Grand Prix Mobil 1 de France 1998

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

1998-06-28 · time TBA

Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · 1:34:45.026 · 71 laps	10
2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Race · 1:35:04.601 · 71 laps	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Race · 1:35:04.773 · 71 laps	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Race · 1:35:51.991 · 71 laps	3
5	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	2
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest lap · Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	1
7	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Race · Time not recorded · 70 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Olivier Panis	Prost	Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Mika Salo	Arrows	Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 68 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Race · Time not recorded · 68 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 65 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 60 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 55 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Damon Hill	Jordan	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Race · Hydraulics · Time not recorded · 16 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Eddie Irvine · Ferrari

Mika Häkkinen · McLaren

Jacques Villeneuve · Williams

Alexander Wurz · Benetton

David Coulthard · McLaren

Jean Alesi · Sauber

Johnny Herbert · Sauber

Giancarlo Fisichella · Benetton

Rubens Barrichello · Stewart

Olivier Panis · Prost

Jos Verstappen · Stewart

Mika Salo · Arrows

Pedro Diniz · Arrows

Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Williams

Ralf Schumacher · Jordan

Shinji Nakano · Minardi

Toranosuke Takagi · Tyrrell

Jarno Trulli · Prost

Esteban Tuero · Minardi

Damon Hill · Jordan

Ricardo Rosset · Tyrrell

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:14.929 · 12 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:15.159 · 12 laps
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:15.333 · 12 laps
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:15.527 · 12 laps
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Qualifying · 1:15.630 · 12 laps
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:15.925 · 12 laps
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:16.245 · 9 laps
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Qualifying · 1:16.319 · 12 laps
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:16.375 · 12 laps
10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:16.460 · 12 laps
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:16.627 · 12 laps
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Qualifying · 1:16.892 · 12 laps
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:16.977 · 12 laps
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:17.024 · 12 laps
15	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:17.604 · 11 laps
16	Olivier Panis	Prost	Qualifying · 1:17.671 · 11 laps
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:17.880 · 8 laps
18	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:17.908 · 11 laps
19	Mika Salo	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:17.970 · 11 laps
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:18.221 · 10 laps
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:18.273 · 12 laps
22	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:19.146 · 10 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:14.929
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:15.159
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:15.333
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:15.527
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Starting grid · 1:15.630
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:15.925
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:16.245
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Starting grid · 1:16.319
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:16.375
10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:16.460
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:16.627
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Starting grid · 1:16.892
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:16.977
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:17.024
15	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:17.604
16	Olivier Panis	Prost	Starting grid · 1:17.671
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:17.880
18	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:17.908
19	Mika Salo	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:17.970
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:18.221
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:18.273
22	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:19.146

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.515 · 28 laps
2	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.597 · 33 laps
3	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:16.707 · 25 laps
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.026 · 35 laps
5	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.429 · 35 laps
6	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.505 · 35 laps
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.664 · 30 laps
8	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.706 · 26 laps
9	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.895 · 40 laps
10	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:17.977 · 32 laps
11	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.036 · 38 laps
12	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.172 · 22 laps
13	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.367 · 26 laps
14	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.649 · 34 laps
15	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.656 · 33 laps
16	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.703 · 27 laps
17	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.008 · 18 laps
18	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.023 · 32 laps
19	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.057 · 46 laps
20	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.286 · 15 laps
21	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.445 · 20 laps
22	Esteban Tuero	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.871 · 21 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:15.613 · 26 laps
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:15.738 · 17 laps
3	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:15.870 · 27 laps
4	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:15.909 · 17 laps
5	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.678 · 35 laps
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.745 · 31 laps
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:16.782 · 35 laps
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.106 · 29 laps
9	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.205 · 19 laps
10	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.426 · 28 laps
11	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.711 · 17 laps
12	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.847 · 26 laps
13	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:17.873 · 26 laps
14	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.075 · 25 laps
15	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.170 · 25 laps
16	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.389 · 28 laps
17	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.405 · 24 laps
18	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.451 · 29 laps
19	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.706 · 20 laps
20	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.893 · 4 laps
21	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.324 · 28 laps
22	Esteban Tuero	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.475 · 27 laps

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:16.483 · 14 laps
2	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:16.718 · 12 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.189 · 14 laps
4	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:17.628 · 14 laps
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.442 · 14 laps
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.466 · 17 laps
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.545 · 11 laps
8	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.607 · 14 laps
9	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.611 · 13 laps
10	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.729 · 12 laps
11	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.790 · 14 laps
12	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:18.819 · 11 laps
13	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.092 · 15 laps
14	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.097 · 13 laps
15	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.442 · 18 laps
16	Jos Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.641 · 12 laps
17	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.733 · 13 laps
18	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.788 · 13 laps
19	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:19.835 · 17 laps
20	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:20.240 · 14 laps
21	Esteban Tuero	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:21.376 · 16 laps
22	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:22.160 · 13 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:17.523
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:17.770
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:18.493
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:18.913
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:18.956
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:19.052
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:19.229
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:19.307
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:19.320
10	Damon Hill	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:19.490
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:19.660
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:19.771
13	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:19.869
14	Olivier Panis	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:19.953
15	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:20.299
16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Fastest laps · 1:20.651
17	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	Fastest laps · 1:20.849
18	Mika Salo	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:21.502
19	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:21.765
20	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:21.883
21	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:22.435
22	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:22.761

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Jarno Trulli	1	2	1:21.652
Toranosuke Takagi	1	15	26.413
Ralf Schumacher	1	16	27.167
Alexander Wurz	1	17	25.111
Damon Hill	1	17	26.616
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	18	24.600
Ralf Schumacher	2	18	2:22.308
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	20	26.576
Mika Häkkinen	1	21	25.830
Jos Verstappen	1	21	28.725
Michael Schumacher	1	22	25.905
Shinji Nakano	1	21	27.796
David Coulthard	1	22	34.293
Eddie Irvine	1	23	25.451
Jean Alesi	1	23	25.883
Rubens Barrichello	1	23	26.668
Jacques Villeneuve	1	24	25.997
Johnny Herbert	1	24	45.659
Jarno Trulli	2	25	25.814
Olivier Panis	1	29	25.631
Mika Salo	1	31	28.109
Alexander Wurz	2	34	24.101
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	34	31.547
Toranosuke Takagi	2	35	26.723
Esteban Tuero	1	35	30.959
Pedro Diniz	1	39	28.578
Eddie Irvine	2	43	26.628
Michael Schumacher	2	45	26.537
Shinji Nakano	2	43	28.192
Olivier Panis	2	45	26.239
Jos Verstappen	2	45	25.816
Jean Alesi	2	46	25.378
Jarno Trulli	3	46	26.539
Johnny Herbert	2	47	25.848
Rubens Barrichello	2	47	25.654
Jacques Villeneuve	2	48	26.031
Alexander Wurz	3	50	25.114
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	51	24.759
Toranosuke Takagi	3	51	26.467
Giancarlo Fisichella	3	52	26.386
Mika Häkkinen	2	54	25.698
David Coulthard	2	55	53.598
Ralf Schumacher	3	53	25.176
David Coulthard	3	56	31.297
David Coulthard	4	63	27.156

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	50
2	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	44
3	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	30
4	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	25
5	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	14
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	13
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
9	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
10	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
11	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
12	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
13	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
14	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	80
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	69
3	Benetton Playlife	Constructorstandings · Championship record	27
4	Williams Mecachrome	Constructorstandings · Championship record	19
5	Stewart Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5
6	Arrows Arrows	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
7	Sauber Petronas	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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