Pit Lane F1
1998 Season - Round 9 - 1998-07-12
Michael Schumacher won the 1998 British Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) second and Eddie Irvine (Ferrari) 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.
Ralf Schumacher (Jordan) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
22 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1998 British Grand Prix, completing round 9 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 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 21 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 8 | Electrical | 0 |
| 11 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 13 | Throttle | 0 |
| 21 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | Spun off | 0 |
