San Marino Grand Prix 1998

Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola
26 April 1998
62 laps
305.6 km
4.959 km a lap

Pole positionDavid CoulthardMcLaren · 1:25.973
Fastest lapMichael Schumacher1:29.345 · lap 46
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	David Coulthard	7	McLaren · Mercedes	1	62	1:34:24.593	10
2	Michael Schumacherfastest lap	3	Ferrari	3	62	+4.554	6
3	Eddie Irvine	4	Ferrari	4	62	+51.776	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve	1	Williams · Mecachrome	6	62	+54.590	3
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	Williams · Mecachrome	8	62	+1:17.477	2
6	Jean Alesi	14	Sauber · Petronas	12	61	+1 lap	1
7	Ralf Schumacher	10	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	9	60	+2 laps
8	Esteban Tuero	23	Minardi · Ford	19	60	+2 laps
9	Mika Salo	17	Arrows	14	60	+2 laps
10	Damon Hill	9	Jordan · Mugen-Honda	7	57	Hydraulics
11	Olivier Panis	11	Prost · Peugeot	13	56	Engine
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	20	Tyrrell · Ford	22	48	Engine
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	21	Tyrrell · Ford	15	40	Engine
DNF	Jarno Trulli	12	Prost · Peugeot	16	34	Throttle
DNF	Shinji Nakano	22	Minardi · Ford	21	27	Engine
DNF	Pedro Diniz	16	Arrows	18	18	Engine
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	8	McLaren · Mercedes	2	17	Gearbox
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	Benetton · Playlife	10	17	Spun off
DNF	Alexander Wurz	6	Benetton · Playlife	5	17	Engine
DNF	Johnny Herbert	15	Sauber · Petronas	11	12	Puncture
DNF	Jan Magnussen	19	Stewart · Ford	20	8	Transmission
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	18	Stewart · Ford	17	0	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: David Coulthard 62. Lap data from Jolpica-F1; it exists from 1996 on.

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Driver	Grid	Lap 16	Lap 31	Lap 47	Finish	Laps led
David Coulthard	1	1	1	1	1	62
Michael Schumacher	3	3	2	2	2
Eddie Irvine	4	5	3	3	3
Jacques Villeneuve	6	4	4	4	4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	6	6	5	5
Jean Alesi	12	8	5	6	6
Ralf Schumacher	9	9	8	9	7
Esteban Tuero	19	16	12	10	8
Mika Salo	14	11	14	11	9
Damon Hill	7	15	10	8	10
Olivier Panis	13	12	7	7	11
Ricardo Rosset	22	17	13	12	out
Toranosuke Takagi	15	13	11	–	out
Jarno Trulli	16	10	9	–	out
Shinji Nakano	21	18	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	18	14	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	2	2	–	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	10	7	–	–	out
Alexander Wurz	5	19	–	–	out
Johnny Herbert	11	–	–	–	out
Jan Magnussen	20	–	–	–	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 16	Lap 31	Lap 47	Last lap
David Coulthard	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Michael Schumacher	+16.5	+25.2	+20.8	+4.6
Eddie Irvine	+33.7	+50.0	+52.6	+51.8
Jacques Villeneuve	+31.8	+55.5	+59.4	+54.6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	+41.8	+65.7	+73.4	+77.5
Jean Alesi	+44.2	+64.3	+77.3	+97.4
Ralf Schumacher	+46.3	+87.1	+142.2	+193.3
Esteban Tuero	+87.3	+158.6	+218.5	+266.7
Mika Salo	+53.0	+173.8	+223.6	+274.3
Damon Hill	+79.9	+102.7	+128.4	+165.6
Olivier Panis	+55.2	+84.6	+100.1	+109.6
Ricardo Rosset	+92.1	+173.3	+268.7	out
Toranosuke Takagi	+69.2	+119.7	–	out
Jarno Trulli	+52.6	+90.2	–	out
Shinji Nakano	+93.5	–	–	out
Pedro Diniz	+78.6	–	–	out
Mika Häkkinen	+6.7	–	–	out
Giancarlo Fisichella	+42.2	–	–	out
Alexander Wurz	+135.8	–	–	out
Johnny Herbert	–	–	–	out
Jan Magnussen	–	–	–	out

