1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
Melbourne · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Häkkinen | 1 | 22 | 0.702 | 58 | 307.6 | Mika Häkkinen |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | ★ | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | Mercedes | 58 | +0.702s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Mecachrome | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | Mecachrome | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | Petronas | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 11 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | Playlife | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 10 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 21 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | Peugeot | 57 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| — | 7 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Playlife | 43 | — | Broken wing | ||
| — | 12 | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | Petronas | 41 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Peugeot | 26 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 19 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Ford | 25 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 16 | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | Arrows | 23 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 17 | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Ford | 22 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Ford | 8 | — | Halfshaft | ||
| — | 3 | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Ferrari | 5 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Arrows | 2 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 9 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Mugen-Honda | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 18 | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Ford | 1 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 13 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 14 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Ford | 0 | — | Gearbox |