Australian Grand Prix 1998
Melbourne
8 March
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid
1 08 Mika Häkkinen FIN West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/13 Mercedes 58 1h31m45.996s 10 1
2 07 David Coulthard GBR West McLaren Mercedes McLaren MP4/13 Mercedes 58 1h31m46.698s 6 2
3 02 Heinz Harald Frentzen GER Winfield Williams Williams FW20 Mecachrome 57 - 4 6
4 04 Eddie Irvine GBR Scuderia Ferrari-Marlboro Ferrari F300 Ferrari 57 - 3 8
5 01 Jacques Villeneuve CAN Winfield Williams Williams FW20 Mecachrome 57 - 2 4
6 15 Johnny Herbert GBR Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C17 Petronas 57 - 1 5
7 06 Alexander Wurz AUT Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton B198 Playlife 57 - - 11
8 09 Damon Hill GBR Benson and Hedges Jordan Jordan 198 Mugen Honda 57 - - 10
9 11 Olivier Panis FRA Gauloises Prost Peugeot Prost AP01 Peugeot 57 - - 21
R 05 Giancarlo Fisichella ITA Mild Seven Benetton Playlife Benetton B198 Playlife 43 Broken Wing - 7
R 14 Jean Alesi FRA Red Bull Sauber Petronas Sauber C17 Petronas 41 Engine - 12
R 12 Jarno Trulli ITA Gauloises Prost Peugeot Prost AP01 Peugeot 26 Gearbox - 15
R 20 Ricardo Rosset BRA Tyrrell Tyrrell 026 Ford 25 Gearbox - 19
R 17 Mika Salo FIN Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows A19 Arrows 23 Gearbox - 16
R 23 Esteban Tuero ARG Fondmetal Minardi Team Minardi M198 Ford 22 Engine - 17
R 22 Shinji Nakano JAP Fondmetal Minardi Team Minardi M198 Ford 8 Halfshaft - 22
R 03 Michael Schumacher GER Scuderia Ferrari-Marlboro Ferrari F300 Ferrari 5 Engine - 3
R 16 Pedro Diniz BRA Danka Zepter Arrows Arrows A19 Arrows 2 Gearbox - 20
R 10 Ralf Schumacher GER Benson and Hedges Jordan Jordan 198 Mugen Honda 1 Accident - 9
R 19 Jan Magnussen DEN Stewart Ford Stewart SF2 Ford 1 Accident - 18
R 21 Toranosuke Takagi JAP Tyrrell Tyrrell 026 Ford 1 Spun Off - 13
R 18 Rubens Barrichello BRA Stewart Ford Stewart SF2 Ford 0 Gearbox - 14

Lap Leaders Total
Mika Häkkinen1-23, 25-35, 56-5837
David Coulthard24, 36-5521

NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired
EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified
DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify
Pole Position (1m30.010s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m31.649s)
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Current Championship Standings
Position Driver Nat. Points
1 Mika Häkkinen FIN 10
2 David Coulthard GBR 6
3 Heinz Harald Frentzen GER 4
4 Eddie Irvine GBR 3
5 Jacques Villeneuve CAN 2
6 Johnny Herbert GBR 1