28 Jun 1998 French Grand Prix
Posted at 18:39h
in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 1998 French Grand Prix was Round 8 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Magny-Cours, France on Sunday, 28 June 1998. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and Michael Schumacher was the race winner in the Ferrari.
Grand Prix Mobil 1 de France 1998 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 | 71 | 1:34:45.026 | - | - | 1:17.770 | 4 | 190.963 | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:35:04.601 | +19.575 | +19.575 | 1:18.956 | 25 | 190.307 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:35:04.773 | +19.747 | +0.172 | 1:18.493 | 52 | 190.302 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 71 | 1:35:51.991 | +1:06.965 | +47.218 | 1:18.913 | 42 | 188.739 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:34:47.515 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:19.320 | 36 | 188.189 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:34:52.416 | 1 lap | +4.901 | 1:17.523 | 59 | 188.027 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:34:54.330 | 1 lap | +1.914 | 1:19.660 | 48 | 187.964 | |
| 8 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 70 | 1:35:37.415 | 1 lap | +43.085 | 1:19.771 | 51 | 186.552 | |
| 9 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:35:53.089 | 1 lap | +15.674 | 1:19.307 | 48 | 186.044 | |
| 10 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:34:46.884 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.651 | 43 | 185.519 | |
| 11 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:35:02.913 | 2 laps | +16.029 | 1:19.953 | 32 | 184.998 | |
| 12 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:35:21.800 | 2 laps | +18.887 | 1:20.849 | 47 | 184.387 | |
| 13 | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:35:43.315 | 2 laps | +21.515 | 1:21.502 | 61 | 183.697 | |
| 14 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:36:03.194 | 2 laps | +19.879 | 1:21.765 | 38 | 183.063 | |
| 15 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:32:26.742 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:19.229 | 48 | 187.448 | |
| 16 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 68 | 1:35:42.686 | 3 laps | +3:15.944 | 1:19.052 | 56 | 181.052 | |
| 17 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:30:51.169 | 6 laps | 3 laps | 1:21.883 | 42 | 182.315 | |
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 60 | 1:23:18.381 | 1:20.299 | 37 | 183.525 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 55 | 1:16:45.720 | 1:19.869 | 6 | 182.562 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 41 | 58:04.972 | 1:22.761 | 34 | 179.809 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 19 | 26:24.891 | 1:19.490 | 4 | 182.997 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 16 | 22:20.162 | 1:22.435 | 3 | 182.164 |