1998 · Round 1 · Race Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
Sunday, March 08, 1998
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Australia
Sunday, March 08, 1998
Winner
HAK
1:31:45.996
Winning margin
+0.702
to COU
From pole
—
Grid not recorded
Fastest lap
—
Not recorded
Biggest climb
—
Classified
9/22
13 retirements
COU
David Coulthard
+0.702
HAK
Mika Hakkinen
1:31:45.996
FRE
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
+1 lap
Finishing order, gaps, grid places and points where recorded
| Pos | Driver | Laps | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | HAKMcLaren · McLaren MP4-13 Mercedes · Mercedes | 58 | 1:31:45.996 | 10 |
| 02 | COUMcLaren · McLaren MP4-13 Mercedes · Mercedes | 58 | +0.702 | 6 |
| 03 | FREWilliams · Williams FW20 Mecachrome · Mecachrome | 57 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 04 | IRVFerrari · Ferrari F300 | 57 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 05 | VILWilliams · Williams FW20 Mecachrome · Mecachrome | 57 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 06 | HERSauber · Sauber C17 Petronas · Petronas | 57 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 07 | WURBenetton · Benetton B198 Playlife · Playlife | 57 | +1 lap | — |
| 08 | HILJordan · Jordan 198 · Mugen-Honda | 57 | +1 lap | — |
| 09 | PANProst · Prost AP01B ~ Prost AP01 · Peugeot | 57 | +1 lap | — |
| — | FISBenetton · Benetton B198 Playlife · Playlife | 43 | DNF | — |
| — | ALESauber · Sauber C17 Petronas · Petronas | 41 | DNF | — |
| — | TRUProst · Prost AP01B ~ Prost AP01 · Peugeot | 26 | DNF | — |
| — | ROSTyrrell · Tyrrell 026 Ford · Ford | 25 | DNF | — |
| — | SALArrows · Arrows A19 | 23 | DNF | — |
| — | TUEMinardi · Minardi M198 · Ford | 22 | DNF | — |
| — | NAKMinardi · Minardi M198 · Ford | 8 | DNF | — |
| — | MSCFerrari · Ferrari F300 | 5 | DNF | — |
| — | DINArrows · Arrows A19 | 2 | DNF | — |
| — | RSCJordan · Jordan 198 · Mugen-Honda | 1 | DNF | — |
| — | MAGStewart · Stewart SF2 Ford · Ford | 1 | DNF | — |
| — | TAKTyrrell · Tyrrell 026 Ford · Ford | 1 | DNF | — |
| — | BARStewart · Stewart SF2 Ford · Ford | — | DNF | — |