Round 8 · 28 June 1998
French Grand Prix
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · Magny Cours, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
22 drivers
After Round 7
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
46
pts
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
34
pts
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
29
pts
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
19
pts
5
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
13
pts
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6
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
12
pts
7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
8
pts
8
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
8
pts
9
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
4
pts
10
Mika Salo
Arrows
3
pts
11
Jean Alesi
Sauber
3
pts
12
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
1
pts
13
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
1
pts
14
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
1
pts
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
0
pts
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
0
pts
-
Damon Hill
Jordan
0
pts
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
0
pts
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
0
pts
-
Jarno Trulli
Prost
0
pts
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
0
pts
After the race
23 drivers
After Round 8
1
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
—
50
+4
2
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
—
44
+10
3
David Coulthard
McLaren
—
30
+1
4
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
—
25
+6
5
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
↑1
14
+2
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6
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
↓1
13
+0
7
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
↑1
11
+3
8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
↓1
8
+0
9
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
—
4
+0
10
Mika Salo
Arrows
—
3
+0
11
Jean Alesi
Sauber
—
3
+0
12
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
—
1
+0
13
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
—
1
+0
14
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
—
1
+0
-
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
—
0
+0
-
Damon Hill
Jordan
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
—
0
+0
-
Olivier Panis
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Jarno Trulli
Prost
—
0
+0
-
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jos Verstappen
Stewart
NEW
0
+0
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Race classification
22 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 1:34 | 10 |
| 2 | IRV Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +19.575 | 6 |
| 3 | HÄK Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | +19.747 | 4 |
| 4 | VIL Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | +1:06.965 | 3 |
| 5 | WUR Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | COU David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | ALE Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | HER Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | FIS Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | BAR Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | PAN Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | VER Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | SAL Mika Salo | Arrows | 19 | 2L | 0 |
| 14 | DIN Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| 15 | FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | 3L | 0 |
| 16 | SCH Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 3L | 0 |
| 17 | NAK Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 6L | 0 |
| R | TAK Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | TRU Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | TUE Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | HIL Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 18 | — | 0 |