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Grosser Preis von Österreich 1998
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
Event date: 26 Jul 1998
- Name
- Grosser Preis von Österreich 1998
PROVENANCE
Sources behind this page
F1DB
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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
Grosser Preis von Österreich 1998 · Red Bull Ring
Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.
1998 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30:44.086 · 71 laps · mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30:49.375 · 71 laps · mercedes | 6 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:31:23.179 · 71 laps · ferrari | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31:28.063 · 71 laps · ferrari | 3 |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:31:34.741 · 71 laps · mugen-honda | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:31:37.288 · 71 laps · mecachrome | 1 |
| 7 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:31:57.710 · 71 laps · mugen-honda | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Time not recorded · 70 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Time not recorded · 70 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Time not recorded · 70 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| 11 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | Engine · Time not recorded · 51 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Spun off · Time not recorded · 30 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Collision · Time not recorded · 21 laps · playlife | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Sauber | Collision · Time not recorded · 21 laps · petronas | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Engine · Time not recorded · 16 laps · mecachrome | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Brakes · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Collision · Time not recorded · 3 laps · arrows | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Arrows | Collision · Time not recorded · 1 laps · arrows | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Olivier Panis | Prost | Clutch · Time not recorded · 0 laps · peugeot | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:29.598 · 12 laps · playlife | |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:30.317 · 12 laps · petronas | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.517 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.551 · 10 laps · ferrari | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:31.005 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:31.028 · 11 laps · arrows | |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.515 · 11 laps · mecachrome | |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.651 · 9 laps · ferrari | |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:31.917 · 12 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.081 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.083 · 11 laps · mecachrome | |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:32.099 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:32.206 · 12 laps · arrows | |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.399 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 15 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.718 · 11 laps · mugen-honda | |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.906 · 12 laps · peugeot | |
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:33.185 · 10 laps · playlife | |
| 18 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:33.205 · 10 laps · petronas | |
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:33.399 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 20 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:34.090 · 12 laps · ford | |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:34.536 · 9 laps · ford | |
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:34.910 · 11 laps · ford |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:29.598 · playlife | |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:30.317 · petronas | |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.517 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.551 · ferrari | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:31.005 · ford | |
| 6 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:31.028 · arrows | |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.515 · mecachrome | |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.651 · ferrari | |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:31.917 · mugen-honda | |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:32.081 · peugeot | |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:32.083 · mecachrome | |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 1:32.099 · ford | |
| 13 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:32.206 · arrows | |
| 14 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:32.399 · mercedes | |
| 15 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.718 · mugen-honda | |
| 16 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:32.906 · peugeot | |
| 17 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:33.185 · playlife | |
| 18 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:33.205 · petronas | |
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:33.399 · ford | |
| 20 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:34.090 · ford | |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:34.536 · ford | |
