German Grand Prix 1998

Hockenheimring
Hockenheim
2 August 1998
45 laps
307 km
6.815 km a lap

Pole positionMika HäkkinenMcLaren · 1:41.838
Fastest lapDavid Coulthard1:46.116 · lap 17
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	8	McLaren · Mercedes	1	45	1:20:47.984	10
2	David Coulthardfastest lap	7	McLaren · Mercedes	2	45	+0.427	6
3	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Williams · Mecachrome	3	45	+2.578	4
4	Damon Hill	9	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	5	45	+7.185	3
5	Michael Schumacher	3	Ferrari	9	45	+12.613	2
6	Ralf Schumacher	10	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	4	45	+29.739	1
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Benetton · Playlife	8	45	+31.027
8	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	6	45	+31.650
9	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Williams · Mecachrome	10	45	+32.785
10	Jean Alesi	14	Sauber · Petronas	11	45	+48.372
11	Alexander Wurz	6	Benetton · Playlife	7	45	+57.995
12	Jarno Trulli	12	Prost · Peugeot	14	44	+1 lap
13	Toranosuke Takagi	21	Tyrrell · Ford	15	44	+1 lap
14	Mika Salo	17	Arrows	17	44	+1 lap
15	Olivier Panis	11	Prost · Peugeot	16	44	+1 lap
16	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi · Ford	21	43	+2 laps
DNF	Johnny Herbert	15	Sauber · Petronas	12	37	Gearbox
DNF	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi · Ford	20	36	Gearbox
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart · Ford	13	27	Gearbox
DNF	Jos Verstappen	19	Stewart · Ford	19	24	Gearbox
DNF	Pedro Diniz	16	Arrows	18	2	Throttle
DNQ	Ricardo Rosset	20	Tyrrell · Ford	–

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 43, David Coulthard 2. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 11	Lap 23	Lap 34	Finish	Laps led
Mika Häkkinen	1	1	1	1	1	43
David Coulthard	2	2	2	2	2	2
Jacques Villeneuve	3	4	3	3	3
Damon Hill	5	5	4	4	4
Michael Schumacher	9	6	5	5	5
Ralf Schumacher	4	3	7	6	6
Giancarlo Fisichella	8	8	9	7	7
Eddie Irvine	6	7	6	8	8
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	10	9	10	9	9
Jean Alesi	11	10	11	10	10
Alexander Wurz	7	13	8	12	11
Jarno Trulli	14	14	12	13	12
Toranosuke Takagi	15	17	18	14	13
Mika Salo	17	16	15	15	14
Olivier Panis	16	20	19	17	15
Esteban Tuero	21	19	20	18	16
Johnny Herbert	12	12	14	11	out
Shinji Nakano	20	18	17	16	out
Rubens Barrichello	13	11	13	–	out
Jos Verstappen	19	15	16	–	out
Pedro Diniz	18	–	–	–	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 60 seconds run off the bottom edge. This is the gap on the road: time penalties given after the flag are not in it.

Show as a table

Driver	Lap 11	Lap 23	Lap 34	Last lap
Mika Häkkinen	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
David Coulthard	+1.5	+1.3	+1.1	+0.4
Jacques Villeneuve	+6.3	+10.7	+5.2	+2.6
Damon Hill	+9.5	+17.9	+14.7	+7.2
Michael Schumacher	+15.5	+20.7	+17.9	+12.6
Ralf Schumacher	+3.0	+30.9	+28.8	+29.7
Giancarlo Fisichella	+19.0	+49.7	+30.9	+31.0
Eddie Irvine	+16.5	+25.3	+33.0	+31.6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+21.5	+53.4	+38.0	+32.8
Jean Alesi	+23.1	+59.8	+44.8	+48.4
Alexander Wurz	+32.4	+44.4	+52.9	+58.0
Jarno Trulli	+33.9	+61.8	+83.5	+114.4
Toranosuke Takagi	+41.1	+98.8	+100.8	+128.0
Mika Salo	+40.1	+75.0	+102.2	+134.1
Olivier Panis	+60.1	+115.6	+130.2	+172.9
Esteban Tuero	+56.5	+272.9	+294.3	+324.4
Johnny Herbert	+28.1	+63.0	+50.0	out
Shinji Nakano	+49.1	+85.5	+120.6	out
Rubens Barrichello	+25.5	+62.0	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+39.2	+78.4	–	out
Pedro Diniz	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:41.838
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:42.347	+0.509
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:42.365	+0.527
4	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:42.994	+1.156
5	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:43.183	+1.345
6	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:43.270	+1.432
7	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:43.341	+1.503
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:43.369	+1.531
9	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:43.459	+1.621
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:43.467	+1.629
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:43.663	+1.825
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:44.599	+2.761
13	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:44.776	+2.938
14	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:44.844	+3.006
15	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:44.961	+3.123
16	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:45.197	+3.359
17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:45.276	+3.438
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:45.588	+3.750
19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:45.623	+3.785
20	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:46.713	+4.875
21	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:47.265	+5.427

