Round 1 · 8 March 1998
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne, Australia
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
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
22 drivers
After Round 1
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.
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 |