1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

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

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Race

1998-03-08 · time TBA

Albert Park Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest lap · Race · 1:31:45.996 · 58 laps	10
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	Race · 1:31:46.698 · 58 laps	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	4
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	3
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	2
6	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	1
7	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Damon Hill	Jordan	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	Race · Time not recorded · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Race · Broken wing · Time not recorded · 43 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 26 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 25 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Salo	Arrows	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 23 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 22 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Race · Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 8 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 5 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 1 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 0 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.

Mika Häkkinen · McLaren

David Coulthard · McLaren

Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Williams

Eddie Irvine · Ferrari

Jacques Villeneuve · Williams

Johnny Herbert · Sauber

Alexander Wurz · Benetton

Damon Hill · Jordan

Olivier Panis · Prost

Giancarlo Fisichella · Benetton

Jean Alesi · Sauber

Jarno Trulli · Prost

Ricardo Rosset · Tyrrell

Mika Salo · Arrows

Esteban Tuero · Minardi

Shinji Nakano · Minardi

Michael Schumacher · Ferrari

Pedro Diniz · Arrows

Ralf Schumacher · Jordan

Jan Magnussen · Stewart

Toranosuke Takagi · Tyrrell

Rubens Barrichello · Stewart

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:30.010 · 10 laps
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	Qualifying · 1:30.053 · 10 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:30.767 · 11 laps
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Qualifying · 1:30.919 · 12 laps
5	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:31.384 · 12 laps
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Qualifying · 1:31.397 · 12 laps
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:31.733 · 12 laps
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Qualifying · 1:31.767 · 11 laps
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:32.392 · 11 laps
10	Damon Hill	Jordan	Qualifying · 1:32.399 · 12 laps
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Qualifying · 1:32.726 · 9 laps
12	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Qualifying · 1:33.240 · 11 laps
13	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:33.291 · 11 laps
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:33.383 · 8 laps
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Qualifying · 1:33.739 · 11 laps
16	Olivier Panis	Prost	Qualifying · 1:33.851 · 12 laps
17	Mika Salo	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:33.927 · 8 laps
18	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:34.646 · 12 laps
19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Qualifying · 1:34.906 · 9 laps
20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 1:35.119 · 11 laps
21	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Qualifying · 1:35.140 · 7 laps
22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Qualifying · 1:35.301 · 12 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:30.010
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:30.053
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:30.767
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Starting grid · 1:30.919
5	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:31.384
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Starting grid · 1:31.397
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:31.733
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:31.767
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:32.392
10	Damon Hill	Jordan	Starting grid · 1:32.399
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Starting grid · 1:32.726
12	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Starting grid · 1:33.240
13	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:33.291
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:33.383
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Starting grid · 1:33.739
16	Mika Salo	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:33.927
17	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:34.646
18	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	Starting grid · 1:34.906
19	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 1:35.119
20	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Starting grid · 1:35.140
21	Olivier Panis	Prost	Starting grid · 1:35.215
22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Starting grid · 1:35.301

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:33.826 · 15 laps
2	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:34.432 · 12 laps
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.023 · 24 laps
4	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.270 · 21 laps
5	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.409 · 14 laps
6	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.708 · 14 laps
7	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:35.876 · 10 laps
8	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.095 · 9 laps
9	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.231 · 17 laps
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.741 · 17 laps
11	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:36.897 · 16 laps
12	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.023 · 12 laps
13	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.102 · 19 laps
14	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.102 · 15 laps
15	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.144 · 25 laps
16	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.605 · 8 laps
17	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.891 · 14 laps
18	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:37.928 · 8 laps
19	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.817 · 26 laps
20	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:38.860 · 17 laps
21	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:39.044 · 8 laps
22	Esteban Tuero	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 2:16.609 · 5 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.456 · 24 laps
2	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.178 · 23 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.432 · 33 laps
4	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.436 · 25 laps
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.581 · 28 laps
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.624 · 30 laps
7	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.870 · 29 laps
8	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.465 · 25 laps
9	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.514 · 26 laps
10	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.518 · 29 laps
11	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:32.667 · 20 laps
12	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.588 · 12 laps
13	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:33.965 · 23 laps
14	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.543 · 16 laps
15	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.600 · 17 laps
16	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:34.837 · 22 laps
17	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.010 · 29 laps
18	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.069 · 25 laps
19	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.539 · 8 laps
20	Esteban Tuero	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.850 · 33 laps
21	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:35.913 · 14 laps
22	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:36.351 · 4 laps

Warm-up

Warm-up
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.126 · 12 laps
2	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.257 · 11 laps
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:34.346 · 12 laps
4	Ralf Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.030 · 15 laps
5	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.033 · 12 laps
6	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.081 · 12 laps
7	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.192 · 11 laps
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.215 · 14 laps
9	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.401 · 12 laps
10	Mika Salo	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.411 · 13 laps
11	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:35.497 · 9 laps
12	Esteban Tuero	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.021 · 10 laps
13	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.081 · 11 laps
14	Jan Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.160 · 8 laps
15	Jarno Trulli	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.246 · 15 laps
16	Alexander Wurz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.257 · 13 laps
17	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.690 · 7 laps
18	Pedro Diniz	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:36.868 · 9 laps
19	Olivier Panis	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:37.215 · 11 laps
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:37.482 · 15 laps
21	Shinji Nakano	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:37.772 · 12 laps
22	Ricardo Rosset	Not applicable / not recorded	Warm-up · 1:38.487 · 11 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:31.649
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:32.356
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:33.554
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:33.790
5	Damon Hill	Jordan	Fastest laps · 1:34.196
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:34.319
7	Olivier Panis	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:34.319
8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	Fastest laps · 1:34.738
9	Jean Alesi	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:34.878
10	Jarno Trulli	Prost	Fastest laps · 1:34.885
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	Fastest laps · 1:35.624
12	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:35.661
13	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:35.774
14	Mika Salo	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:36.032
15	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:36.475
16	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 1:38.116
17	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	Fastest laps · 1:39.676
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	Fastest laps · 1:39.916

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Shinji Nakano	1	8	1:07.593
Esteban Tuero	1	12	26.182
Ricardo Rosset	1	18	26.533
Esteban Tuero	2	18	31.836
Damon Hill	1	19	26.976
Mika Salo	1	19	25.448
Alexander Wurz	1	20	22.398
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	22	22.885
Mika Häkkinen	1	24	23.546
David Coulthard	1	25	23.319
Johnny Herbert	1	27	27.977
Jacques Villeneuve	1	28	26.102
Olivier Panis	1	28	27.245
Jean Alesi	1	29	27.278
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	33	24.314
Eddie Irvine	1	33	29.968
Mika Häkkinen	2	36	11.242
Alexander Wurz	2	36	25.529
Mika Häkkinen	3	40	26.981
Damon Hill	2	39	24.907
David Coulthard	2	42	21.931
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	41	23.775

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	10
2	David Coulthard	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
4	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
6	Johnny Herbert	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	16
2	Williams Mecachrome	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	3
4	Sauber Petronas	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

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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