Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 10 - 1998-07-26
Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Austrian Grand Prix for McLaren, with David Coulthard (McLaren) second and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) third. The win came from P3 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Giancarlo Fisichella (Benetton), who could not convert it into the win.
David Coulthard (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P2 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 10 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 Austrian Grand Prix, completing round 10 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 | 3 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 14 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 15 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 2 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 5 | Brakes | 0 |
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 13 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 10 | Clutch | 0 |
| 22 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | Collision | 0 |
