1998· Round 1
Australian Grand Prix 1998
8 March 1998 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
The 1998 Australian Grand Prix, round 1 of the 1998 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Mika Häkkinen (McLaren), with David Coulthard (McLaren) second and Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Williams) third. Held on 8 March 1998 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne/Australia.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 🇫🇮Mika Häkkinen | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | 🇬🇧David Coulthard | 6 |
| R | 3 | 🇩🇪Michael Schumacher | — |
| 3 | 6 | 🇩🇪Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | 🇬🇧Eddie Irvine | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 🇨🇦Jacques Villeneuve | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | 🇬🇧Johnny Herbert | 1 |
| R | 7 | 🇮🇹Giancarlo Fisichella | — |
| 7 | 11 | 🇦🇹Alexander Wurz | — |
| 8 | 10 | 🇬🇧Damon Hill | — |
| 9 | 21 | 🇫🇷Olivier Panis | — |
| R | 9 | 🇩🇪Ralf Schumacher | — |
| R | 12 | 🇫🇷Jean Alesi | — |
| R | 13 | 🇯🇵Toranosuke Takagi | — |
| R | 14 | 🇧🇷Rubens Barrichello | — |
| R | 15 | 🇮🇹Jarno Trulli | — |
| R | 16 | 🇫🇮Mika Salo | — |
| R | 17 | 🇦🇷Esteban Tuero | — |
| R | 18 | 🇩🇰Jan Magnussen | — |
| R | 19 | 🇧🇷Ricardo Rosset | — |
| R | 20 | 🇧🇷Pedro Diniz | — |
| R | 22 | 🇯🇵Shinji Nakano | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | 1:30.010 | — | — |
| 2 | David Coulthard | 1:30.053 | — | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | 1:30.767 | — | — |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | 1:30.919 | — | — |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | 1:31.384 | — | — |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 1:31.397 | — | — |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:31.733 | — | — |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | 1:31.767 | — | — |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | 1:32.392 | — | — |
| 10 | Damon Hill | 1:32.399 | — | — |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | 1:32.726 | — | — |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | 1:33.240 | — | — |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | 1:33.291 | — | — |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | 1:33.383 | — | — |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | 1:33.739 | — | — |
| 16 | Mika Salo | 1:33.927 | — | — |
| 17 | Esteban Tuero | 1:34.646 | — | — |
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | 1:34.906 | — | — |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | 1:35.119 | — | — |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | 1:35.140 | — | — |
| 21 | Olivier Panis | 1:35.215 | — | — |
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | 1:35.301 | — | — |