1998 seasonR1 · 8 March 1998 · Melbourne

Australian Grand Prix 1998

Mika Häkkinen won for McLaren. Started from P1.

Laps58PoleHäkkinenFastest lapHäkkinenDistance307.6 km
Start → finish · top ten1P1 HäkkinenP2 Coulthard6P3 Frentzen8P4 Irvine4P5 VilleneuveP6 HerbertP7 Wurz10P8 Hill21P9 Panis

Race results

01Mika Häkkinenfastest lapMcLaren1:31:45.99610
02David CoulthardMcLaren+0.7026
03Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams+1 lap4
04Eddie IrvineFerrari+1 lap3
05Jacques VilleneuveWilliams+1 lap2
06Johnny HerbertSauber+1 lap1
07Alexander WurzBenetton+1 lap
08Damon HillJordan+1 lap
09Olivier PanisProst+1 lap
—Giancarlo FisichellaBenettonBroken wing
—Jean AlesiSauberEngine
—Jarno TrulliProstGearbox
—Ricardo RossetTyrrellGearbox
—Mika SaloArrowsGearbox
—Esteban TueroMinardiEngine
—Shinji NakanoMinardiHalfshaft
—Michael SchumacherFerrariEngine
—Pedro DinizArrowsGearbox
—Ralf SchumacherJordanCollision
—Jan MagnussenStewartCollision
—Toranosuke TakagiTyrrellSpun off
—Rubens BarrichelloStewartGearbox