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Rubens Barrichello	1	15	28.455 s
David Coulthard	1	27	29.019 s
Mika Häkkinen	1	26	29.764 s
Johnny Herbert	1	22	29.912 s
Jos Verstappen	1	23	30.009 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	22	30.103 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	22	30.127 s
Michael Schumacher	1	24	30.165 s
Jean Alesi	1	21	30.262 s
Jarno Trulli	1	24	30.313 s
Damon Hill	1	23	30.446 s
Jacques Villeneuve	1	23	30.939 s
Eddie Irvine	1	25	31.440 s
Alexander Wurz	1	23	31.460 s
Shinji Nakano	1	24	31.506 s
Mika Salo	1	24	32.115 s
Toranosuke Takagi	1	20	32.658 s
Esteban Tuero	1	19	2:46.346 s
Ralf Schumacher	2	14, 29	27.554 s
Olivier Panis	3	7, 22, 36	31.305 s

Every stop, lap by lap (23)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
7	Olivier Panis	1	31.305 s
14	Ralf Schumacher	1	28.636 s
15	Rubens Barrichello	1	28.455 s
19	Esteban Tuero	1	2:46.346 s
20	Toranosuke Takagi	1	32.658 s
21	Jean Alesi	1	30.262 s
22	Johnny Herbert	1	29.912 s
22	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	30.103 s
22	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	30.127 s
22	Olivier Panis	2	33.076 s
23	Jos Verstappen	1	30.009 s
23	Damon Hill	1	30.446 s
23	Jacques Villeneuve	1	30.939 s
23	Alexander Wurz	1	31.460 s
24	Michael Schumacher	1	30.165 s
24	Jarno Trulli	1	30.313 s
24	Shinji Nakano	1	31.506 s
24	Mika Salo	1	32.115 s
25	Eddie Irvine	1	31.440 s
26	Mika Häkkinen	1	29.764 s
27	David Coulthard	1	29.019 s
29	Ralf Schumacher	2	27.554 s
36	Olivier Panis	3	34.525 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	David Coulthard	17	1:46.116
2	Mika Häkkinen	17	1:46.252	+0.136
3	Jacques Villeneuve	35	1:46.274	+0.158
4	Damon Hill	37	1:46.317	+0.201
5	Ralf Schumacher	7	1:46.350	+0.234
6	Michael Schumacher	37	1:46.381	+0.265
7	Eddie Irvine	36	1:46.459	+0.343
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	15	1:46.831	+0.715
9	Alexander Wurz	16	1:46.880	+0.764
10	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	32	1:46.890	+0.774

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 11. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 11
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Mika Häkkinen	76
2	Michael Schumacher	60
3	David Coulthard	42
4	Eddie Irvine	32
5	Alexander Wurz	17
6	Jacques Villeneuve	16	▲1
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	15	▼1
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8
9	Rubens Barrichello	4
10	Ralf Schumacher	4	▲2

Constructors' championship after round 11
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	McLaren	118
2	Ferrari	92
3	Benetton	32
4	Williams	24
5	Jordan	7	▲3
6	Stewart	5	▼1
7	Arrows	4	▼1
8	Sauber	4	▼1