British Grand Prix 1998

Silverstone
12 July 1998
60 laps
308.4 km
5.141 km a lap

Pole positionMika HäkkinenMcLaren · 1:23.271
Fastest lapMichael Schumacher1:35.704 · lap 12
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Michael Schumacherfastest lap	3	Ferrari	2	60	1:47:02.450	10
2	Mika Häkkinen	8	McLaren · Mercedes	1	60	+22.465	6
3	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	5	60	+29.199	4
4	Alexander Wurz	6	Benetton · Playlife	11	59	+1 lap	3
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Benetton · Playlife	10	59	+1 lap	2
6	Ralf Schumacher	10	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	21	59	+1 lap	1
7	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Williams · Mecachrome	3	59	+1 lap
8	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi · Ford	19	58	+2 laps
9	Toranosuke Takagi	21	Tyrrell · Ford	17	56	+4 laps
DNF	Jean Alesi	14	Sauber · Petronas	8	53	Electrical
DNF	Pedro Diniz	16	Arrows	12	45	Spun off
DNF	Olivier Panis	11	Prost · Peugeot	22	40	Spun off
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart · Ford	16	39	Accident
DNF	Jos Verstappen	19	Stewart · Ford	15	38	Engine
DNF	David Coulthard	7	McLaren · Mercedes	4	37	Spun off
DNF	Jarno Trulli	12	Prost · Peugeot	14	37	Spun off
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	20	Tyrrell · Ford	20	29	Spun off
DNF	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi · Ford	18	29	Spun off
DNF	Johnny Herbert	15	Sauber · Petronas	9	27	Spun off
DNF	Mika Salo	17	Arrows	13	27	Throttle
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Williams · Mecachrome	6	15	Spun off
DNF	Damon Hill	9	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	7	13	Spun off

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 50, Michael Schumacher 10. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

Show as a table

Driver	Grid	Lap 15	Lap 30	Lap 45	Finish	Laps led
Michael Schumacher	2	3	3	2	1	10
Mika Häkkinen	1	1	1	1	2	50
Eddie Irvine	5	5	4	3	3
Alexander Wurz	11	9	8	6	4
Giancarlo Fisichella	10	10	9	5	5
Ralf Schumacher	21	13	6	7	6
Jacques Villeneuve	3	7	7	8	7
Shinji Nakano	19	19	14	9	8
Toranosuke Takagi	17	14	15	10	9
Jean Alesi	8	4	5	4	out
Pedro Diniz	12	12	10	11	out
Olivier Panis	22	15	11	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	16	18	13	–	out
Jos Verstappen	15	17	12	–	out
David Coulthard	4	2	2	–	out
Jarno Trulli	14	20	16	–	out
Ricardo Rosset	20	16	–	–	out
Esteban Tuero	18	21	–	–	out
Johnny Herbert	9	8	–	–	out
Mika Salo	13	11	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6	6	–	–	out
Damon Hill	7	–	–	–	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 120 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 15	Lap 30	Lap 45	Last lap
Michael Schumacher	+7.1	+10.9	+13.7	0.0
Mika Häkkinen	0.0	0.0	0.0	+22.5
Eddie Irvine	+23.8	+34.2	+24.4	+29.2
Alexander Wurz	+35.2	+78.3	+177.5	+134.4
Giancarlo Fisichella	+39.6	+79.7	+175.4	+135.5
Ralf Schumacher	+63.5	+63.5	+179.7	+159.1
Jacques Villeneuve	+29.7	+68.5	+181.4	+185.9
Shinji Nakano	+139.0	+230.6	+349.0	+293.7
Toranosuke Takagi	+98.9	+251.5	+516.3	+449.3
Jean Alesi	+19.2	+49.9	+88.1	out
Pedro Diniz	+48.3	+122.1	+516.6	out
Olivier Panis	+107.4	+174.1	–	out
Rubens Barrichello	+121.5	+226.7	–	out
Jos Verstappen	+121.4	+208.9	–	out
David Coulthard	+3.6	+1.7	–	out
Jarno Trulli	+145.3	+262.9	–	out
Ricardo Rosset	+107.9	–	–	out
Esteban Tuero	+158.2	–	–	out
Johnny Herbert	+32.8	–	–	out
Mika Salo	+48.0	–	–	out
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+27.7	–	–	out
Damon Hill	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:23.271
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:23.720	+0.449
3	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:24.102	+0.831
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:24.310	+1.039
5	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:24.436	+1.165
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:24.442	+1.171
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:24.542	+1.271
8	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:25.081	+1.810
9	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:25.084	+1.813
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:25.654	+2.383
11	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:25.760	+2.489
12	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:26.376	+3.105
13	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:26.487	+3.216
14	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:26.808	+3.537
15	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	1:26.948	+3.677
16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:26.990	+3.719
17	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:27.061	+3.790
18	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:28.051	+4.780
19	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:28.123	+4.852
20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:28.608	+5.337
21	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan
22	Olivier Panis	Prost

