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Race · Round 11 of 16 ·

1998 German Grand Prix

Mika Hakkinen won for McLaren from pole at Hockenheimring. 5 of the starters were not classified.

Dry, with cloud · High of 22 °C, 5.7 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
HockenheimringHockenheim, Germany
Winner
Mika HakkinenMcLaren
Fastest lap
David Coulthard
Entries
2216 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Mika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/13145Finished10
2David CoulthardMcLarenMP4/13245Finished6fastest lap
3Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW20345Finished4
4Damon HillJordan198545Finished3
5Michael SchumacherFerrariF300945Finished2
6Ralf SchumacherJordan198445Finished1
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenettonB198845Finished0
8Eddie IrvineFerrariF300645Finished0
9Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFW201045Finished0
10Jean AlesiSauberC171145Finished0
11Alexander WurzBenettonB198745Finished0
12Jarno TrulliProst Grand PrixAP011444Finished0
13Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell221544Finished0
14Mika SaloArrowsA191744Finished0
15Olivier PanisProst Grand PrixAP011644Finished0
16Esteban TueroMinardiM1982143Finished0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberC171237Gearbox0
DNFShinji NakanoMinardiM1982036Gearbox0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart Grand PrixSF021327Gearbox0
DNFJos VerstappenStewart Grand PrixSF021924Gearbox0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsA19182Throttle0
DNQRicardo RossetTyrrell22——DNQ0
F1DB layout hockenheimring-3 · 6.815 km · 16 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

051015202530354045Laps completedGridResult11Mika Hakkinen22David Coulthard33Jacques Villeneuve54Damon Hill95Michael Schumacher46Ralf Schumacher87Giancarlo Fisichella68Eddie Irvine109Heinz-Harald Frentzen1110Jean Alesi711Alexander Wurz1412Jarno Trulli1513Toranosuke Takagi1714Mika Salo1615Olivier Panis2116Esteban Tuero12DNFJohnny Herbert20DNFShinji Nakano13DNFRubens Barrichello19DNFJos Verstappen18DNFPedro Diniz

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
DriverGridResultLaps
Mika Hakkinen1145
David Coulthard2245
Jacques Villeneuve3345
Damon Hill5445
Michael Schumacher9545
Ralf Schumacher4645
Giancarlo Fisichella8745
Eddie Irvine6845
Heinz-Harald Frentzen10945
Jean Alesi111045
Alexander Wurz71145
Jarno Trulli141244
Toranosuke Takagi151344
Mika Salo171444
Olivier Panis161544
Esteban Tuero211643
Johnny Herbert12DNF37
Shinji Nakano20DNF36
Rubens Barrichello13DNF27
Jos Verstappen19DNF24
Pedro Diniz18DNF2

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:41.838—0 m—
2David CoulthardMcLaren71:42.347+0.50934 m+0.509
3Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:42.365+0.52735 m+0.018
4Ralf SchumacherJordan101:42.994+1.15677 m+0.629
5Damon HillJordan91:43.183+1.34590 m+0.189
6Eddie IrvineFerrari41:43.270+1.43296 m+0.087
7Alexander WurzBenetton61:43.341+1.503101 m+0.071
8Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:43.369+1.531103 m+0.028
9Michael SchumacherFerrari31:43.459+1.621109 m+0.090
10Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:43.467+1.629109 m+0.008
11Jean AlesiSauber141:43.663+1.825122 m+0.196
12Johnny HerbertSauber151:44.599+2.761185 m+0.936
13Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:44.776+2.938197 m+0.177
14Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:44.844+3.006201 m+0.068
15Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:44.961+3.123209 m+0.117
16Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:45.197+3.359225 m+0.236
17Mika SaloArrows171:45.276+3.438230 m+0.079
18Pedro DinizArrows161:45.588+3.750251 m+0.312
19Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix191:45.623+3.785254 m+0.035
20Shinji NakanoMinardi221:46.713+4.875327 m+1.090
21Esteban TueroMinardi231:47.265+5.427364 m+0.552
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, Qualifying

