27 Sep 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix
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The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1998 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Nürburgring, Germany on Sunday, 27 September 1998. Michael Schumacher started on pole position for Ferrari and Mika Häkkinen was the race winner in the McLaren Mercedes. This was the last year the Luxembourg Grand Prix was held.
Grosser Warsteiner Preis Von Luxemburg 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 | 67 | 1:32:14.789 | - | - | 1:20.450 | 25 | 198.534 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:32:17.000 | +2.211 | +2.211 | 1:21.001 | 65 | 198.455 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | David Coulthard | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | MP4-13 | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:32:48.952 | +34.163 | +31.952 | 1:20.715 | 61 | 197.316 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Ferrari | F300 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:33:12.971 | +58.182 | +24.019 | 1:21.667 | 62 | 196.469 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 67 | 1:33:15.036 | +1:00.247 | +2.065 | 1:21.394 | 65 | 196.396 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Italy | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:33:16.148 | +1:01.359 | +1.112 | 1:21.506 | 65 | 196.357 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Austria | Benetton Playlife | B198 | Bridgestone | 67 | 1:33:19.578 | +1:04.789 | +3.430 | 1:21.778 | 61 | 196.237 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Canada | Williams Mecachrome | FW20 | Goodyear | 66 | 1:32:20.752 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.701 | 33 | 195.360 | |
| 9 | 9 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 66 | 1:32:22.990 | 1 lap | +2.238 | 1:21.741 | 66 | 195.281 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jean Alesi | France | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 66 | 1:32:29.424 | 1 lap | +6.434 | 1:21.979 | 43 | 195.055 | |
| 11 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:32:28.610 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:23.412 | 33 | 192.127 | |
| 12 | 11 | Olivier Panis | France | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:32:29.872 | 2 laps | +1.262 | 1:22.931 | 61 | 192.084 | |
| 13 | 19 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Stewart Ford | SF2 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:32:52.806 | 2 laps | +22.934 | 1:23.944 | 30 | 191.293 | |
| 14 | 17 | Mika Salo | Finland | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:32:53.413 | 2 laps | +0.607 | 1:23.552 | 23 | 191.272 | |
| 15 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Japan | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 65 | 1:32:56.589 | 2 laps | +3.176 | 1:24.210 | 61 | 191.163 | |
| 16 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Japan | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 65 | 1:32:57.269 | 2 laps | +0.680 | 1:23.392 | 47 | 191.140 | |
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Argentina | Minardi Ford | M198 | Bridgestone | 56 | 1:32:50.967 | 1:24.024 | 50 | 164.859 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Germany | Jordan Mugen Honda | 198 | Goodyear | 53 | 1:15:58.955 | 1:21.881 | 21 | 190.662 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Sauber Petronas | C17 | Goodyear | 37 | 52:02.308 | 1:22.712 | 23 | 194.342 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Riccardo Rosset | Brazil | Tyrrell Ford | 026 | Goodyear | 36 | 52:09.833 | 1:24.161 | 23 | 188.635 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Italy | Prost Peugeot | AP01 | Bridgestone | 6 | 8:44.955 | 1:25.328 | 4 | 187.346 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Brazil | Arrows | A19 | Bridgestone | 6 | 8:45.419 | 1:25.285 | 5 | 187.180 |