
Team Williams
Grid → Finish P6 → P3 ▲ 3
Status +1 Lap
View Frentzen profile →
Grid
8
Points
3
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P8 → P4 ▲ 4
Status +1 Lap
View Irvine profile →
Grid
4
Points
2
Team Williams
Grid → Finish P4 → P5 ▼ 1
Status +1 Lap
View Villeneuve profile →
Grid
5
Points
1
Team Sauber
Grid → Finish P5 → P6 ▼ 1
Status +1 Lap
View Herbert profile →
Grid
11
Points
0
Team Benetton
Grid → Finish P11 → P7 ▲ 4
Status +1 Lap
View Wurz profile →
Grid
10
Points
0
Team Jordan
Grid → Finish P10 → P8 ▲ 2
Status +1 Lap
View Hill profile →
Grid
21
Points
0
Team Prost
Grid → Finish P21 → P9 ▲ 12
Status +1 Lap
View Panis profile →
Grid
7
Points
0
Team Benetton
Grid → Finish P7 → DNF
Status Broken wing
View Fisichella profile →
Grid
12
Points
0
Team Sauber
Grid → Finish P12 → DNF
Status Engine
View Alesi profile →
Grid
15
Points
0
Team Prost
Grid → Finish P15 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Trulli profile →
Grid
19
Points
0
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P19 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Rosset profile →
Grid
16
Points
0
Team Arrows
Grid → Finish P16 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Salo profile →
Grid
17
Points
0
Team Minardi
Grid → Finish P17 → DNF
Status Engine
View Tuero profile →
Grid
22
Points
0
Team Minardi
Grid → Finish P22 → DNF
Status Halfshaft
View Nakano profile →
Grid
3
Points
0
Team Ferrari
Grid → Finish P3 → DNF
Status Engine
View Schumacher profile →
Grid
20
Points
0
Team Arrows
Grid → Finish P20 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Diniz profile →
Grid
9
Points
0
Team Jordan
Grid → Finish P9 → DNF
Status Collision
View Schumacher profile →
Grid
18
Points
0
Team Stewart
Grid → Finish P18 → DNF
Status Collision
View Magnussen profile →
Grid
13
Points
0
Team Tyrrell
Grid → Finish P13 → DNF
Status Spun off
View Takagi profile →
Grid
14
Points
0
Team Stewart
Grid → Finish P14 → DNF
Status Gearbox
View Barrichello profile →

Qualifying

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1
McLaren 1:30.010 - -
2
McLaren 1:30.053 - -
3
Ferrari 1:30.767 - -
4
Williams 1:30.919 - -
5
Sauber 1:31.384 - -
6
Williams 1:31.397 - -
7
Benetton 1:31.733 - -
8
Ferrari 1:31.767 - -
9
Jordan 1:32.392 - -
10
Jordan 1:32.399 - -
11
Benetton 1:32.726 - -
12
Sauber 1:33.240 - -
13
Tyrrell 1:33.291 - -
14
Stewart 1:33.383 - -
15
Prost 1:33.739 - -
16
Arrows 1:33.927 - -
17
Minardi 1:34.646 - -
18
Stewart 1:34.906 - -
19
Tyrrell 1:35.119 - -
20
Arrows 1:35.140 - -
21
Prost 1:35.215 - -
22
Minardi 1:35.301 - -
Grid order22 drivers
Q1
1:30.010
Q2
Q3
Team McLaren
View Häkkinen profile →
Q1
1:30.053
Q2
Q3
Team McLaren
View Coulthard profile →
Q1
1:30.767
Q2
Q3
Team Ferrari
View Schumacher profile →
Q1
1:30.919
Q2
Q3
Team Williams
View Villeneuve profile →
Q1
1:31.384
Q2
Q3
Team Sauber
View Herbert profile →
Q1
1:31.397
Q2
Q3
Team Williams
View Frentzen profile →
Q1
1:31.733
Q2
Q3
Team Benetton
View Fisichella profile →
Q1
1:31.767
Q2
Q3
Team Ferrari
View Irvine profile →
Q1
1:32.392
Q2
Q3
Team Jordan
View Schumacher profile →
Q1
1:32.399
Q2
Q3
Team Jordan
View Hill profile →
Q1
1:32.726
Q2
Q3
Team Benetton
View Wurz profile →
Q1
1:33.240
Q2
Q3
Team Sauber
View Alesi profile →
Q1
1:33.291
Q2
Q3
Team Tyrrell
View Takagi profile →
Q1
1:33.383
Q2
Q3
Team Stewart
View Barrichello profile →
Q1
1:33.739
Q2
Q3
Team Prost
View Trulli profile →
Q1
1:33.927
Q2
Q3
Team Arrows
View Salo profile →
Q1
1:34.646
Q2
Q3
Team Minardi
View Tuero profile →
Q1
1:34.906
Q2
Q3
Team Stewart
View Magnussen profile →
Q1
1:35.119
Q2
Q3
Team Tyrrell
View Rosset profile →
Q1
1:35.140
Q2
Q3
Team Arrows
View Diniz profile →
Q1
1:35.215
Q2
Q3
Team Prost
View Panis profile →
Q1
1:35.301
Q2
Q3
Team Minardi
View Nakano profile →