1998 Brazilian Grand Prix

F1 1998 Australian Grand Prix 1998 Argentine Grand Prix Brazil Brazilian 29 March 1998 Interlagos_1997.jpg 2 16 XXVII Grande Prêmio Marlboro do Brasil Autódromo José Carlos PaceSão Paulo, Brazil 2.667 4.292 72 192.019 309.024 Mostly cloudy, 31 C F Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.092 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.337 65 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes Finland David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes United Kingdom Michael Schumacher Ferrari Germany Autocourse 1998-99 1998 Hazleton Publishing Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom Henry Alan Lovering Peter Small Steve Henry Alan Cooper Adam Hamilton Maurice Constanduros Bob Hayhoe David Henry Nick Alexander Tom Holder Jim Watkins Gary Simmons Marcus Kirby Gordon Häkkinen Mika Hutchinson Ian Fox Nicola 1-874557-43-8 110–117 BRA The 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 29 March 1998. It was the second race of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. Mika Häkkinen, driving a McLaren-Mercedes, took pole position, set the fastest lap and led every lap on his way to victory in the 72-lap race. Teammate David Coulthard finished second, with Michael Schumacher third in a Ferrari. Report Background Before the race there was a furore surrounding McLaren as Scuderia Ferrari had protested about its braking system, which enabled the drivers to apply the brakes on the rear wheels independently, and thus assist both turn into corners and traction out of them. This effectively meant that the system was a four-wheel steering device, which was banned by the FIA. McLaren announced that they would not appeal the decision. Ferrari, Sauber, and Minardi had all protested the designs of the McLaren, Williams, and Jordan cars, whilst Arrows had protested the McLaren and Williams designs and Tyrrell had protested against McLaren's design. Ferrari were censured by the stewards for claiming their competitors cars to be "dangerous", which FIA technical delegate Charlie Whiting refuted. Drivers including Jacques Villeneuve and Damon Hill (the two most recent World Champion drivers) disliked how the device performed.Rosenthal, Jim, Jardine, Tony, Brundle, Martin 1998 The Brazilian Grand Prix: Qualifying – Live Television Production ITV Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo, Brazil 00:01.20-00:04.16 As a result of Ferrari's protest, the team agreed not to use the system at any stage over the weekend. However, team boss Ron Dennis was livid that the system had been approved on four occasions by Whiting, but was being declared illegal by the three stewards in office for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Race As soon as the race started, Mika Häkkinen took the lead, and he subsequently led every lap of the Grand Prix. At the back of the grid the Arrows team had their worst weekend since Tom Walkinshaw took over with Mika Salo qualifying 20th, and Pedro Diniz qualifying last. On lap one Häkkinen led David Coulthard by over a second, and was three seconds ahead of Heinz-Harald Frentzen in third. Ralf Schumacher spun out on the first lap at the fourth corner, meaning that he had not finished a single lap so far in the season. Eddie Irvine was ahead of the slow-starting Michael Schumacher. On lap 18 Coulthard was 5 seconds behind Häkkinen. Frentzen and Schumacher, after getting past his teammate, were 23 seconds behind the McLaren duo. Schumacher passed Frentzen at the first pit stop, but had to fight to make sure he was not lapped by the two McLarens. The McLarens were totally dominant, for the second time in as many races. Ferrari and Benetton could not compete with them, while reigning World Constructors' Champion Williams were also struggling. Damon Hill was disqualified following the race as his car did not meet the minimum weight requirements. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Time Gap 1 8 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.092 2 7 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.757 +0.665 3 2 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Mecachrome 1:18.109 +1.017 4 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:18.250 +1.158 5 6 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:18.261 +1.169 6 4 UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:18.449 +1.357 7 5 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:18.652 +1.560 8 10 Germany Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:18.735 +1.643 9 11 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:18.753 +1.661 10 1 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Mecachrome 1:18.761 +1.669 11 9 UK Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:18.988 +1.896 12 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:19.069 +1.977 13 18 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:19.344 +2.252 14 15 UK Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:19.375 +2.283 15 14 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:19.449 +2.357 16 19 Denmark Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 1:19.644 +2.552 17 21 Japan 1947 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell-Ford 1:20.203 +3.111 18 22 Japan 1947 Shinji Nakano Minardi-Ford 1:20.390 +3.298 19 23 Argentina Esteban Tuero Minardi-Ford 1:20.459 +3.367 20 17 Finland Mika Salo Arrows 1:20.481 +3.389 21 20 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell-Ford 1:20.748 +3.656 22 16 Brazil Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:20.847 +3.755107% time: 1:22.488Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/bresil/qualification.aspx Brazil 1998 - Qualifications • STATS F1 F1 STATS www.statsf1.com en 15 October 2018 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 72 1:37:11.747 1 10 2 7 UK David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 72 + 1.102 2 6 3 3 Germany Michael Schumacher Ferrari 72 + 1:00.550 4 4 4 6 Austria Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 72 + 1:07.453 5 3 5 2 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Mecachrome 71 + 1 Lap 3 2 6 5 Italy Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 71 + 1 Lap 7 1 7 1 Canada Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Mecachrome 71 + 1 Lap 10   8 4 UK Eddie Irvine Ferrari 71 + 1 Lap 6   9 14 France Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 71 + 1 Lap 15   10 19 Denmark Jan Magnussen Stewart-Ford 70 + 2 Laps 16   11 15 UK Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 67 Physical 14   Ret Retired 11 France Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 63 Engine 9   Ret Retired 18 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 56 Gearbox 13   Ret Retired 20 Brazil Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell-Ford 52 Gearbox 21   Ret Retired 23 Argentina Esteban Tuero Minardi-Ford 44 Throttle 19   Ret Retired 16 Brazil Pedro Diniz Arrows 26 Gearbox 22   Ret Retired 21 Japan 1947 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell-Ford 19 Engine 17   Ret Retired 17 Finland Mika Salo Arrows 18 Engine 20   Ret Retired 12 Italy Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 17 Fuel Pump 12   Ret Retired 22 Japan 1947 Shinji Nakano Minardi-Ford 3 Spun Off 18   Ret Retired 10 Germany Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Mugen-Honda 0 Spun Off 8   DSQ Disqualified 9 UK Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 70 Underweight 11  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1998/165/ 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141205004502/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1998/165/ 5 December 2014 24 December 2015 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 FIN Mika Häkkinen 20 2 GBR David Coulthard 12 3 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen 6 4 GER Michael Schumacher 4 5 GBR Eddie Irvine 3Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 1998 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 32 2 GBR Williams-Mecachrome 8 3 ITA Ferrari 7 4 ITA Benetton-Playlife 4 5 CHE Sauber-Petronas 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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