Formula One history, told through data
← 1998 season

Round 1 · 8 March 1998

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

Winner Mika Häkkinen McLaren
Pole position Mika Häkkinen McLaren
Fastest lap —
Finishers 9/22 13 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

22 drivers
1
Mika Häkkinen McLaren
NEW
10 +10
2
David Coulthard McLaren
NEW
6 +6
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams
NEW
4 +4
4
Eddie Irvine Ferrari
NEW
3 +3
5
Jacques Villeneuve Williams
NEW
2 +2
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6
Johnny Herbert Sauber
NEW
1 +1
-
Alexander Wurz Benetton
NEW
0 +0
-
Damon Hill Jordan
NEW
0 +0
-
Olivier Panis Prost
NEW
0 +0
-
Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton
NEW
0 +0
-
Jean Alesi Sauber
NEW
0 +0
-
Jarno Trulli Prost
NEW
0 +0
-
Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
-
Mika Salo Arrows
NEW
0 +0
-
Esteban Tuero Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Shinji Nakano Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Michael Schumacher Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Pedro Diniz Arrows
NEW
0 +0
-
Ralf Schumacher Jordan
NEW
0 +0
-
Jan Magnussen Stewart
NEW
0 +0
-
Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
-
Rubens Barrichello Stewart
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

22 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 HÄK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 1:31 10
2 COU David Coulthard McLaren 2 +0.702 6
3 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 6 1L 4
4 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 8 1L 3
5 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 4 1L 2
6 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 5 1L 1
7 WUR Alexander Wurz Benetton 11 1L 0
8 HIL Damon Hill Jordan 10 1L 0
9 PAN Olivier Panis Prost 21 1L 0
R FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 7 — 0
R ALE Jean Alesi Sauber 12 — 0
R TRU Jarno Trulli Prost 15 — 0
R ROS Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 19 — 0
R SAL Mika Salo Arrows 16 — 0
R TUE Esteban Tuero Minardi 17 — 0
R NAK Shinji Nakano Minardi 22 — 0
R MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 3 — 0
R DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 20 — 0
R SCH Ralf Schumacher Jordan 9 — 0
R MAG Jan Magnussen Stewart 18 — 0
R TAK Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 13 — 0
R BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 14 — 0