Race · Round 10 of 16 · 26 July 1998

1998 Austrian Grand Prix

Mika Hakkinen won for McLaren from 3rd on the grid at Red Bull Ring. 10 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 23 °C, 2.8 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit: Red Bull RingSpielberg, Austria
Winner: Mika HakkinenMcLaren
Pole: Giancarlo Fisichella
Fastest lap: David Coulthard
Entries: 2212 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/13	3	71	Finished	10
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4/13	14	71	Finished	6	fastest lap
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F300	4	71	Finished	4
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F300	8	71	Finished	3
5	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	198	9	71	Finished	2
6	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	FW20	11	71	Finished	1
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	198	15	71	Finished	0
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	C17	18	70	Finished	0
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	B198	17	70	Finished	0
10	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	AP01	16	70	Finished	0
11	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	M198	21	70	Finished	0
12	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	22	22	69	Finished	0
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	SF02	12	51	Engine	0
DNF	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	M198	19	30	Spun off	0
DNF	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	B198	1	21	Collision	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Sauber	C17	2	21	Collision	0
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	FW20	7	16	Engine	0
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	SF02	5	8	Brakes	0
DNF	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	A19	13	3	Collision	0
DNF	Mika Salo	Arrows	A19	6	1	Collision	0
DNF	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	AP01	10	0	Clutch	0
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	22	20	0	Collision	0

F1DB layout spielberg-3 · 4.326 km · 10 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Mika Hakkinen	3	1	71
David Coulthard	14	2	71
Michael Schumacher	4	3	71
Eddie Irvine	8	4	71
Ralf Schumacher	9	5	71
Jacques Villeneuve	11	6	71
Damon Hill	15	7	71
Johnny Herbert	18	8	70
Alexander Wurz	17	9	70
Jarno Trulli	16	10	70
Shinji Nakano	21	11	70
Ricardo Rosset	22	12	69
Jos Verstappen	12	DNF	51
Esteban Tuero	19	DNF	30
Giancarlo Fisichella	1	DNF	21
Jean Alesi	2	DNF	21
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	7	DNF	16
Rubens Barrichello	5	DNF	8
Pedro Diniz	13	DNF	3
Mika Salo	6	DNF	1
Olivier Panis	10	DNF	0
Toranosuke Takagi	20	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:29.598	—	0 m	—
2	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:30.317	+0.719	35 m	+0.719
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:30.517	+0.919	44 m	+0.200
4	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:30.551	+0.953	46 m	+0.034
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:31.005	+1.407	68 m	+0.454
6	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:31.028	+1.430	69 m	+0.023
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:31.515	+1.917	93 m	+0.487
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:31.651	+2.053	99 m	+0.136
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:31.917	+2.319	112 m	+0.266
10	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:32.081	+2.483	120 m	+0.164
11	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:32.083	+2.485	120 m	+0.002
12	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:32.099	+2.501	121 m	+0.016
13	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:32.206	+2.608	126 m	+0.107
14	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:32.399	+2.801	135 m	+0.193
15	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:32.718	+3.120	151 m	+0.319
16	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:32.906	+3.308	160 m	+0.188
17	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:33.185	+3.587	173 m	+0.279
18	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:33.205	+3.607	174 m	+0.020
19	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:33.399	+3.801	184 m	+0.194
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:34.090	+4.492	217 m	+0.691
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:34.536	+4.938	238 m	+0.446
22	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:34.910	+5.312	256 m	+0.374

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked at each stop. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Ticks and strip mark the lap, not cause, tyres or gain; the table gives times.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap	Pit-lane time (s)
Mika Hakkinen	1	71	1	34	29.5
David Coulthard	2	71	2	1, 36	38.6, 28.4
Michael Schumacher	3	71	2	18, 42	39.5, 27.4
Eddie Irvine	4	71	2	28, 52	26.4, 25.5
Ralf Schumacher	5	71	2	26, 43	27.1, 26.4
Jacques Villeneuve	6	71	1	43	28.6
Damon Hill	7	71	2	19, 45	26.9, 26.5
Johnny Herbert	8	70	1	37	26.9
Alexander Wurz	9	70	2	22, 48	27.5, 26.6
Jarno Trulli	10	70	1	38	28.8
Shinji Nakano	11	70	1	38	30.1
Ricardo Rosset	12	69	2	21, 48	28.3, 29.4
Jos Verstappen	DNF	51	2	25, 46	27.2, 26.0
Esteban Tuero	DNF	30	3	2, 3, 26	47.7, 15.3, 27.9
Giancarlo Fisichella	DNF	21	1	21	28.4
Jean Alesi	DNF	21	0	None recorded	—
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	DNF	16	0	None recorded	—
Rubens Barrichello	DNF	8	0	None recorded	—
Pedro Diniz	DNF	3	0	None recorded	—
Mika Salo	DNF	1	0	None recorded	—
Olivier Panis	DNF	0	0	None recorded	—
Toranosuke Takagi	DNF	0	0	None recorded	—

A pit-lane time is all of a stop’s time in the pit lane, any wait or repair there included.

