Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 1 - 1998-03-08
Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Australian Grand Prix from pole position, leading David Coulthard (McLaren) and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) home for McLaren.
Olivier Panis (Prost) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 Australian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
