← 1998 season

Round 1 · 8 March 1998

Australian Grand Prix

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia

R1
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

Circuit map

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

The correct circuit geometry is now available for this race. Named segments and race events will be layered onto it as the editorial dataset is authored.

Geometry available
Vector layout of Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit
Segment data not yet authored

Layout: Local authored circuit package · · Layout ID australia

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