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Race · Round 4 of 16 ·

1998 San Marino Grand Prix

David Coulthard won for McLaren from pole at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. 11 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 26 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

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Winner
David CoulthardMcLaren
Entries
2211 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1David CoulthardMcLarenMP4/13162Finished10
2Michael SchumacherFerrariF300362Finished6fastest lap
3Eddie IrvineFerrariF300462Finished4
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliamsFW20662Finished3
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliamsFW20862Finished2
6Jean AlesiSauberC171261Finished1
7Ralf SchumacherJordan198960Finished0
8Esteban TueroMinardiM1981960Finished0
9Mika SaloArrowsA191460Finished0
10Damon HillJordan198757Hydraulics0
11Olivier PanisProst Grand PrixAP011356Engine0
DNFRicardo RossetTyrrell222248Engine0
DNFToranosuke TakagiTyrrell221540Engine0
DNFJarno TrulliProst Grand PrixAP011634Throttle0
DNFShinji NakanoMinardiM1982127Engine0
DNFPedro DinizArrowsA191818Engine0
DNFMika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/13217Gearbox0
DNFGiancarlo FisichellaBenettonB1981017Spun off0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonB198517Engine0
DNFJohnny HerbertSauberC171112Puncture0
DNFJan MagnussenStewart Grand PrixSF02208Transmission0
DNFRubens BarrichelloStewart Grand PrixSF02170Spun off0
F1DB layout imola-2 · 4.959 km · 22 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

0102030405060Laps completedGridResult11David Coulthard32Michael Schumacher43Eddie Irvine64Jacques Villeneuve85Heinz-Harald Frentzen126Jean Alesi97Ralf Schumacher198Esteban Tuero149Mika Salo710Damon Hill1311Olivier Panis22DNFRicardo Rosset15DNFToranosuke Takagi16DNFJarno Trulli21DNFShinji Nakano18DNFPedro Diniz2DNFMika Hakkinen10DNFGiancarlo Fisichella5DNFAlexander Wurz11DNFJohnny Herbert20DNFJan Magnussen17DNFRubens Barrichello

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
David Coulthard1162
Michael Schumacher3262
Eddie Irvine4362
Jacques Villeneuve6462
Heinz-Harald Frentzen8562
Jean Alesi12661
Ralf Schumacher9760
Esteban Tuero19860
Mika Salo14960
Damon Hill71057
Olivier Panis131156
Ricardo Rosset22DNF48
Toranosuke Takagi15DNF40
Jarno Trulli16DNF34
Shinji Nakano21DNF27
Pedro Diniz18DNF18
Mika Hakkinen2DNF17
Giancarlo Fisichella10DNF17
Alexander Wurz5DNF17
Johnny Herbert11DNF12
Jan Magnussen20DNF8
Rubens Barrichello17DNF0

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1David CoulthardMcLaren71:25.973—0 m—
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:26.075+0.1026 m+0.102
3Michael SchumacherFerrari31:26.437+0.46427 m+0.362
4Eddie IrvineFerrari41:27.169+1.19669 m+0.732
5Alexander WurzBenetton61:27.273+1.30075 m+0.104
6Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:27.390+1.41782 m+0.117
7Damon HillJordan91:27.592+1.61993 m+0.202
8Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:27.645+1.67296 m+0.053
9Ralf SchumacherJordan101:27.866+1.893109 m+0.221
10Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:27.937+1.964113 m+0.071
11Johnny HerbertSauber151:28.111+2.138123 m+0.174
12Jean AlesiSauber141:28.191+2.218128 m+0.080
13Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:28.270+2.297132 m+0.079
14Mika SaloArrows171:28.798+2.825163 m+0.528
15Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:29.073+3.100179 m+0.275
16Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:29.584+3.611208 m+0.511
17Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:29.641+3.668212 m+0.057
18Pedro DinizArrows161:29.932+3.959228 m+0.291
19Esteban TueroMinardi231:30.649+4.676270 m+0.717
20Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:31.017+5.044291 m+0.368
21Shinji NakanoMinardi221:31.255+5.282305 m+0.238
22Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:31.482+5.509318 m+0.227
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

