Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 8 - 1998-06-28
Michael Schumacher won the 1998 French Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) second and Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Mika Häkkinen (McLaren), who could not convert it into the win.
Mika Salo (Arrows) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 6-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 French Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | Finished | 3 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | Suspension | 0 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 18 | Hydraulics | 0 |