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

Pit stops

051015202530354045LapStops on each lap (up to 4)1Mika HakkinenLap 26: pit lane 29.8 s2David CoulthardLap 27: pit lane 29.0 s3Jacques VilleneuveLap 23: pit lane 30.9 s4Damon HillLap 23: pit lane 30.4 s5Michael SchumacherLap 24: pit lane 30.2 s6Ralf SchumacherLap 14: pit lane 28.6 sLap 29: pit lane 27.6 s7Giancarlo FisichellaLap 22: pit lane 30.1 s8Eddie IrvineLap 25: pit lane 31.4 s9Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 22: pit lane 30.1 s10Jean AlesiLap 21: pit lane 30.3 s11Alexander WurzLap 23: pit lane 31.5 s12Jarno TrulliLap 24: pit lane 30.3 s13Toranosuke TakagiLap 20: pit lane 32.7 s14Mika SaloLap 24: pit lane 32.1 s15Olivier PanisLap 7: pit lane 31.3 sLap 22: pit lane 33.1 sLap 36: pit lane 34.5 s16Esteban TueroLap 19: pit lane 166.3 sDNFJohnny HerbertLap 22: pit lane 29.9 sDNFShinji NakanoLap 24: pit lane 31.5 sDNFRubens BarrichelloLap 15: pit lane 28.5 sDNFJos VerstappenLap 23: pit lane 30.0 sDNFPedro Diniz

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
DriverResultLapsStops recordedStopped on lapPit-lane time (s)
Mika Hakkinen14512629.8
David Coulthard24512729.0
Jacques Villeneuve34512330.9
Damon Hill44512330.4
Michael Schumacher54512430.2
Ralf Schumacher645214, 2928.6, 27.6
Giancarlo Fisichella74512230.1
Eddie Irvine84512531.4
Heinz-Harald Frentzen94512230.1
Jean Alesi104512130.3
Alexander Wurz114512331.5
Jarno Trulli124412430.3
Toranosuke Takagi134412032.7
Mika Salo144412432.1
Olivier Panis154437, 22, 3631.3, 33.1, 34.5
Esteban Tuero1643119166.3
Johnny HerbertDNF3712229.9
Shinji NakanoDNF3612431.5
Rubens BarrichelloDNF2711528.5
Jos VerstappenDNF2412330.0
Pedro DinizDNF20None 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 orderGridResultFirst recorded stop, lapStopped firstGrid to flag
Mika Hakkinen · David Coulthard1 · 21 · 226 · 27Mika HakkinenKept their order
David Coulthard · Jacques Villeneuve2 · 32 · 327 · 23Jacques VilleneuveKept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Damon Hill3 · 53 · 423 · 23Same lapKept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Ralf Schumacher3 · 43 · 623 · 14Ralf SchumacherKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Damon Hill4 · 56 · 414 · 23Ralf SchumacherSwapped places
Damon Hill · Michael Schumacher5 · 94 · 523 · 24Damon HillKept their order
Damon Hill · Eddie Irvine5 · 64 · 823 · 25Damon HillKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Michael Schumacher4 · 96 · 514 · 24Ralf SchumacherSwapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Michael Schumacher8 · 97 · 522 · 24Giancarlo FisichellaSwapped places
Michael Schumacher · Heinz-Harald Frentzen9 · 105 · 924 · 22Heinz-Harald FrentzenKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Giancarlo Fisichella4 · 86 · 714 · 22Ralf SchumacherKept their order
Eddie Irvine · Giancarlo Fisichella6 · 88 · 725 · 22Giancarlo FisichellaSwapped places
Alexander Wurz · Giancarlo Fisichella7 · 811 · 723 · 22Giancarlo FisichellaSwapped places
Eddie Irvine · Heinz-Harald Frentzen6 · 108 · 925 · 22Heinz-Harald FrentzenKept their order
Eddie Irvine · Alexander Wurz6 · 78 · 1125 · 23Alexander WurzKept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jean Alesi10 · 119 · 1022 · 21Jean AlesiKept their order
Alexander Wurz · Jean Alesi7 · 1111 · 1023 · 21Jean AlesiSwapped places
Alexander Wurz · Jarno Trulli7 · 1411 · 1223 · 24Alexander WurzKept their order
Jarno Trulli · Toranosuke Takagi14 · 1512 · 1324 · 20Toranosuke TakagiKept their order
Toranosuke Takagi · Mika Salo15 · 1713 · 1420 · 24Toranosuke TakagiKept their order
Toranosuke Takagi · Olivier Panis15 · 1613 · 1520 · 7Olivier PanisKept their order
Olivier Panis · Mika Salo16 · 1715 · 147 · 24Olivier PanisSwapped places
Olivier Panis · Esteban Tuero16 · 2115 · 167 · 19Olivier PanisKept 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
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:43.946—0 m—33
2David CoulthardMcLaren71:44.138+0.19213 m+0.19229
3Damon HillJordan91:44.294+0.34823 m+0.15631
4Jean AlesiSauber141:44.546+0.60039 m+0.25234
5Michael SchumacherFerrari31:44.757+0.81153 m+0.21122
6Eddie IrvineFerrari41:44.780+0.83455 m+0.02329
7Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:44.928+0.98264 m+0.14829
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:45.186+1.24081 m+0.25832
9Johnny HerbertSauber151:45.364+1.41893 m+0.17835
10Ralf SchumacherJordan101:45.511+1.565103 m+0.14734
11Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:45.611+1.665109 m+0.10034
12Alexander WurzBenetton61:45.943+1.997131 m+0.33232
13Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:46.005+2.059135 m+0.06231
14Mika SaloArrows171:46.163+2.217146 m+0.15830
15Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:46.257+2.311152 m+0.09424
16Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:46.484+2.538167 m+0.22733
17Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:46.743+2.797184 m+0.25921
18Pedro DinizArrows161:46.903+2.957194 m+0.16027
19Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix191:47.086+3.140206 m+0.18323
20Esteban TueroMinardi231:48.175+4.229278 m+1.08918
21Shinji NakanoMinardi221:48.832+4.886321 m+0.65725
22Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:49.986+6.040396 m+1.15421
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