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Mika Hakkinen · David Coulthard	3 · 14	1 · 2	34 · 1	David Coulthard	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Michael Schumacher	3 · 4	1 · 3	34 · 18	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Michael Schumacher · David Coulthard	4 · 14	3 · 2	18 · 1	David Coulthard	Swapped places
David Coulthard · Damon Hill	14 · 15	2 · 7	1 · 19	David Coulthard	Kept their order
Michael Schumacher · Eddie Irvine	4 · 8	3 · 4	18 · 28	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Eddie Irvine · Ralf Schumacher	8 · 9	4 · 5	28 · 26	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jacques Villeneuve	9 · 11	5 · 6	26 · 43	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Damon Hill	11 · 15	6 · 7	43 · 19	Damon Hill	Kept their order
Damon Hill · Johnny Herbert	15 · 18	7 · 8	19 · 37	Damon Hill	Kept their order
Damon Hill · Jarno Trulli	15 · 16	7 · 10	19 · 38	Damon Hill	Kept their order
Alexander Wurz · Johnny Herbert	17 · 18	9 · 8	22 · 37	Alexander Wurz	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Alexander Wurz	16 · 17	10 · 9	38 · 22	Alexander Wurz	Swapped places
Jarno Trulli · Shinji Nakano	16 · 21	10 · 11	38 · 38	Same lap	Kept their order
Shinji Nakano · Ricardo Rosset	21 · 22	11 · 12	38 · 21	Ricardo Rosset	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:13.703	—	0 m	—	36
2	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:13.704	+0.001	0 m	+0.001	43
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:13.746	+0.043	3 m	+0.042	30
4	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:14.103	+0.400	23 m	+0.357	45
5	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:14.302	+0.599	35 m	+0.199	35
6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:14.397	+0.694	41 m	+0.095	34
7	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:14.411	+0.708	42 m	+0.014	25
8	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:14.523	+0.820	48 m	+0.112	31
9	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:14.535	+0.832	49 m	+0.012	46
10	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:14.627	+0.924	54 m	+0.092	35
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:14.685	+0.982	58 m	+0.058	44
12	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:14.755	+1.052	62 m	+0.070	50
13	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:14.820	+1.117	66 m	+0.065	39
14	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:15.117	+1.414	83 m	+0.297	28
15	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:15.158	+1.455	85 m	+0.041	48
16	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:15.231	+1.528	90 m	+0.073	35
17	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:15.345	+1.642	96 m	+0.114	25
18	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:15.696	+1.993	117 m	+0.351	31
19	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:16.171	+2.468	145 m	+0.475	43
20	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:16.303	+2.600	153 m	+0.132	35
21	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:16.582	+2.879	169 m	+0.279	28
22	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:18.469	+4.766	280 m	+1.887	36

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:11.655	—	0 m	—	37
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:11.819	+0.164	10 m	+0.164	36
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:12.569	+0.914	55 m	+0.750	40
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:12.673	+1.018	61 m	+0.104	33
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:12.690	+1.035	62 m	+0.017	32
6	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:12.789	+1.134	68 m	+0.099	37
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:13.010	+1.355	82 m	+0.221	35
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:13.074	+1.419	86 m	+0.064	37
9	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:13.259	+1.604	97 m	+0.185	41
10	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:13.354	+1.699	103 m	+0.095	35
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:13.396	+1.741	105 m	+0.042	33
12	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:13.421	+1.766	107 m	+0.025	35
13	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:13.671	+2.016	122 m	+0.250	27
14	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:13.730	+2.075	125 m	+0.059	21
15	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:13.802	+2.147	130 m	+0.072	34
16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:13.887	+2.232	135 m	+0.085	22
17	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:13.966	+2.311	140 m	+0.079	33
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:13.999	+2.344	142 m	+0.033	34
19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:14.070	+2.415	146 m	+0.071	29
20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:14.351	+2.696	163 m	+0.281	36
21	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:14.738	+3.083	186 m	+0.387	39
22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:14.906	+3.251	196 m	+0.168	34

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:13.301	—	0 m	—	16
2	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:13.602	+0.301	18 m	+0.301	15
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:14.307	+1.006	59 m	+0.705	17
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:14.350	+1.049	62 m	+0.043	16
5	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:14.474	+1.173	69 m	+0.124	17
6	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:14.480	+1.179	70 m	+0.006	16
7	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:14.881	+1.580	93 m	+0.401	17
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:14.941	+1.640	97 m	+0.060	14
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:14.942	+1.641	97 m	+0.001	18
10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:15.086	+1.785	105 m	+0.144	13
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:15.097	+1.796	106 m	+0.011	17
12	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:15.162	+1.861	110 m	+0.065	10
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:15.368	+2.067	122 m	+0.206	15
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:15.376	+2.075	122 m	+0.008	9
15	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:15.574	+2.273	134 m	+0.198	16
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:15.638	+2.337	138 m	+0.064	14
17	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:15.702	+2.401	142 m	+0.064	18
18	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:15.788	+2.487	147 m	+0.086	17
19	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:16.006	+2.705	160 m	+0.218	19
20	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:16.142	+2.841	168 m	+0.136	20
21	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:16.159	+2.858	169 m	+0.017	12
22	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:16.309	+3.008	178 m	+0.150	13

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Sauber C17
Sauber C17 · Raoul van Wijk · CC BY-SA 2.0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

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Where this comes from

Round: 10 of 1998
Grand Prix: Austrian Grand Prix
Dates: 26 Jul 1998
Layout raced: A1-Ring · 4.326 km · 9 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: McLaren
Entrant: McLaren-Mercedes
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.