Austrian Grand Prix 1998

Red Bull Ring
Spielberg
26 July 1998
71 laps
307.1 km
4.326 km a lap

Pole positionGiancarlo FisichellaBenetton · 1:29.598
Fastest lapDavid Coulthard1:12.878 · lap 30
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	8	McLaren · Mercedes	3	71	1:30:44.086	10
2	David Coulthardfastest lap	7	McLaren · Mercedes	14	71	+5.289	6
3	Michael Schumacher	3	Ferrari	4	71	+39.093	4
4	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	8	71	+43.977	3
5	Ralf Schumacher	10	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	9	71	+50.655	2
6	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Williams · Mecachrome	11	71	+53.202	1
7	Damon Hill	9	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	15	71	+1:13.624
8	Johnny Herbert	15	Sauber · Petronas	18	70	+1 lap
9	Alexander Wurz	6	Benetton · Playlife	17	70	+1 lap
10	Jarno Trulli	12	Prost · Peugeot	16	70	+1 lap
11	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi · Ford	21	70	+1 lap
12	Ricardo Rosset	20	Tyrrell · Ford	22	69	+2 laps
DNF	Jos Verstappen	19	Stewart · Ford	12	51	Engine
DNF	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi · Ford	19	30	Spun off
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Benetton · Playlife	1	21	Collision
DNF	Jean Alesi	14	Sauber · Petronas	2	21	Collision
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Williams · Mecachrome	7	16	Engine
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart · Ford	5	8	Brakes
DNF	Pedro Diniz	16	Arrows	13	3	Collision
DNF	Mika Salo	17	Arrows	6	1	Collision
DNF	Olivier Panis	11	Prost · Peugeot	10	0	Clutch
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	21	Tyrrell · Ford	20	0	Collision

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Lap by lap

The running order on every lap. A line that stops is a car that stopped.

Laps led: Mika Häkkinen 69, David Coulthard 2. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 53	Finish	Laps led
Mika Häkkinen	3	1	2	1	1	69
David Coulthard	14	5	1	2	2	2
Michael Schumacher	4	8	5	5	3
Eddie Irvine	8	3	3	3	4
Ralf Schumacher	9	6	4	4	5
Jacques Villeneuve	11	10	6	6	6
Damon Hill	15	7	9	7	7
Johnny Herbert	18	12	8	8	8
Alexander Wurz	17	13	11	9	9
Jarno Trulli	16	9	7	10	10
Shinji Nakano	21	15	10	11	11
Ricardo Rosset	22	14	13	12	12
Jos Verstappen	12	11	12	–	out
Esteban Tuero	19	16	–	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	2	–	–	out
Jean Alesi	2	4	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	7	–	–	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	5	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	13	–	–	–	out
Mika Salo	6	–	–	–	out

Gap to the leader

How far behind each driver was as every lap ended – the margins the running order hides.

Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends, from the lap times. A line that flattens out together with the others is a safety car; a sudden step down is a pit stop. Gaps beyond 75 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

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Driver	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 53	Last lap
Mika Häkkinen	0.0	+5.9	0.0	0.0
David Coulthard	+25.5	0.0	+16.6	+5.3
Michael Schumacher	+31.2	+52.2	+56.5	+39.1
Eddie Irvine	+14.5	+29.4	+41.0	+44.0
Ralf Schumacher	+27.1	+40.4	+56.2	+50.7
Jacques Villeneuve	+36.2	+55.5	+75.3	+53.2
Damon Hill	+27.6	+59.7	+80.7	+73.6
Johnny Herbert	+46.1	+59.2	+88.5	+94.6
Alexander Wurz	+46.5	+82.2	+100.5	+96.3
Jarno Trulli	+35.4	+58.8	+105.9	+131.2
Shinji Nakano	+52.6	+72.5	+120.5	+142.0
Ricardo Rosset	+48.7	+101.0	+158.7	+321.4
Jos Verstappen	+43.0	+87.7	–	out
Esteban Tuero	+56.4	–	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	+5.5	–	–	out
Jean Alesi	+25.3	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	–	–	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	–	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	–	–	–	out
Mika Salo	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:29.598
2	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:30.317	+0.719
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.517	+0.919
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.551	+0.953
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:31.005	+1.407
6	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:31.028	+1.430
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.515	+1.917
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.651	+2.053
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:31.917	+2.319
10	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:32.081	+2.483
11	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:32.083	+2.485
12	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:32.099	+2.501
13	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:32.206	+2.608
14	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:32.399	+2.801
15	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.718	+3.120
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:32.906	+3.308
17	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:33.185	+3.587
18	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:33.205	+3.607
19	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:33.399	+3.801
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:34.090	+4.492
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:34.536	+4.938
22	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:34.910	+5.312

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Johnny Herbert	1	37	26.912 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	21	28.395 s
Jacques Villeneuve	1	43	28.563 s
Jarno Trulli	1	38	28.768 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	34	29.464 s
Shinji Nakano	1	38	30.150 s
Eddie Irvine	2	28, 52	25.472 s
Jos Verstappen	2	25, 46	25.995 s
Ralf Schumacher	2	26, 43	26.404 s
Damon Hill	2	19, 45	26.546 s
Alexander Wurz	2	22, 48	26.617 s
Michael Schumacher	2	18, 42	27.450 s
Ricardo Rosset	2	21, 48	28.330 s
David Coulthard	2	1, 36	28.421 s
Esteban Tuero	3	2, 3, 26	15.286 s

Every stop, lap by lap (25)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	David Coulthard	1	38.584 s
2	Esteban Tuero	1	47.733 s
3	Esteban Tuero	2	15.286 s
18	Michael Schumacher	1	39.545 s
19	Damon Hill	1	26.884 s
21	Ricardo Rosset	1	28.330 s
21	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	28.395 s
22	Alexander Wurz	1	27.546 s
25	Jos Verstappen	1	27.181 s
26	Ralf Schumacher	1	27.079 s
26	Esteban Tuero	3	27.862 s
28	Eddie Irvine	1	26.375 s
34	Mika Häkkinen	1	29.464 s
36	David Coulthard	2	28.421 s
37	Johnny Herbert	1	26.912 s
38	Jarno Trulli	1	28.768 s
38	Shinji Nakano	1	30.150 s
42	Michael Schumacher	2	27.450 s
43	Ralf Schumacher	2	26.404 s
43	Jacques Villeneuve	1	28.563 s
45	Damon Hill	2	26.546 s
46	Jos Verstappen	2	25.995 s
48	Alexander Wurz	2	26.617 s
48	Ricardo Rosset	2	29.429 s
52	Eddie Irvine	2	25.472 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	David Coulthard	30	1:12.878
2	Michael Schumacher	41	1:13.029	+0.151
3	Mika Häkkinen	31	1:13.412	+0.534
4	Jacques Villeneuve	66	1:13.730	+0.852
5	Ralf Schumacher	69	1:13.972	+1.094
6	Alexander Wurz	70	1:14.040	+1.162
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	20	1:14.044	+1.166
8	Eddie Irvine	58	1:14.066	+1.188
9	Damon Hill	63	1:14.135	+1.257
10	Johnny Herbert	63	1:14.639	+1.761

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 10
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	66
2	Michael Schumacher	58
3	David Coulthard	36
4	Eddie Irvine	32
5	Alexander Wurz	17
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	15
7	Jacques Villeneuve	12
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8
9	Rubens Barrichello	4
10	Mika Salo	3

Constructors' championship after round 10
Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	102
2	Ferrari	90
3	Benetton	32
4	Williams	20
5	Stewart	5
6	Arrows	4
7	Sauber	4
8	Jordan	3