1998 Grand Prix of Australia
8 March - Melbourne: 307.516 km (5.302 km x 58 laps)
Pole position: M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 30.010s Fastest Lap: M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 31.649s (208.303 Km/h) Results: 1 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1hr 31m 45.996s 2 D.Coulthard McLaren 0m 0.700s 3 H.Frentzen Williams 1 Lap 4 E.Irvine Ferrari 1 Lap 5 J.Villeneuve Williams 1 Lap 6 J.Herbert Sauber 1 Lap 7 A.Wurz Benetton 1 Lap 8 D.Hill Jordan 1 Lap 9 O.Panis Prost 1 Lap Retirements: G.Fisichella Benetton 43 Rear wing J.Alesi Sauber 41 Engine J.Trulli Prost 26 Gearbox R.Rosset Tyrrell 25 Gearbox M.Salo Arrows 23 Gearbox E.Tuero Minardi 22 Engine S.Nakano Minardi 8 CV joint M.Schumacher Ferrari 5 Engine P.Diniz Arrows 2 Gearbox R.Barrichello Stewart 1 Gearbox J.Magnussen Stewart 1 Accident R.Schumacher Jordan 1 Accident T.Takagi Tyrrell 1 Accident Qualifying Times: 1 M.Hakkinen McLaren 1m 30.010s 2 D.Coulthard McLaren 1m 30.053s 3 M.Schumacher Ferrari 1m 30.767s 4 J.Villeneuve Williams 1m 30.919s 5 J.Herbert Sauber 1m 31.384s 6 H.Frentzen Williams 1m 31.397s 7 G.Fisichella Benetton 1m 31.733s 8 E.Irvine Ferrari 1m 31.767s 9 R.Schumacher Jordan 1m 32.392s 10 D.Hill Jordan 1m 32.399s 11 A.Wurz Benetton 1m 32.726s 12 J.Alesi Sauber 1m 33.240s 13 T.Takagi Tyrrell 1m 33.291s 14 R.Barrichello Stewart 1m 33.383s 15 J.Trulli Prost 1m 33.739s 16 O.Panis Prost 1m 33.851s 17 M.Salo Arrows 1m 33.927s 18 E.Tuero Minardi 1m 34.646s 19 J.Magnussen Stewart 1m 34.906s 20 R.Rosset Tyrrell 1m 35.119s 21 P.Diniz Arrows 1m 35.140s 22 S.Nakano Minardi 1m 35.301s