0102030405060LapStops on each lap (up to 3)1David CoulthardLap 26: pit lane 24.6 sLap 44: pit lane 24.3 s2Michael SchumacherLap 26: pit lane 25.0 sLap 46: pit lane 23.3 s3Eddie IrvineLap 27: pit lane 24.5 sLap 44: pit lane 23.8 s4Jacques VilleneuveLap 26: pit lane 28.1 sLap 44: pit lane 28.9 s5Heinz-Harald FrentzenLap 27: pit lane 25.0 sLap 41: pit lane 26.8 s6Jean AlesiLap 22: pit lane 24.8 sLap 40: pit lane 26.9 s7Ralf SchumacherLap 21: pit lane 29.2 sLap 36: pit lane 31.9 s8Esteban TueroLap 22: pit lane 28.3 sLap 42: pit lane 28.7 s9Mika SaloLap 18: pit lane 29.9 sLap 27: pit lane 55.0 sLap 29: pit lane 30.0 s10Damon HillLap 1: pit lane 32.3 sLap 24: pit lane 27.9 sLap 41: pit lane 29.3 s11Olivier PanisLap 23: pit lane 24.6 sLap 41: pit lane 25.2 sDNFRicardo RossetLap 18: pit lane 27.8 sLap 36: pit lane 26.5 sDNFToranosuke TakagiLap 20: pit lane 25.5 sDNFJarno TrulliLap 22: pit lane 25.5 sDNFShinji NakanoLap 20: pit lane 33.4 sDNFPedro DinizDNFMika HakkinenDNFGiancarlo FisichellaDNFAlexander WurzLap 1: pit lane 59.8 sDNFJohnny HerbertDNFJan MagnussenLap 1: pit lane 31.7 sDNFRubens Barrichello

