Season 1998 · Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1998-03-29 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace · Brazil · Brazilian Grand Prix · 72Lap · 309.024km
McLaren 1:37:12.200
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
McLaren +1.102
Ferrari +1:00.550
Fastest Lap
DNF
10
Olivier Panis L63 Rubens Barrichello L56 Ricardo Rosset L52 Esteban Tuero L44 Pedro Diniz L26 Toranosuke Takagi L19 Mika Salo L18 Jarno Trulli L17 Shinji Nakano L3 Ralf Schumacher L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Alain Prost 6 wins
Michael Schumacher active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 19/42 45.2%
Most DNFs · all-time P30
Most SC/VSC · all-time P6
Closest finish · all-time P48
Most lead changes · all-time P12
Circuit Info
Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
72Lap 309.024km 43 races held (1973–) Lap record 1:10.540 · Valtteri Bottas (2018)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
P2 Michael Schumacher 4 wins · → Alain Prost -2
P5 Mika Häkkinen 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -1
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Nico Rosberg -1
P1 Michael Schumacher 10 · GP #1
P16 Damon Hill 3 · → Mark Webber -1
P1 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · GP #1
P2 Michael Schumacher 18 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P7 Jarno Trulli 15 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -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 Wurz WUR Wurz WUR Frentzen FRE Frentzen FRE Fisichella FIS Fisichella FIS Villeneuve VIL Villeneuve VIL Irvine IRV Irvine IRV Alesi ALE Alesi ALE Magnussen MAG Magnussen MAG Herbert · stopped L67 · classified P11 Herbert HER Herbert HER Hill · stopped L70 · classified P12 Hill HIL Hill HIL Panis · retired L63 Panis PAN Panis PAN Barrichello · retired L56 Barrichello BAR Barrichello BAR Rosset · retired L52 Rosset ROS Rosset ROS Tuero · retired L44 Tuero TUE Tuero TUE Diniz · retired L26 Diniz DIN Diniz DIN Takagi · retired L19 Takagi TAK Takagi TAK Salo · retired L18 Salo SAL Salo SAL Trulli · retired L17 Trulli TRU Trulli TRU Nakano · retired L3 Nakano NAK Nakano NAK Schumacher · retired L0 Schumacher SCH Schumacher SCH
SG Starting grid car stopped position at each lap (1996+)
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 72 1:37:12.200 10
2 7 David Coulthard McLaren 2 72 +1.102 6
3 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 4 72 +1:00.550 4
4 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 5 72 +1:07.453 3
5 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 3 71 +1 Lap 2
6 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 7 71 +1 Lap 1
7 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 10 71 +1 Lap
8 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 6 71 +1 Lap
9 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 15 71 +1 Lap
10 19 Jan Magnussen Stewart 16 70 +2 Laps
11 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 14 67 Injury
D 9 Damon Hill Jordan 11 70 Disqualified
R 11 Olivier Panis Prost 9 63 Engine
R 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 13 56 Gearbox
R 20 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 21 52 Gearbox
R 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 19 44 Throttle
R 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 22 26 Gearbox
R 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 17 19 Engine
R 17 Mika Salo Arrows 20 18 Engine
R 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 12 17 Fuel pump
R 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 18 3 Spun off
R 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 8 0 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:17.092 POLE Q1
2 7 David Coulthard McLaren 1:17.757 +0.665 Q1
3 2 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:18.109 +1.017 Q1
4 3 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:18.250 +1.158 Q1
5 6 Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:18.261 +1.169 Q1
6 4 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:18.449 +1.357 Q1
7 5 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:18.652 +1.560 Q1
8 10 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:18.735 +1.643 Q1
9 11 Olivier Panis Prost 1:18.753 +1.661 Q1
10 1 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:18.761 +1.669 Q1
11 9 Damon Hill Jordan 1:18.988 +1.896 Q1
12 12 Jarno Trulli Prost 1:19.069 +1.977 Q1
13 18 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:19.344 +2.252 Q1
14 15 Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:19.375 +2.283 Q1
15 14 Jean Alesi Sauber 1:19.449 +2.357 Q1
16 19 Jan Magnussen Stewart 1:19.644 +2.552 Q1
17 21 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 1:20.203 +3.111 Q1
18 22 Shinji Nakano Minardi 1:20.390 +3.298 Q1
19 23 Esteban Tuero Minardi 1:20.459 +3.367 Q1
20 17 Mika Salo Arrows 1:20.481 +3.389 Q1
21 20 Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 1:20.748 +3.656 Q1
22 16 Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:20.847 +3.755 Q1
Starting grid
Official
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 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:19.337 L64
2 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:19.596 L49
3 3 Michael Schumacher 1:19.627 L63
4 7 David Coulthard 1:19.646 L58
5 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:19.647 L55
6 8 Mika Häkkinen 1:19.647 L60
7 7 David Coulthard 1:19.662 L63
8 3 Michael Schumacher 1:19.684 L62
9 7 David Coulthard 1:19.685 L59
10 7 David Coulthard 1:19.695 L60
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
1
+12
P10→P7
4
+9
P6→P8
3
+7
P4→P3
6
+7
P5→P4
5
+7
P7→P6
19
+7
P16→P10
23
+7
P19→P—
2
+6
P3→P5
Most positions lost
Eddie Irvine −13 Jacques Villeneuve −12 Heinz-Harald Frentzen −8
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