Brazilian Grand Prix 1998

José Carlos Pace
São Paulo
29 March 1998
72 laps
309 km
4.309 km a lap

Pole positionMika HäkkinenMcLaren · 1:17.092
Fastest lapMika Häkkinen1:19.337 · lap 64
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Mika Häkkinenfastest lap	8	McLaren · Mercedes	1	72	1:37:11.747	10
2	David Coulthard	7	McLaren · Mercedes	2	72	+1.102	6
3	Michael Schumacher	3	Ferrari	4	72	+1:00.550	4
4	Alexander Wurz	6	Benetton · Playlife	5	72	+1:07.453	3
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Williams · Mecachrome	3	71	+1 lap	2
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Benetton · Playlife	7	71	+1 lap	1
7	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Williams · Mecachrome	10	71	+1 lap
8	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	6	71	+1 lap
9	Jean Alesi	14	Sauber · Petronas	15	71	+1 lap
10	Jan Magnussen	19	Stewart · Ford	16	70	+2 laps
11	Johnny Herbert	15	Sauber · Petronas	14	67	Physical
DNF	Olivier Panis	11	Prost · Peugeot	9	63	Engine
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart · Ford	13	56	Gearbox
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	20	Tyrrell · Ford	21	52	Gearbox
DNF	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi · Ford	19	44	Throttle
DNF	Pedro Diniz	16	Arrows	22	26	Gearbox
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	21	Tyrrell · Ford	17	19	Engine
DNF	Mika Salo	17	Arrows	20	18	Engine
DNF	Jarno Trulli	12	Prost · Peugeot	12	17	Fuel pump
DNF	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi · Ford	18	3	Spun off
DNF	Ralf Schumacher	10	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	8	0	Spun off
DSQ	Damon Hill	9	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	11	70	Car underweight

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 72. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 18	Lap 36	Lap 54	Finish	Laps led
Mika Häkkinen	1	1	1	1	1	72
David Coulthard	2	2	2	2	2
Michael Schumacher	4	4	4	4	3
Alexander Wurz	5	6	3	5	4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	3	3	5	6	5
Giancarlo Fisichella	7	8	6	7	6
Jacques Villeneuve	10	7	10	8	7
Eddie Irvine	6	5	8	3	8
Jean Alesi	15	10	7	9	9
Jan Magnussen	16	14	14	14	10
Johnny Herbert	14	12	12	12	11
Olivier Panis	9	11	9	10	out
Rubens Barrichello	13	9	11	11	out
Ricardo Rosset	21	16	16	–	out
Esteban Tuero	19	18	15	–	out
Pedro Diniz	22	19	–	–	out
Toranosuke Takagi	17	15	–	–	out
Mika Salo	20	17	–	–	out
Jarno Trulli	12	–	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	18	–	–	–	out
Damon Hill	11	13	13	13	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 100 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 54	Last lap
Mika Häkkinen	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
David Coulthard	+4.6	+17.3	+3.7	+1.1
Michael Schumacher	+23.8	+58.3	+65.1	+60.6
Alexander Wurz	+32.7	+55.5	+66.0	+67.5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+23.2	+59.9	+67.4	+86.7
Giancarlo Fisichella	+39.9	+68.6	+82.9	+91.9
Jacques Villeneuve	+33.5	+77.7	+85.2	+95.9
Eddie Irvine	+29.0	+76.8	+59.1	+100.5
Jean Alesi	+45.7	+76.5	+97.9	+114.5
Jan Magnussen	+60.8	+131.0	+168.5	+195.4
Johnny Herbert	+54.8	+89.1	+116.9	+190.5
Olivier Panis	+46.6	+77.5	+99.1	out
Rubens Barrichello	+44.2	+83.3	+112.3	out
Ricardo Rosset	+73.7	+183.8	–	out
Esteban Tuero	+79.6	+145.8	–	out
Pedro Diniz	+80.2	–	–	out
Toranosuke Takagi	+69.9	–	–	out
Mika Salo	+76.4	–	–	out
Jarno Trulli	–	–	–	out
Shinji Nakano	–	–	–	out
Damon Hill	+59.2	+104.0	+135.4	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:17.092
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:17.757	+0.665
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:18.109	+1.017
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:18.250	+1.158
5	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:18.261	+1.169
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:18.449	+1.357
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:18.652	+1.560
8	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:18.735	+1.643
9	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:18.753	+1.661
10	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:18.761	+1.669
11	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:18.988	+1.896
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:19.069	+1.977
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:19.344	+2.252
14	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:19.375	+2.283
15	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:19.449	+2.357
16	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:19.644	+2.552
17	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:20.203	+3.111
18	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:20.390	+3.298
19	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:20.459	+3.367
20	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:20.481	+3.389
21	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:20.748	+3.656
22	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:20.847	+3.755

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	47	33.805 s
Alexander Wurz	1	46	34.914 s
Jean Alesi	1	42	35.265 s
David Coulthard	1	36	35.893 s
Johnny Herbert	1	41	36.519 s
Damon Hill	1	37	36.749 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	39	37.402 s
Olivier Panis	1	43	39.871 s
Rubens Barrichello	1	36	41.078 s
Esteban Tuero	1	40	41.452 s
Jacques Villeneuve	2	29, 48	33.185 s
Eddie Irvine	2	27, 55	33.307 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	27, 45	33.455 s
Michael Schumacher	2	26, 53	33.656 s
Ricardo Rosset	2	22, 48	37.063 s
Jan Magnussen	2	24, 49	39.580 s

Every stop, lap by lap (22)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
22	Ricardo Rosset	1	37.063 s
24	Jan Magnussen	1	41.362 s
26	Michael Schumacher	1	33.656 s
27	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	33.455 s
27	Eddie Irvine	1	33.938 s
29	Jacques Villeneuve	1	34.602 s
36	David Coulthard	1	35.893 s
36	Rubens Barrichello	1	41.078 s
37	Damon Hill	1	36.749 s
39	Mika Häkkinen	1	37.402 s
40	Esteban Tuero	1	41.452 s
41	Johnny Herbert	1	36.519 s
42	Jean Alesi	1	35.265 s
43	Olivier Panis	1	39.871 s
45	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	33.532 s
46	Alexander Wurz	1	34.914 s
47	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	33.805 s
48	Jacques Villeneuve	2	33.185 s
48	Ricardo Rosset	2	39.146 s
49	Jan Magnussen	2	39.580 s
53	Michael Schumacher	2	38.450 s
55	Eddie Irvine	2	33.307 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	64	1:19.337
2	Michael Schumacher	62	1:19.627	+0.290
3	David Coulthard	58	1:19.646	+0.309
4	Alexander Wurz	62	1:19.863	+0.526
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	62	1:20.010	+0.673
6	Jacques Villeneuve	58	1:20.129	+0.792
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	58	1:20.271	+0.934
8	Eddie Irvine	60	1:20.378	+1.041
9	Olivier Panis	50	1:20.449	+1.112
10	Jean Alesi	63	1:20.623	+1.286

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 2
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Mika Häkkinen	20
2	David Coulthard	12
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6
4	Michael Schumacher	4
5	Eddie Irvine	3	▼1
6	Alexander Wurz	3
7	Jacques Villeneuve	2	▼2
8	Johnny Herbert	1	▼2
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	1

Constructors' championship after round 2
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	McLaren	32
2	Williams	8
3	Ferrari	7
4	Benetton	4
5	Sauber	1	▼1