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)
David Coulthard162226, 4424.6, 24.3
Michael Schumacher262226, 4625.0, 23.3
Eddie Irvine362227, 4424.5, 23.8
Jacques Villeneuve462226, 4428.1, 28.9
Heinz-Harald Frentzen562227, 4125.0, 26.8
Jean Alesi661222, 4024.8, 26.9
Ralf Schumacher760221, 3629.2, 31.9
Esteban Tuero860222, 4228.3, 28.7
Mika Salo960318, 27, 2929.9, 55.0, 30.0
Damon Hill105731, 24, 4132.3, 27.9, 29.3
Olivier Panis1156223, 4124.6, 25.2
Ricardo RossetDNF48218, 3627.8, 26.5
Toranosuke TakagiDNF4012025.5
Jarno TrulliDNF3412225.5
Shinji NakanoDNF2712033.4
Pedro DinizDNF180None recorded—
Mika HakkinenDNF170None recorded—
Giancarlo FisichellaDNF170None recorded—
Alexander WurzDNF171159.8
Johnny HerbertDNF120None recorded—
Jan MagnussenDNF81131.7
Rubens BarrichelloDNF00None 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
David Coulthard · Michael Schumacher1 · 31 · 226 · 26Same lapKept their order
Michael Schumacher · Eddie Irvine3 · 42 · 326 · 27Michael SchumacherKept their order
Eddie Irvine · Jacques Villeneuve4 · 63 · 427 · 26Jacques VilleneuveKept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Heinz-Harald Frentzen6 · 84 · 526 · 27Jacques VilleneuveKept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Damon Hill6 · 74 · 1026 · 1Damon HillKept their order
Damon Hill · Heinz-Harald Frentzen7 · 810 · 51 · 27Damon HillSwapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Jean Alesi8 · 125 · 627 · 22Jean AlesiKept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Ralf Schumacher8 · 95 · 727 · 21Ralf SchumacherKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Jean Alesi9 · 127 · 621 · 22Ralf SchumacherSwapped places
Jean Alesi · Olivier Panis12 · 136 · 1122 · 23Jean AlesiKept their order
Ralf Schumacher · Esteban Tuero9 · 197 · 821 · 22Ralf SchumacherKept their order
Mika Salo · Esteban Tuero14 · 199 · 818 · 22Mika SaloSwapped places
Damon Hill · Mika Salo7 · 1410 · 91 · 18Damon HillSwapped places
Olivier Panis · Mika Salo13 · 1411 · 923 · 18Mika SaloSwapped places
Damon Hill · Olivier Panis7 · 1310 · 111 · 23Damon HillKept 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 HakkinenMcLaren81:27.617—0 m—27
2David CoulthardMcLaren71:27.940+0.32318 m+0.32320
3Michael SchumacherFerrari31:28.088+0.47127 m+0.14828
4Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:28.644+1.02758 m+0.55633
5Ralf SchumacherJordan101:28.891+1.27472 m+0.24725
6Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:28.963+1.34676 m+0.07246
7Eddie IrvineFerrari41:29.028+1.41180 m+0.06535
8Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:29.175+1.55888 m+0.14735
9Damon HillJordan91:29.246+1.62992 m+0.07137
10Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:29.470+1.853105 m+0.22426
11Jean AlesiSauber141:29.516+1.899107 m+0.04630
12Mika SaloArrows171:29.828+2.211125 m+0.31228
13Alexander WurzBenetton61:29.864+2.247127 m+0.03637
14Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:30.190+2.573146 m+0.32639
15Johnny HerbertSauber151:30.223+2.606147 m+0.03333
16Pedro DinizArrows161:30.795+3.178180 m+0.57220
17Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:30.804+3.187180 m+0.00932
18Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:30.849+3.232183 m+0.04522
19Esteban TueroMinardi231:31.954+4.337245 m+1.10532
20Shinji NakanoMinardi221:32.052+4.435251 m+0.09834
21Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:32.196+4.579259 m+0.14417
22Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:32.554+4.937279 m+0.35823
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 CoulthardMcLaren71:25.627—0 m—29
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:26.431+0.80447 m+0.80426
3Michael SchumacherFerrari31:27.056+1.42983 m+0.62525
4Damon HillJordan91:27.318+1.69198 m+0.26235
5Ralf SchumacherJordan101:27.421+1.794104 m+0.10330
6Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:27.653+2.026117 m+0.23235
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:27.694+2.067120 m+0.04128
8Eddie IrvineFerrari41:27.751+2.124123 m+0.05726
9Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:27.854+2.227129 m+0.10333
10Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:27.876+2.249130 m+0.02226
11Jean AlesiSauber141:27.931+2.304133 m+0.05526
12Alexander WurzBenetton61:27.959+2.332135 m+0.02831
13Mika SaloArrows171:28.130+2.503145 m+0.17116
14Johnny HerbertSauber151:28.291+2.664154 m+0.16128
15Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:28.712+3.085179 m+0.42126
16Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:29.628+4.001232 m+0.91622
17Pedro DinizArrows161:29.954+4.327251 m+0.32614
18Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:30.243+4.616267 m+0.28927
19Shinji NakanoMinardi221:30.349+4.722273 m+0.10634
20Esteban TueroMinardi231:31.182+5.555322 m+0.83313
21Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:32.459+6.832396 m+1.27728
22Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:43.882+18.2551,057 m+11.4236
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 CoulthardMcLaren71:28.085—0 m—14
2Mika SaloArrows171:29.428+1.34376 m+1.34313
3Michael SchumacherFerrari31:29.434+1.34976 m+0.00614
4Mika HakkinenMcLaren81:29.525+1.44081 m+0.0916
5Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton51:29.891+1.806102 m+0.36613
6Eddie IrvineFerrari41:29.996+1.911108 m+0.10512
7Alexander WurzBenetton61:30.216+2.131120 m+0.22014
8Damon HillJordan91:30.275+2.190123 m+0.05914
9Jacques VilleneuveWilliams11:30.330+2.245126 m+0.05512
10Olivier PanisProst Grand Prix111:30.423+2.338132 m+0.09315
11Jean AlesiSauber141:30.449+2.364133 m+0.02612
12Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams21:30.492+2.407136 m+0.04314
13Jarno TrulliProst Grand Prix121:30.628+2.543143 m+0.13612
14Johnny HerbertSauber151:30.662+2.577145 m+0.03417
15Shinji NakanoMinardi221:30.948+2.863161 m+0.28614
16Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell211:30.991+2.906164 m+0.04314
17Ralf SchumacherJordan101:31.321+3.236182 m+0.33010
18Esteban TueroMinardi231:32.087+4.002225 m+0.76612
19Rubens BarrichelloStewart Grand Prix181:32.092+4.007226 m+0.00513
20Pedro DinizArrows161:32.345+4.260240 m+0.2538
21Ricardo RossetTyrrell201:33.303+5.218294 m+0.9587
22Jan MagnussenStewart Grand Prix191:33.956+5.871331 m+0.6538
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
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300
Ferrari F300 front-right1 2019 Michael Schumacher Private Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Williams FW20
Williams FW20
Williams FW20 front-right 2017 Williams Conference Centre 2 · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sauber C17
Sauber C17
Sauber C17 · Raoul van Wijk · CC BY-SA 2.0
Jordan 198
Jordan 198
Jordan 198 front-left Donington Grand Prix Collection · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
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

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
Arrows A19
Arrows A19
Mika Salo Arrows A19 Sinsheim Baden-Württemberg · danishevskiy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Prost AP01
Prost AP01
Prost AP01 2 · xavier romero · CC BY-SA 3.0
Benetton B198
Benetton B198
Benetton B198 schraeg vorne · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02
Stewart SF02 4 · Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Tyrrell 026
Tyrrell 026
Takagi 1998 Spanish GP · Formulanone · CC BY-SA 3.0 · unchecked

Where this comes from

Round
4 of 1998
Grand Prix
San Marino Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
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Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
McLaren
Entrant
McLaren-Mercedes
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.