Australia

08 Mar 1998 · Melbourne · Australia

Weekend schedule

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts
01	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	58	1:31:45.996	10
02	7	David Coulthard	McLaren	58	1:31:46.698	6
03	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	57	+1 lap	4
04	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	57	+1 lap	3
05	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	57	+1 lap	2
06	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	57	+1 lap	1
07	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	57	+1 lap	—
08	9	Damon Hill	Jordan	57	+1 lap	—
09	11	Olivier Panis	Prost	57	+1 lap	—
DNF	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	43	Broken wing	—
DNF	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	41	Engine	—
DNF	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	26	Gearbox	—
DNF	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	25	Gearbox	—
DNF	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	23	Gearbox	—
DNF	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	22	Engine	—
DNF	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	8	Halfshaft	—
DNF	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	5	Engine	—
DNF	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	Gearbox	—
DNF	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1	Collision	—
DNF	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1	Collision	—
DNF	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1	Spun off	—
DNF	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	0	Gearbox	—

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time	Avg. Speed
01	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	38	1:31.649	208.303
02	7	David Coulthard	McLaren	24	1:32.356	206.709
03	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	33	1:33.554	204.062
04	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	33	1:33.790	203.548
05	9	Damon Hill	Jordan	55	1:34.196	202.671
06	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	40	1:34.319	202.407
07	11	Olivier Panis	Prost	55	1:34.319	202.407
08	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	54	1:34.738	201.512
09	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	28	1:34.878	201.214
10	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	25	1:34.885	201.199
11	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	24	1:35.624	199.644
12	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	53	1:35.661	199.567
13	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:35.774	199.332
14	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	18	1:36.032	198.796
15	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	19	1:36.475	197.883
16	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:38.116	194.574
17	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	3	1:39.676	191.529
18	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	2	1:39.916	191.068

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Stops	Total Time
01	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1	24.314
02	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1	25.448
03	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	26.102
04	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1	26.533
05	11	Olivier Panis	Prost	1	27.245
06	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1	27.278
07	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1	27.977
08	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1	29.968
09	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1	67.593
10	7	David Coulthard	McLaren	2	45.250
11	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	2	46.660
12	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	2	47.927
13	9	Damon Hill	Jordan	2	51.883
14	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	2	58.018
15	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	3	61.769

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time
01	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:30.010
02	7	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.053
03	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:30.767
04	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:30.919
05	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:31.384
06	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.397
07	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:31.733
08	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:31.767
09	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:32.392
10	9	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.399
11	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:32.726
12	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:33.240
13	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:33.291
14	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.383
15	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:33.739
16	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:33.927
17	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:34.646
18	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.906
19	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:35.119
20	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:35.140
21	11	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:35.215
22	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:35.301

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
01	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	—	—	—	10
02	7	David Coulthard	McLaren	—	—	—	10
03	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	—	—	—	11
04	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	—	—	—	12
05	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	—	—	—	12
06	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	—	—	—	12
07	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	—	—	—	12
08	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	—	—	—	11
09	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	—	—	—	11
10	9	Damon Hill	Jordan	—	—	—	12
11	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	—	—	—	9
12	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	—	—	—	11
13	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	—	—	—	11
14	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	—	—	—	8
15	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	—	—	—	11
16	11	Olivier Panis	Prost	—	—	—	12
17	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	—	—	—	8
18	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	—	—	—	12
19	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	—	—	—	9
20	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	—	—	—	11
21	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	—	—	—	7
22	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	—	—	—	12

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
01	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:33.826	—	15
02	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:34.432	+0.606	12
03	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:35.023	+1.197	24
04	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:35.270	+1.444	21
05	7	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:35.409	+1.583	14
06	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:35.708	+1.882	14
07	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:35.876	+2.050	10
08	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:36.095	+2.269	9
09	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:36.231	+2.405	17
10	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:36.741	+2.915	17
11	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:36.897	+3.071	16
12	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:37.023	+3.197	12
13	9	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:37.102	+3.276	19
14	11	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:37.102	+3.276	15
15	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:37.144	+3.318	25
16	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:37.605	+3.779	8
17	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:37.891	+4.065	14
18	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:37.928	+4.102	8
19	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:38.817	+4.991	26
20	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:38.860	+5.034	17
21	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:39.044	+5.218	8
22	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	2:16.609	+42.783	5

f1db · official

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
01	7	David Coulthard	McLaren	1:30.456	—	24
02	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1:31.178	+0.722	23
03	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	1:31.432	+0.976	33
04	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:31.436	+0.980	25
05	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	1:31.581	+1.125	28
06	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	1:31.624	+1.168	30
07	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	1:31.870	+1.414	29
08	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	1:32.465	+2.009	25
09	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber	1:32.514	+2.058	26
10	9	Damon Hill	Jordan	1:32.518	+2.062	29
11	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	1:32.667	+2.211	20
12	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	1:33.588	+3.132	12
13	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	1:33.965	+3.509	23
14	19	Jan Magnussen	Stewart	1:34.543	+4.087	16
15	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	1:34.600	+4.144	17
16	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost	1:34.837	+4.381	22
17	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	1:35.010	+4.554	29
18	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	1:35.069	+4.613	25
19	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	1:35.539	+5.083	8
20	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	1:35.850	+5.394	33
21	11	Olivier Panis	Prost	1:35.913	+5.457	14
22	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	1:36.351	+5.895	4

Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit

Circuit Length

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