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:34.910 · ford |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 66 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 58 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 36 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 32 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 17 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 15 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 12 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 3 |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 15 | Jan Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | David Coulthard | 1 | 1:13.703 |
| freePractice1Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 2 | 1:13.704 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Häkkinen | 3 | 1:13.746 |
| freePractice1Results | Johnny Herbert | 4 | 1:14.103 |
| freePractice1Results | Rubens Barrichello | 5 | 1:14.302 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Wurz | 6 | 1:14.397 |
| freePractice1Results | Michael Schumacher | 7 | 1:14.411 |
| freePractice1Results | Eddie Irvine | 8 | 1:14.523 |
| freePractice1Results | Damon Hill | 9 | 1:14.535 |
| freePractice1Results | Jean Alesi | 10 | 1:14.627 |
| freePractice1Results | Jarno Trulli | 11 | 1:14.685 |
| freePractice1Results | Olivier Panis | 12 | 1:14.755 |
| freePractice1Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 13 | 1:14.820 |
| freePractice1Results | Ralf Schumacher | 14 | 1:15.117 |
| freePractice1Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 15 | 1:15.158 |
| freePractice1Results | Jos Verstappen | 16 | 1:15.231 |
| freePractice1Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 17 | 1:15.345 |
| freePractice1Results | Mika Salo | 18 | 1:15.696 |
| freePractice1Results | Shinji Nakano | 19 | 1:16.171 |
| freePractice1Results | Pedro Diniz | 20 | 1:16.303 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Tuero | 21 | 1:16.582 |
| freePractice1Results | Ricardo Rosset | 22 | 1:18.469 |
| freePractice2Results | David Coulthard | 1 | 1:11.655 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Häkkinen | 2 | 1:11.819 |
| freePractice2Results | Eddie Irvine | 3 | 1:12.569 |
| freePractice2Results | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 4 | 1:12.673 |
| freePractice2Results | Michael Schumacher | 5 | 1:12.690 |
| freePractice2Results | Jean Alesi | 6 | 1:12.789 |
| freePractice2Results | Damon Hill | 7 | 1:13.010 |
| freePractice2Results | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 | 1:13.074 |
| freePractice2Results | Ralf Schumacher | 9 | 1:13.259 |
| freePractice2Results | Jacques Villeneuve | 10 | 1:13.354 |
| freePractice2Results | Jarno Trulli | 11 | 1:13.396 |
| freePractice2Results | Johnny Herbert | 12 | 1:13.421 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Wurz | 13 | 1:13.671 |
| freePractice2Results | Toranosuke Takagi | 14 | 1:13.730 |
| freePractice2Results | Mika Salo | 15 | 1:13.802 |
| freePractice2Results | Rubens Barrichello | 16 | 1:13.887 |
| freePractice2Results | Olivier Panis | 17 | 1:13.966 |
| freePractice2Results | Pedro Diniz | 18 | 1:13.999 |
| freePractice2Results | Jos Verstappen | 19 | 1:14.070 |
| freePractice2Results | Ricardo Rosset | 20 | 1:14.351 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Tuero | 21 | 1:14.738 |
| freePractice2Results | Shinji Nakano | 22 | 1:14.906 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 1:13.301 |
| warmingUpResults | David Coulthard | 2 | 1:13.602 |
| warmingUpResults | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 1:14.307 |
| warmingUpResults | Eddie Irvine | 4 | 1:14.350 |
| warmingUpResults | Jean Alesi | 5 | 1:14.474 |
| warmingUpResults | Toranosuke Takagi | 6 | 1:14.480 |
| warmingUpResults | Rubens Barrichello | 7 | 1:14.881 |
| warmingUpResults | Giancarlo Fisichella | 8 | 1:14.941 |
| warmingUpResults | Alexander Wurz | 9 | 1:14.942 |
| warmingUpResults | Ralf Schumacher | 10 | 1:15.086 |
| warmingUpResults | Jarno Trulli | 11 | 1:15.097 |
| warmingUpResults | Damon Hill | 12 | 1:15.162 |
| warmingUpResults | Johnny Herbert | 13 | 1:15.368 |
| warmingUpResults | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 14 | 1:15.376 |
| warmingUpResults | Mika Salo | 15 | 1:15.574 |
| warmingUpResults | Pedro Diniz | 16 | 1:15.638 |
| warmingUpResults | Jos Verstappen | 17 | 1:15.702 |
| warmingUpResults | Esteban Tuero | 18 | 1:15.788 |
| warmingUpResults | Olivier Panis | 19 | 1:16.006 |
| warmingUpResults | Shinji Nakano | 20 | 1:16.142 |
| warmingUpResults | Jacques Villeneuve | 21 | 1:16.159 |
| warmingUpResults | Ricardo Rosset | 22 | 1:16.309 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Coulthard | 1 | 1 | 38.584 |
| Esteban Tuero | 1 | 2 | 47.733 |
| Esteban Tuero | 2 | 3 | 15.286 |
| Michael Schumacher | 1 | 18 | 39.545 |
| Damon Hill | 1 | 19 | 26.884 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | 1 | 21 | 28.395 |
| Ricardo Rosset | 1 | 21 | 28.330 |
| Alexander Wurz | 1 | 22 | 27.546 |
| Jos Verstappen | 1 | 25 | 27.181 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 1 | 26 | 27.079 |
| Esteban Tuero | 3 | 26 | 27.862 |
| Eddie Irvine | 1 | 28 | 26.375 |
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 34 | 29.464 |
| David Coulthard | 2 | 36 | 28.421 |
| Johnny Herbert | 1 | 37 | 26.912 |
| Jarno Trulli | 1 | 38 | 28.768 |
| Shinji Nakano | 1 | 38 | 30.150 |
| Michael Schumacher | 2 | 42 | 27.450 |
| Ralf Schumacher | 2 | 43 | 26.404 |
| Jacques Villeneuve | 1 | 43 | 28.563 |
| Damon Hill | 2 | 45 | 26.546 |
| Jos Verstappen | 2 | 46 | 25.995 |
| Alexander Wurz | 2 | 48 | 26.617 |
| Ricardo Rosset | 2 | 48 | 29.429 |
| Eddie Irvine | 2 | 52 | 25.472 |