1998 Austrian Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1998 February 2024 F1 1998 British Grand Prix 1998 German Grand Prix Austria Austrian XXVII Grosser Preis von Österreich 26 July 1998 Circuit A1 Ring.svg 10 16 A1-Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria Permanent racing facility 2.684 4.319 71 190.564 307.146 Sunny Giancarlo Fisichella ITA Benetton-Playlife 1:29.598 David Coulthard GBR McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.878 30 Mika Häkkinen FIN McLaren-Mercedes David Coulthard GBR McLaren-Mercedes Michael Schumacher GER Ferrari AUT The 1998 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the A1-Ring on 26 July 1998. It was the tenth round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. A wet-dry qualifying session resulted in a mixed-up grid order, with Giancarlo Fisichella taking the first pole position of his career. The 71-lap race was won by Mika Häkkinen for McLaren, with teammate David Coulthard recovering to finish second, having been involved in two collisions during the race, and Michael Schumacher finishing third for Ferrari. Report Qualifying The qualifying session led to an unusual grid due to wet conditions, which dried out towards the end, with Fisichella taking his first ever pole and Jean Alesi alongside him in the Sauber.Galvin Max 1998-07-26 Austrian Grand Prix Review http://www.atlasf1.com/98/aut/galvin.html 2024-02-14 Autosport Atlas F11998 1998 F1 World Championship Motorsport Database https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1998-f1-world-championship/ 2024-02-14 Motor Sport Race Häkkinen started well to lead into the first corner but several cars collided at the first corner behind them, with Toranosuke Takagi's car ending up stranded. Olivier Panis was left immobile on the line with clutch failure. At the second corner, there was another accident, with both Arrows drivers colliding, hitting Coulthard in the process and knocking off his wing after he had qualified in 14th. Coulthard entered the pit lane for a new nose as a safety car was deployed to allow the debris from the collisions to be cleaned up, and he was able to catch up to the back of the field. At the restart, Häkkinen led away again with Schumacher close behind him. Schumacher attempted to pass Häkkinen but ran wide, allowing Fisichella in the Benetton past him and almost Rubens Barrichello in the Stewart as well. Barrichello soon dropped out with brake problems, while Schumacher overtook Fisichella again. Schumacher was already on a disadvantage with a two-stop strategy and Häkkinen on just one; his situation got worse when he ran very wide, bouncing violently through the gravel trap and ripping off his front wing. He was able to reach the pits and fit a new wing but rejoined almost a lap behind. Around the same time, Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the Williams experienced an engine failure, which caught fire; he was able to escape from the car unharmed. Twenty-one laps in, Fisichella and Alesi clashed at the second corner, with both having to retire. Coulthard and Schumacher were both quickly moving back up through the field; he had a lot of trouble passing his brother Ralf Schumacher in the Jordan Grand Prix, finally succeeding after several laps. Schumacher then started to catch up to teammate Eddie Irvine, who was slowing; although Irvine said after it was due to marginal brakes, some suggested he was given a team order and asked to move over for his team leader. In the end, Häkkinen took an easy victory. His teammate Coulthard finished second after being last at the start, and Schumacher took third aided by Irvine. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Lap Gap 1 5 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 1:29.598 — 2 14 FRA Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 1:30.317 +0.719 3 8 FIN Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:30.517 +0.919 4 3 GER Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:30.551 +0.953 5 18 BRA Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 1:31.005 +1.407 6 17 FIN Mika Salo Arrows 1:31.028 +1.430 7 2 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Mecachrome 1:31.515 +1.917 8 4 GBR Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:31.651 +2.053 9 10 GER Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:31.917 +2.319 10 11 FRA Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 1:32.081 +2.483 11 1 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Mecachrome 1:32.083 +2.485 12 19 NED Jos Verstappen Stewart-Ford 1:32.099 +2.501 13 16 BRA Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:32.206 +2.608 14 7 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 1:32.399 +2.801 15 9 GBR Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 1:32.718 +3.120 16 12 ITA Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 1:32.906 +3.308 17 6 AUT Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 1:33.185 +3.587 18 15 GBR Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 1:33.205 +3.607 19 23 ARG Esteban Tuero Minardi-Ford 1:33.399 +3.801 20 21 JPN 1947 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.090 +4.492 21 22 JPN 1947 Shinji Nakano Minardi-Ford 1:34.536 +4.938 22 20 BRA Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.910 +5.312107% time: 1:35.870Source:http://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/autriche/qualification.aspx Austria 1998 – Qualifications • STATS F1 Stats F1 19 October 2018 This was the last pole position of Benetton in Formula One. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 FIN Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 71 1:30:44.086 3 10 2 7 GBR David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes 71 +5.289 14 6 3 3 GER Michael Schumacher Ferrari 71 +39.092 4 4 4 4 GBR Eddie Irvine Ferrari 71 +43.976 8 3 5 10 GER Ralf Schumacher Jordan-Mugen-Honda 71 +50.654 9 2 6 1 CAN Jacques Villeneuve Williams-Mecachrome 71 +53.202 11 1 7 9 GBR Damon Hill Jordan-Mugen-Honda 71 +1:13.624 15   8 15 GBR Johnny Herbert Sauber-Petronas 70 +1 lap 18   9 6 AUT Alexander Wurz Benetton-Playlife 70 +1 lap 17   10 12 ITA Jarno Trulli Prost-Peugeot 70 +1 lap 16   11 22 JPN 1947 Shinji Nakano Minardi-Ford 70 +1 lap 21   12 20 BRA Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell-Ford 69 +2 laps 22   Ret Retired 19 NED Jos Verstappen Stewart-Ford 51 Engine 12   Ret Retired 23 ARG Esteban Tuero Minardi-Ford 30 Spun off 19   Ret Retired 5 ITA Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton-Playlife 21 Collision 1   Ret Retired 14 FRA Jean Alesi Sauber-Petronas 21 Collision 2   Ret Retired 2 GER Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams-Mecachrome 16 Engine 7   Ret Retired 18 BRA Rubens Barrichello Stewart-Ford 8 Brakes 5   Ret Retired 16 BRA Pedro Diniz Arrows 3 Collision 13   Ret Retired 17 FIN Mika Salo Arrows 1 Collision 6   Ret Retired 11 FRA Olivier Panis Prost-Peugeot 0 Clutch 10   Ret Retired 21 JPN 1947 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell-Ford 0 Collision 20  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1998/173/ 1998 Austrian Grand Prix Formula 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20141205010646/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1998/173/ 5 December 2014 24 December 2015 Championship standings after the race Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 FIN Mika Häkkinen 66 2 GER Michael Schumacher 58 3 GBR David Coulthard 36 4 GBR Eddie Irvine 32 5 AUT Alexander Wurz 17Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1998/autriche/championnat.aspx Austria 1998 – Championship • STATS F1 Stats F1 7 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR McLaren-Mercedes 102 2 ITA Ferrari 90 3 ITA Benetton-Playlife 32 4 GBR Williams-Mecachrome 20 5 GBR Stewart-Ford 5Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Austrian Grand Prix 1998 1998 British Grand Prix 1998 German Grand Prix 1997 Austrian Grand Prix 1999 Austrian Grand Prix Austrian Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:Austrian Grand Prix Category:July 1998 sports events in Europe