Season 1998 · Round 11

German Grand Prix

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1998-08-02 · Hockenheimring · Germany · German Grand Prix · 45Lap · 307.035km
8 Mika Häkkinen
McLaren 1:20
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
7 David Coulthard
McLaren +0.426
1 Jacques Villeneuve
Williams +2.577
Fastest Lap
—
DNF
5
Johnny Herbert L37 Shinji Nakano L36 Rubens Barrichello L27 Jos Verstappen L24 Pedro Diniz L2
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 18/37 48.6%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P33
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Germany
45Lap 307.035km 37 races held (1970–) Lap record 1:13.780 · Kimi Räikkönen (2004)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · GP #1
P15 Mika Häkkinen 1 wins · → Gerhard Berger -1
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Gerhard Berger -1
Starts
P1 Rubens Barrichello 18 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 17 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P6 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Jenson Button -1
Race Trace · position by lap
standing start SG 1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33 37 41 45 Häkkinen HÄK Häkkinen HÄK Coulthard COU Coulthard COU Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Hill HIL Hill HIL Schumacher MSC Schumacher MSC Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Takagi TAK Takagi TAK Salo SAL Salo SAL Panis PAN Panis PAN Tuero TUE Tuero TUE Herbert · retired L37 Herbert HER Herbert HER Nakano · retired L36 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Barrichello · retired L27 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Verstappen · retired L24 Verstappen VER Verstappen VER Diniz · retired L2 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 45 1:20 10
2 7 David Coulthard McLaren 2 45 +0.426 6
3 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 3 45 +2.577 4
4 9 Damon Hill Jordan 5 45 +7.185 3
5 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 9 45 +12.613 2
6 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 4 45 +29.738 1
7 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 8 45 +31.026
8 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 6 45 +31.649
9 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 10 45 +32.784
10 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 11 45 +48.371
11 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 7 45 +57.994
12 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 14 44 +1 Lap
13 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 15 44 +1 Lap
14 17 Mika Salo Arrows 17 44 +1 Lap
15 11 Olivier Panis Prost 16 44 +1 Lap
16 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 21 43 +2 Laps
R 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 12 37 Gearbox
R 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 20 36 Gearbox
R 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 13 27 Gearbox
R 19 Jos Verstappen Stewart 19 24 Gearbox
R 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 18 2 Throttle
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:41.838 — — POLE Q1
2 7 David Coulthard McLaren 1:42.347 — — +0.509 Q1
3 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:42.365 — — +0.527 Q1
4 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:42.994 — — +1.156 Q1
5 9 Damon Hill Jordan 1:43.183 — — +1.345 Q1
6 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:43.270 — — +1.432 Q1
7 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:43.341 — — +1.503 Q1
8 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:43.369 — — +1.531 Q1
9 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:43.459 — — +1.621 Q1
10 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:43.467 — — +1.629 Q1
11 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 1:43.663 — — +1.825 Q1
12 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:44.599 — — +2.761 Q1
13 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:44.776 — — +2.938 Q1
14 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 1:44.844 — — +3.006 Q1
15 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 1:44.961 — — +3.123 Q1
16 11 Olivier Panis Prost 1:45.197 — — +3.359 Q1
17 17 Mika Salo Arrows 1:45.276 — — +3.438 Q1
18 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:45.588 — — +3.750 Q1
19 19 Jos Verstappen Stewart 1:45.623 — — +3.785 Q1
20 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 1:46.713 — — +4.875 Q1
21 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 1:47.265 — — +5.427 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
8 Mika Häkkinen
2
7 David Coulthard
3
1 Jacques Villeneuve
4
10 Ralf Schumacher
5
9 Damon Hill
6
4 Eddie Irvine
7
6 Alexander Wurz
8
5 Giancarlo Fisichella
9
3 Michael Schumacher
10
2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
11
14 Jean Alesi
12
15 Johnny Herbert
13
18 Rubens Barrichello
14
12 Jarno Trulli
15
21 Toranosuke Takagi
16
11 Olivier Panis
17
17 Mika Salo
18
16 Pedro Diniz
19
19 Jos Verstappen
20
22 Shinji Nakano
21
23 Esteban Tuero
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.
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#DriverLap timeLap
1 7 David Coulthard 1:46.116 L17
2 7 David Coulthard 1:46.241 L6
3 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:46.252 L17
4 1 Jacques Villeneuve 1:46.274 L35
5 7 David Coulthard 1:46.314 L18
6 9 Damon Hill 1:46.317 L37
7 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:46.329 L14
8 10 Ralf Schumacher 1:46.350 L7
9 1 Jacques Villeneuve 1:46.369 L36
10 3 Michael Schumacher 1:46.381 L37
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
6
Alexander Wurz
+11
P7→P11
21
Toranosuke Takagi
+8
P15→P13
3
Michael Schumacher
+6
P9→P5
11
Olivier Panis
+6
P16→P15
23
Esteban Tuero
+6
P21→P16
10
Ralf Schumacher
+5
P4→P6
17
Mika Salo
+5
P17→P14
22
Shinji Nakano
+5
P20→P—
Most positions lost
Ralf Schumacher −8 Olivier Panis −7 Rubens Barrichello −6
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