12 Jul 1998 British Grand Prix
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The 1998 British Grand Prix was Round 9 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Silverstone, United Kingdom on Sunday, 12 July 1998. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Michael Schumacher was the race winner in the Ferrari.
The 1998 RAC British Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:47:02.450 | - | - | 1:35.704 | 12 | 172.810 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 60 | 1:47:24.915 | +22.465 | +22.465 | 1:35.961 | 2 | 172.207 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:47:31.649 | +29.199 | +6.734 | 1:36.530 | 12 | 172.028 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:47:29.402 | 1 Lap | 1 Lap | 1:37.982 | 12 | 169.219 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 59 | 1:47:30.546 | 1 Lap | +1.144 | 1:38.424 | 9 | 169.189 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:47:54.075 | 1 Lap | +23.529 | 1:37.389 | 9 | 168.574 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 59 | 1:48:20.879 | 1 Lap | +26.804 | 1:37.199 | 12 | 167.879 | |
| 8 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 58 | 1:48:26.357 | 2 Laps | 1 Lap | 1:43.755 | 33 | 164.893 | |
| 9 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 56 | 1:47:37.746 | 4 Laps | 2 Laps | 1:41.629 | 4 | 160.404 | |
| DNF | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:35:59.604 | 1:37.202 | 11 | 170.209 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:25:38.680 | 1:37.887 | 10 | 161.968 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 40 | 1:10:33.465 | 1:42.346 | 11 | 174.747 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 39 | 1:09:16.022 | 1:40.097 | 11 | 173.550 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 38 | 1:07:12.722 | 1:41.114 | 12 | 174.268 | |||
| DNF | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 37 | 1:01:28.655 | 1:36.120 | 3 | 185.507 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 37 | 1:06:43.598 | 1:44.083 | 29 | 170.914 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 29 | 52:23.775 | 1:40.948 | 10 | 170.572 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 29 | 52:24.178 | 1:44.700 | 3 | 170.550 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 27 | 46:13.115 | 1:37.343 | 12 | 180.026 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 27 | 46:30.461 | 1:38.160 | 9 | 178.907 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 15 | 24:45.119 | 1:36.884 | 2 | 186.642 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 13 | 21:29.967 | 1:37.223 | 12 | 186.188 |