Round 1 · 1998

Australia

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
Country
Australia
Length
5.278 km
Top Speed
302 km/h
Avg Speed
230 km/h
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Mika Häkkinen McLaren
FL McLaren 1 – 10
2
David Coulthard McLaren
 McLaren 2 +0.702 6
3
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams
 Williams 6 +1 lap 4
4
Eddie Irvine Ferrari
 Ferrari 8 +1 lap 3
5
Jacques Villeneuve Williams
 Williams 4 +1 lap 2
6
Johnny Herbert Sauber
 Sauber 5 +1 lap 1
7
Alexander Wurz Benetton
 Benetton 11 +1 lap –
8
Damon Hill Jordan
 Jordan 10 +1 lap –
9
Olivier Panis Prost
 Prost 21 +1 lap –
DNF
Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton
 Benetton 7 Broken wing –
DNF
Jean Alesi Sauber
 Sauber 12 Engine –
DNF
Jarno Trulli Prost
 Prost 15 Gearbox –
DNF
Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 19 Gearbox –
DNF
Mika Salo Arrows
 Arrows 16 Gearbox –
DNF
Esteban Tuero Minardi
 Minardi 17 Engine –
DNF
Shinji Nakano Minardi
 Minardi 22 Halfshaft –
DNF
Michael Schumacher Ferrari
 Ferrari 3 Engine –
DNF
Pedro Diniz Arrows
 Arrows 20 Gearbox –
DNF
Ralf Schumacher Jordan
 Jordan 9 Collision –
DNF
Jan Magnussen Stewart
 Stewart 18 Collision –
DNF
Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 13 Spun off –
DNF
Rubens Barrichello Stewart
 Stewart 14 Gearbox –