Round 1 · 8 Mar – 8 Mar 1998
1998 Australian Grand Prix
🇦🇺 Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne · 58 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sun 8 Mar, 00:00 | Sun 8 Mar, 11:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:31 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | +0.702 | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 13 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 15 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | Halfshaft | 0 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | Gearbox | 0 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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