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

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1David CoulthardMcLaren71:43.006—0 m—20
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:43.175+0.16911 m+0.16921
3Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:43.444+0.43829 m+0.26922
4Damon HillJordan91:43.746+0.74049 m+0.30226
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:44.084+1.07871 m+0.33826
6Ralf SchumacherJordan101:44.114+1.10873 m+0.03029
7Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:44.129+1.12374 m+0.01529
8Jean AlesiSauber141:44.399+1.39392 m+0.27023
9Eddie IrvineFerrari41:44.655+1.649109 m+0.25625
10Michael SchumacherFerrari31:45.038+2.032135 m+0.3836
11Alexander WurzBenetton61:45.153+2.147142 m+0.11518
12Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:45.343+2.337155 m+0.19031
13Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:45.533+2.527167 m+0.19029
14Mika SaloArrows171:45.535+2.529168 m+0.00224
15Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:45.537+2.531168 m+0.00221
16Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix191:46.543+3.537234 m+1.00618
17Pedro DinizArrows161:46.677+3.671243 m+0.13413
18Shinji NakanoMinardi221:47.366+4.360289 m+0.68922
19Johnny HerbertSauber151:48.128+5.122339 m+0.7627
20Esteban TueroMinardi231:48.299+5.293351 m+0.17116
21Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:48.652+5.646374 m+0.35323
22Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix11————3
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

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

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1David CoulthardMcLaren71:44.812—0 m—10
2Ralf SchumacherJordan101:45.271+0.45930 m+0.45915
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:45.691+0.87957 m+0.42011
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:45.741+0.92960 m+0.05011
5Michael SchumacherFerrari31:46.002+1.19077 m+0.26112
6Eddie IrvineFerrari41:46.035+1.22380 m+0.03314
7Damon HillJordan91:46.460+1.648107 m+0.42511
8Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:46.513+1.701111 m+0.05313
9Jean AlesiSauber141:46.936+2.124138 m+0.42313
10Alexander WurzBenetton61:46.988+2.176142 m+0.05212
11Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:47.003+2.191143 m+0.01512
12Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:47.188+2.376155 m+0.18513
13Johnny HerbertSauber151:47.279+2.467161 m+0.09110
14Jos VerstappenStewart Grand Prix191:47.461+2.649172 m+0.18211
15Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:47.588+2.776181 m+0.12711
16Mika SaloArrows171:47.878+3.066200 m+0.2909
17Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:48.133+3.321216 m+0.25514
18Pedro DinizArrows161:48.496+3.684240 m+0.36311
19Shinji NakanoMinardi221:48.572+3.760245 m+0.07610
20Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:48.961+4.149270 m+0.38911
21Esteban TueroMinardi231:49.001+4.189273 m+0.04010
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

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.

McLaren MP4/13
McLaren MP4/13
Mercedes-Benz, Techno-Classica 2018, Essen (IMG 9896) · Matti Blume · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Williams FW20
Williams FW20
Williams FW20 front-right 2017 Williams Conference Centre 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jordan 198
Jordan 198
Jordan 198 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300 front-right1 2019 Michael Schumacher Private Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Benetton B198
Benetton B198
Benetton B198 schraeg vorne · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sauber C17
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.

5 more photographs
Prost AP01
Prost AP01
Prost AP01 2 · xavier romero · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tyrrell 026
Tyrrell 026
Takagi 1998 Spanish GP · Formulanone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked
Arrows A19
Arrows A19
Mika Salo Arrows A19 Sinsheim Baden-Württemberg · danishevskiy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minardi M198
Minardi M198
Minardi M198 2025-09-06 Italian Grand Prix mod · Quelle: Eustace Bagge / Bildbearbeitung & Retusche von Auge=mit · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02 4 · Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0

Where this comes from

Round
11 of 1998
Grand Prix
German Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
Forest circuit, third chicane · 6.823 km · 16 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.