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:25.973
2	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:26.075	+0.102
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:26.437	+0.464
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:27.169	+1.196
5	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:27.273	+1.300
6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:27.390	+1.417
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:27.592	+1.619
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:27.645	+1.672
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:27.866	+1.893
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:27.937	+1.964
11	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:28.111	+2.138
12	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:28.191	+2.218
13	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:28.270	+2.297
14	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:28.798	+2.825
15	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:29.073	+3.100
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:29.584	+3.611
17	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:29.641	+3.668
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:29.932	+3.959
19	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:30.649	+4.676
20	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:31.017	+5.044
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:31.255	+5.282
22	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:31.482	+5.509

Pit stops

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

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Toranosuke Takagi	1	20	25.473 s
Jarno Trulli	1	22	25.479 s
Jan Magnussen	1	1	31.748 s
Shinji Nakano	1	20	33.423 s
Alexander Wurz	1	1	59.839 s
Michael Schumacher	2	26, 46	23.299 s
Eddie Irvine	2	27, 44	23.769 s
David Coulthard	2	26, 44	24.302 s
Olivier Panis	2	23, 41	24.639 s
Jean Alesi	2	22, 40	24.763 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	27, 41	25.030 s
Ricardo Rosset	2	18, 36	26.520 s
Jacques Villeneuve	2	26, 44	28.113 s
Esteban Tuero	2	22, 42	28.265 s
Ralf Schumacher	2	21, 36	29.236 s
Damon Hill	3	1, 24, 41	27.892 s
Mika Salo	3	18, 27, 29	29.915 s

Every stop, lap by lap (31)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	Jan Magnussen	1	31.748 s
1	Damon Hill	1	32.328 s
1	Alexander Wurz	1	59.839 s
18	Ricardo Rosset	1	27.848 s
18	Mika Salo	1	29.915 s
20	Toranosuke Takagi	1	25.473 s
20	Shinji Nakano	1	33.423 s
21	Ralf Schumacher	1	29.236 s
22	Jean Alesi	1	24.763 s
22	Jarno Trulli	1	25.479 s
22	Esteban Tuero	1	28.265 s
23	Olivier Panis	1	24.639 s
24	Damon Hill	2	27.892 s
26	David Coulthard	1	24.585 s
26	Michael Schumacher	1	25.022 s
26	Jacques Villeneuve	1	28.113 s
27	Eddie Irvine	1	24.531 s
27	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	25.030 s
27	Mika Salo	2	54.989 s
29	Mika Salo	3	30.015 s
36	Ricardo Rosset	2	26.520 s
36	Ralf Schumacher	2	31.920 s
40	Jean Alesi	2	26.860 s
41	Olivier Panis	2	25.229 s
41	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	2	26.769 s
41	Damon Hill	3	29.324 s
42	Esteban Tuero	2	28.677 s
44	Eddie Irvine	2	23.769 s
44	David Coulthard	2	24.302 s
44	Jacques Villeneuve	2	28.918 s
46	Michael Schumacher	2	23.299 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	46	1:29.345
2	David Coulthard	21	1:29.497	+0.152
3	Jacques Villeneuve	55	1:29.726	+0.381
4	Mika Häkkinen	15	1:30.115	+0.770
5	Eddie Irvine	58	1:30.206	+0.861
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	39	1:30.283	+0.938
7	Jean Alesi	23	1:30.391	+1.046
8	Olivier Panis	53	1:30.481	+1.136
9	Damon Hill	53	1:30.859	+1.514
10	Mika Salo	19	1:31.267	+1.922

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 4
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Mika Häkkinen	26
2	David Coulthard	23	▲1
3	Michael Schumacher	20	▼1
4	Eddie Irvine	11
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8
6	Alexander Wurz	6
7	Jacques Villeneuve	5
8	Jean Alesi	3
9	Johnny Herbert	1
10	Giancarlo Fisichella	1

Constructors' championship after round 4
Pos	Team	Points
1	McLaren	49
2	Ferrari	31
3	Williams	13
4	Benetton	7
5	Sauber	4