The 1998 Australian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday, 8 March 1998. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and was the race winner.
1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:31:45.996 | - | - | 1:31.649 | 39 | 201.101 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:31:46.698 | +0.702 | +0.702 | 1:32.356 | 23 | 201.076 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:31:54.664 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:33.554 | 32 | 197.324 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:31:55.743 | 1 lap | +1.079 | 1:33.790 | 32 | 197.285 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:32:30.546 | 1 lap | +34.803 | 1:35.661 | 53 | 196.048 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:32:30.970 | 1 lap | +0.424 | 1:35.624 | 23 | 196.033 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:32:33.611 | 1 lap | +2.641 | 1:34.738 | 55 | 195.940 | |
| 8 | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 57 | 1:32:34.894 | 1 lap | +1.283 | 1:34.196 | 56 | 195.894 | |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 57 | 1:32:52.446 | 1 lap | +17.552 | 1:34.319 | 55 | 195.277 | |
| DNF | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:09:59.474 | 1:34.319 | 40 | 195.477 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 41 | 1:07:01.687 | 1:34.878 | 27 | 194.625 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 26 | 42:09.935 | 1:34.885 | 24 | 196.195 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 25 | 45:46.498 | 1:38.116 | 20 | 173.774 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 23 | 37:53.018 | 1:36.032 | 17 | 193.174 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 22 | 37:30.399 | 1:36.475 | 20 | 186.632 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 8 | 15:14.322 | 1:39.676 | 2 | 167.037 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 5 | 8:11.355 | 1:35.774 | 2 | 194.266 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:36.184 | 1:39.916 | 2 | 176.616 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 1 | 1:50.966 | 172.041 | |||||
| DNF | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Denmark | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 1 | 1:52.353 | 169.918 | |||||
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 1 | 1:53.124 | 168.759 | |||||
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone |