Round 1 · 1998
Australian Grand Prix
WinnerPAIMcLaren · from P1
PolePAI
Fastest lap1:31.649Pauli Hakkinen · L39
Biggest gain+12Panis P21→P9
Retirements13of 22 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 58 | 1:31:45.996 FL | — | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 58 | +0.700 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Williams | 6 | +3 | 57 | +1 lap | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 8 | +4 | 57 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Williams | 4 | -1 | 57 | +1 lap | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 5 | -1 | 57 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz WUR | Benetton | 11 | +4 | 57 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Damon Hill HID | Jordan | 10 | +2 | 57 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Oliver Panis PAN | Prost | 21 | +12 | 57 | +1 lap | — | |
| — | Benetton | 7 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | |||
| — | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | DNF · L5 | — | |||
| — | Stewart | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 15 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Sauber | 12 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | ||
| — | Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows | 20 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Mika Salo SAL | Arrows | 16 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | ||
| — | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Jordan | 9 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | |||
| — | Jan Magnussen MGN | Stewart | 18 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Tyrrell | 19 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Shinji Nakano NAK | Minardi | 22 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Esteban Tuero TUE | Minardi | 17 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 10 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard COT | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 3 | |
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 6 | Johnny Herbert HEB | 1 | |
| 7 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Albert Park
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Australian Grand Prix | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 4 |
| 1996 | Australian Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |