02 Aug 1998 German Grand Prix
Posted at 18:40h
in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 1998 German Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Hockenheim in Germany on Sunday, 2 August 1998. Mika Häkkinen started on pole position in the McLaren Mercedes and was the race winner.
Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1998 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 | 45 | 1:20:47.984 | - | - | 1:46.252 | 17 | 227.997 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:20:48.410 | +0.426 | +0.426 | 1:46.116 | 17 | 227.977 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:20:50.561 | +2.577 | +2.151 | 1:46.274 | 35 | 227.875 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:20:55.169 | +7.185 | +4.608 | 1:46.317 | 37 | 227.659 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:00.597 | +12.613 | +5.428 | 1:46.381 | 37 | 227.405 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:17.722 | +29.738 | +17.125 | 1:46.350 | 7 | 226.607 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:21:19.010 | +31.026 | +1.288 | 1:46.831 | 15 | 226.547 | |
| 8 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:19.633 | +31.649 | +0.623 | 1:46.459 | 36 | 226.518 | |
| 9 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:20.768 | +32.784 | +1.135 | 1:46.890 | 32 | 226.465 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 45 | 1:21:36.355 | +48.371 | +15.587 | 1:46.964 | 43 | 225.744 | |
| 11 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 45 | 1:21:45.978 | +57.994 | +9.623 | 1:46.880 | 16 | 225.301 | |
| 12 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:20:53.714 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:48.446 | 27 | 222.667 | |
| 13 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 44 | 1:21:07.369 | 1 lap | +13.655 | 1:48.608 | 22 | 222.042 | |
| 14 | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:21:13.440 | 1 lap | +6.071 | 1:48.899 | 34 | 221.765 | |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 44 | 1:21:52.283 | 1 lap | +38.843 | 1:47.775 | 41 | 220.012 | |
| 16 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 43 | 1:22:35.459 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:50.314 | 12 | 213.138 | |
| DNF | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 37 | 1:07:17.879 | 1:47.345 | 15 | 225.074 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 36 | 1:06:43.449 | 1:49.424 | 17 | 220.874 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 27 | 49:20.167 | 1:47.544 | 17 | 224.039 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 24 | 44:26.464 | 1:49.147 | 5 | 221.082 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 2 | 3:54.334 | 1:51.259 | 2 | 209.639 | |||
| DNQ | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear |