Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 16 - 1998-11-01
Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix for McLaren, with Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) second and David Coulthard (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Ferrari), who could not convert it into the win.
Shinji Nakano (Minardi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P20 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 7-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
21 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 16 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 | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Damon Hill |
| Jordan |
| 8 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 5 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 6 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 20 | Throttle | 0 |
| 14 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1 | Tyre | 0 |
| 15 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 18 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 15 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 20 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
