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Grand Prix Player's du Canada 1998

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 7 Jun 1998

Name
Grand Prix Player's du Canada 1998
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/621

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: ONE_SESSION

Grand Prix context

Grand Prix Player's du Canada 1998 · Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1998 Formula 1 World Championship · round 7

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:40:57.355 · 69 laps · ferrari10
2Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:41:14.017 · 69 laps · playlife6
3Eddie IrvineFerrari1:41:57.413 · 69 laps · ferrari4
4Alexander WurzBenetton1:42:00.587 · 69 laps · playlife3
5Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:42:18.867 · 69 laps · ford2
6Jan MagnussenStewartTime not recorded · 68 laps · ford1
7Shinji NakanoMinardiTime not recorded · 68 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
8Ricardo RossetTyrrellTime not recorded · 68 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
9Pedro DinizArrowsTime not recorded · 68 laps · arrowsUnknown / not applicable
10Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsTime not recorded · 63 laps · mecachromeUnknown / not applicable
DNFEsteban TueroMinardiElectrical · Time not recorded · 53 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable
DNFDamon HillJordanElectrical · Time not recorded · 42 laps · mugen-hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFOlivier PanisProstEngine · Time not recorded · 39 laps · peugeotUnknown / not applicable
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsSpun off · Time not recorded · 20 laps · mecachromeUnknown / not applicable
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenThrottle · Time not recorded · 18 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberSpun off · Time not recorded · 18 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
DNFMika SaloArrowsAccident · Time not recorded · 18 laps · arrowsUnknown / not applicable
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenGearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFRalf SchumacherJordanGearbox · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mugen-hondaUnknown / not applicable
DNFJean AlesiSauberCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · petronasUnknown / not applicable
DNFJarno TrulliProstCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · peugeotUnknown / not applicable
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrellTransmission · Time not recorded · 0 laps · fordUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1David CoulthardMcLaren1:18.213 · 11 laps · mercedes
2Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:18.282 · 11 laps · mercedes
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.497 · 12 laps · ferrari
4Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:18.826 · 12 laps · playlife
5Ralf SchumacherJordan1:19.242 · 12 laps · mugen-honda
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:19.588 · 12 laps · mecachrome
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:19.614 · 12 laps · mecachrome
8Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.616 · 12 laps · ferrari
9Jean AlesiSauber1:19.693 · 12 laps · petronas
10Damon HillJordan1:19.717 · 12 laps · mugen-honda
11Alexander WurzBenetton1:19.765 · 12 laps · playlife
12Johnny HerbertSauber1:19.845 · 12 laps · petronas
13Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:19.953 · 8 laps · ford
14Jarno TrulliProst1:20.188 · 11 laps · peugeot
15Olivier PanisProst1:20.303 · 11 laps · peugeot
16Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell1:20.328 · 12 laps · ford
17Mika SaloArrows1:20.536 · 12 laps · arrows
18Shinji NakanoMinardi1:21.230 · 12 laps · ford
19Pedro DinizArrows1:21.301 · 12 laps · arrows
20Jan MagnussenStewart1:21.629 · 11 laps · ford
21Esteban TueroMinardi1:21.822 · 12 laps · ford
22Ricardo RossetTyrrell1:21.824 · 12 laps · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1David CoulthardMcLaren1:18.213 · mercedes
2Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:18.282 · mercedes
3Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.497 · ferrari
4Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton1:18.826 · playlife
5Ralf SchumacherJordan1:19.242 · mugen-honda
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams1:19.588 · mecachrome
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams1:19.614 · mecachrome
8Eddie IrvineFerrari1:19.616 · ferrari
9Jean AlesiSauber1:19.693 · petronas
10Damon HillJordan1:19.717 · mugen-honda
11Alexander WurzBenetton1:19.765 · playlife
12Johnny HerbertSauber1:19.845 · petronas
13Rubens BarrichelloStewart1:19.953 · ford
14Jarno TrulliProst1:20.188 · peugeot
15Olivier PanisProst1:20.303 · peugeot
16Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell1:20.328 · ford
17Mika SaloArrows1:20.536 · arrows
18Shinji NakanoMinardi1:21.230 · ford
19Pedro DinizArrows1:21.301 · arrows
20Jan MagnussenStewart1:21.629 · ford
21Esteban TueroMinardi1:21.822 · ford
22Ricardo RossetTyrrell1:21.824 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Mika HäkkinenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded46
2Michael SchumacherNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded34
3David CoulthardNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded29
4Eddie IrvineNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded19
5Giancarlo FisichellaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded13
6Alexander WurzNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded12
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
8Jacques VilleneuveNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded8
9Rubens BarrichelloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded4
10Mika SaloNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
11Jean AlesiNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
12Johnny HerbertNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
13Pedro DinizNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
14Jan MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsMika Häkkinen11:19.613
freePractice1ResultsMichael Schumacher21:19.999
freePractice1ResultsJean Alesi31:20.252
freePractice1ResultsDavid Coulthard41:20.316
freePractice1ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella51:20.480
freePractice1ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen61:20.622
freePractice1ResultsEddie Irvine71:20.821
freePractice1ResultsRubens Barrichello81:20.937
freePractice1ResultsDamon Hill91:21.069
freePractice1ResultsOlivier Panis101:21.191
freePractice1ResultsJohnny Herbert111:21.239
freePractice1ResultsAlexander Wurz121:21.274
freePractice1ResultsJarno Trulli131:21.282
freePractice1ResultsRalf Schumacher141:21.294
freePractice1ResultsToranosuke Takagi151:21.370
freePractice1ResultsJacques Villeneuve161:21.597
freePractice1ResultsMika Salo171:21.962
freePractice1ResultsPedro Diniz181:22.100
freePractice1ResultsShinji Nakano191:22.137
freePractice1ResultsEsteban Tuero201:22.425
freePractice1ResultsRicardo Rosset211:23.011
freePractice1ResultsJan Magnussen221:23.146
freePractice2ResultsMika Häkkinen11:18.741
freePractice2ResultsDavid Coulthard21:18.741
freePractice2ResultsMichael Schumacher31:19.198
freePractice2ResultsRalf Schumacher41:19.362
freePractice2ResultsGiancarlo Fisichella51:19.414
freePractice2ResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen61:19.512
freePractice2ResultsJean Alesi71:19.623
freePractice2ResultsJacques Villeneuve81:19.898
freePractice2ResultsEddie Irvine91:19.979
freePractice2ResultsJohnny Herbert101:19.990
freePractice2ResultsMika Salo111:20.075
freePractice2ResultsJarno Trulli121:20.170
freePractice2ResultsDamon Hill131:20.350
freePractice2ResultsOlivier Panis141:20.671
freePractice2ResultsAlexander Wurz151:20.956
freePractice2ResultsRubens Barrichello161:21.196
freePractice2ResultsPedro Diniz171:21.251
freePractice2ResultsToranosuke Takagi181:21.281
freePractice2ResultsShinji Nakano191:21.361
freePractice2ResultsRicardo Rosset201:21.505
freePractice2ResultsEsteban Tuero211:21.700
freePractice2ResultsJan Magnussen221:22.875
warmingUpResultsHeinz-Harald Frentzen11:21.940
warmingUpResultsMika Häkkinen21:22.065
warmingUpResultsDavid Coulthard31:22.281
warmingUpResultsGiancarlo Fisichella41:22.351
warmingUpResultsMichael Schumacher51:22.360
warmingUpResultsJohnny Herbert61:22.447
warmingUpResultsJacques Villeneuve71:22.822
warmingUpResultsJarno Trulli81:22.931
warmingUpResultsRubens Barrichello91:23.051
warmingUpResultsOlivier Panis101:23.052
warmingUpResultsDamon Hill111:23.086
warmingUpResultsMika Salo121:23.537
warmingUpResultsRalf Schumacher131:23.583
warmingUpResultsJean Alesi141:23.647
warmingUpResultsPedro Diniz151:23.801
warmingUpResultsAlexander Wurz161:24.577
warmingUpResultsToranosuke Takagi171:24.774
warmingUpResultsShinji Nakano181:24.801
warmingUpResultsRicardo Rosset191:25.859
warmingUpResultsEsteban Tuero201:26.042
warmingUpResultsJan Magnussen211:26.337
warmingUpResultsEddie Irvine221:30.685

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
Eddie Irvine1153.521
Pedro Diniz11429.034
Ricardo Rosset11530.607
Michael Schumacher12025.532
Rubens Barrichello12129.162
Ricardo Rosset22130.341
Jacques Villeneuve1237:40.133
Esteban Tuero12335.029
Michael Schumacher23527.034
Jan Magnussen13527.799
Pedro Diniz23731.445
Eddie Irvine23825.540
Damon Hill13928.182
Shinji Nakano13929.094
Alexander Wurz14027.997
Damon Hill24136.699
Giancarlo Fisichella14427.419
Damon Hill3422:52.748
Rubens Barrichello24825.631
Michael Schumacher35024.092
Eddie Irvine35523.516
Ricardo Rosset36225.249

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