Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 11 - 1998-08-02
Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 German Grand Prix from pole position, leading David Coulthard (McLaren) and Jacques Villeneuve (Williams) home for McLaren.
Esteban Tuero (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P16 at the flag — a 5-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 5 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 German Grand Prix, completing round 11 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 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 5 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 9 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 4 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 7 | Finished | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 15 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | Throttle | 0 |
