Season 1998 · Round 10

Austrian Grand Prix

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1998-07-26 · Red Bull Ring · Austria · Austrian Grand Prix · 71Lap · 307.146km
8 Mika Häkkinen
McLaren 1:30
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
7 David Coulthard
McLaren +5.289
3 Michael Schumacher
Ferrari +39.092
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
10
Jos Verstappen L51 Esteban Tuero L30 Giancarlo Fisichella L21 Jean Alesi L21 Heinz-Harald Frentzen L16 Rubens Barrichello L8 Pedro Diniz L3 Mika Salo L1 Olivier Panis L0 Toranosuke Takagi L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Pole-to-win rate 16/40 40%
Most DNFs · all-time P13
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P4
Most lead changes · all-time P25
Circuit Info
Red Bull Ring Spielberg, Austria
71Lap 307.146km 40 races held (1970–) Lap record 1:05.619 · Carlos Sainz (2020)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Alain Prost -1
P3 Michael Schumacher 2 wins · → Alain Prost -1
P10 Eddie Irvine 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
Starts
P34 Rubens Barrichello 7 starts · → Alain Prost -1
P34 David Coulthard 7 starts · → Alain Prost -1
P34 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 7 starts · → Alain Prost -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 7 13 19 25 31 37 43 49 55 61 67 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Hill HIL Hill HIL Herbert HER Herbert HER Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Rosset ROS Rosset ROS Verstappen · retired L51 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Tuero · retired L30 Tuero TUE Tuero TUE Fisichella · retired L21 Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Alesi · retired L21 Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Frentzen · retired L16 Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Barrichello · retired L8 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Diniz · retired L3 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Salo · retired L1 Salo SAL Salo SAL Panis · retired L0 Panis PAN Panis PAN Takagi · retired L0 Takagi TAK Takagi TAK
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 3 71 1:30 10
2 7 David Coulthard McLaren 14 71 +5.289 6
3 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 71 +39.092 4
4 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 8 71 +43.976 3
5 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 9 71 +50.654 2
6 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 11 71 +53.202 1
7 9 Damon Hill Jordan 15 71 +1:13.624
8 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 18 70 +1 Lap
9 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 17 70 +1 Lap
10 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 16 70 +1 Lap
11 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 21 70 +1 Lap
12 20 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 22 69 +2 Laps
R 19 Jos Verstappen Stewart 12 51 Engine
R 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 19 30 Spun off
R 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1 21 Collision
R 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 2 21 Collision
R 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 7 16 Engine
R 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 5 8 Brakes
R 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 13 3 Collision
R 17 Mika Salo Arrows 6 1 Collision
R 11 Olivier Panis Prost 10 0 Clutch
R 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 20 0 Collision
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:29.598 — — POLE Q1
2 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 1:30.317 — — +0.719 Q1
3 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:30.517 — — +0.919 Q1
4 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:30.551 — — +0.953 Q1
5 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:31.005 — — +1.407 Q1
6 17 Mika Salo Arrows 1:31.028 — — +1.430 Q1
7 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:31.515 — — +1.917 Q1
8 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:31.651 — — +2.053 Q1
9 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:31.917 — — +2.319 Q1
10 11 Olivier Panis Prost 1:32.081 — — +2.483 Q1
11 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:32.083 — — +2.485 Q1
12 19 Jos Verstappen Stewart 1:32.099 — — +2.501 Q1
13 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:32.206 — — +2.608 Q1
14 7 David Coulthard McLaren 1:32.399 — — +2.801 Q1
15 9 Damon Hill Jordan 1:32.718 — — +3.120 Q1
16 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 1:32.906 — — +3.308 Q1
17 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:33.185 — — +3.587 Q1
18 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:33.205 — — +3.607 Q1
19 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 1:33.399 — — +3.801 Q1
20 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 1:34.090 — — +4.492 Q1
21 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 1:34.536 — — +4.938 Q1
22 20 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 1:34.910 — — +5.312 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Giancarlo Fisichella
2
14 Jean Alesi
3
8 Mika Häkkinen
4
3 Michael Schumacher
5
18 Rubens Barrichello
6
17 Mika Salo
7
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
8
4 Eddie Irvine
9
10 Ralf Schumacher
10
11 Olivier Panis
11
1 Jacques Villeneuve
12
19 Jos Verstappen
13
16 Pedro Diniz
14
7 David Coulthard
15
9 Damon Hill
16
12 Jarno Trulli
17
6 Alexander Wurz
18
15 Johnny Herbert
19
23 Esteban Tuero
20
21 Toranosuke Takagi
21
22 Shinji Nakano
22
20 Ricardo Rosset
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
No data for this session.
#DriverLap timeLap
1 7 David Coulthard 1:12.878 L30
2 3 Michael Schumacher 1:13.029 L41
3 7 David Coulthard 1:13.043 L31
4 3 Michael Schumacher 1:13.223 L38
5 3 Michael Schumacher 1:13.288 L39
6 7 David Coulthard 1:13.299 L29
7 3 Michael Schumacher 1:13.359 L40
8 7 David Coulthard 1:13.372 L21
9 7 David Coulthard 1:13.381 L26
10 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:13.412 L31
Top 10 fastest race laps — #1 is the fastest lap of the race(FL).
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2012 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Most positions gained on track
7
David Coulthard
+18
P14→P2
3
Michael Schumacher
+16
P4→P3
15
Johnny Herbert
+14
P18→P8
23
Esteban Tuero
+14
P19→P—
6
Alexander Wurz
+13
P17→P9
9
Damon Hill
+12
P15→P7
1
Jacques Villeneuve
+11
P11→P6
22
Shinji Nakano
+11
P21→P11
Most positions lost
Michael Schumacher −17 Alexander Wurz −11 Damon Hill −10
Race · Sum of lap-by-lap positions gained on track — start lap and own pit laps excluded. Race lap data 1996+.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2023 onwards.
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15