Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 2 - 1998-03-29
Mika Häkkinen won the 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix from pole position, leading David Coulthard (McLaren) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) home for McLaren.
Jean Alesi (Sauber) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P15 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 2 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 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 5 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 15 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | Injury | 0 |
| 12 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 11 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | Throttle | 0 |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