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
David Coulthard	1	21	28.352 s
Mika Salo	1	20	29.099 s
Ricardo Rosset	1	18	32.243 s
Jos Verstappen	1	16	32.413 s
Olivier Panis	1	26	32.593 s
Rubens Barrichello	1	17	32.816 s
Shinji Nakano	1	29	32.996 s
Jarno Trulli	1	23	55.064 s
Eddie Irvine	2	22, 39	26.509 s
Mika Häkkinen	2	23, 40	27.851 s
Michael Schumacher	2	19, 40	28.883 s
Jean Alesi	2	22, 40	29.144 s
Giancarlo Fisichella	2	18, 43	30.627 s
Pedro Diniz	2	18, 39	31.499 s
Toranosuke Takagi	2	20, 43	31.860 s
Alexander Wurz	2	19, 40	32.988 s
Ralf Schumacher	3	13, 35, 40	30.004 s
Jacques Villeneuve	3	19, 39, 41	31.458 s

Every stop, lap by lap (30)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
13	Ralf Schumacher	1	30.004 s
16	Jos Verstappen	1	32.413 s
17	Rubens Barrichello	1	32.816 s
18	Giancarlo Fisichella	1	30.627 s
18	Pedro Diniz	1	31.499 s
18	Ricardo Rosset	1	32.243 s
19	Michael Schumacher	1	28.883 s
19	Jacques Villeneuve	1	31.458 s
19	Alexander Wurz	1	32.988 s
20	Mika Salo	1	29.099 s
20	Toranosuke Takagi	1	33.961 s
21	David Coulthard	1	28.352 s
22	Eddie Irvine	1	26.509 s
22	Jean Alesi	1	29.144 s
23	Mika Häkkinen	1	27.978 s
23	Jarno Trulli	1	55.064 s
26	Olivier Panis	1	32.593 s
29	Shinji Nakano	1	32.996 s
35	Ralf Schumacher	2	32.978 s
39	Eddie Irvine	2	30.382 s
39	Jacques Villeneuve	2	32.583 s
39	Pedro Diniz	2	4:19.224 s
40	Mika Häkkinen	2	27.851 s
40	Michael Schumacher	2	30.509 s
40	Ralf Schumacher	3	32.886 s
40	Jean Alesi	2	33.843 s
40	Alexander Wurz	2	36.840 s
41	Jacques Villeneuve	3	33.080 s
43	Giancarlo Fisichella	2	30.760 s
43	Toranosuke Takagi	2	31.860 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	12	1:35.704
2	Mika Häkkinen	2	1:35.961	+0.257
3	David Coulthard	3	1:36.120	+0.416
4	Eddie Irvine	12	1:36.530	+0.826
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	1:36.884	+1.180
6	Jacques Villeneuve	12	1:37.199	+1.495
7	Jean Alesi	11	1:37.202	+1.498
8	Damon Hill	12	1:37.223	+1.519
9	Johnny Herbert	12	1:37.343	+1.639
10	Ralf Schumacher	9	1:37.389	+1.685

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 9
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Mika Häkkinen	56
2	Michael Schumacher	54
3	David Coulthard	30
4	Eddie Irvine	29
5	Alexander Wurz	17
6	Giancarlo Fisichella	15
7	Jacques Villeneuve	11
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8
9	Rubens Barrichello	4
10	Mika Salo	3

Constructors' championship after round 9
Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	86
2	Ferrari	83
3	Benetton	32
4	Williams	19
5	Stewart	5
6	Arrows	4
7	Sauber	4
8	Jordan	1