Round 5 · 1998
Spanish Grand Prix
WinnerPAIMcLaren · from P1
PolePAI
Fastest lap1:24.275Pauli Hakkinen · L25
Biggest gain+8Takagi P21→P13
Retirements5of 21 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 1 | 0 | 65 | 1:33:37.621 FL | — | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard COT | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 65 | +9.440 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 65 | +47.100 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz WUR | Benetton | 5 | +1 | 65 | +1:02.540 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Stewart | 9 | +4 | 64 | +1 lap | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Williams | 10 | +4 | 64 | +1 lap | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert HEB | Sauber | 7 | 0 | 64 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Williams | 13 | +5 | 63 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 9 | Jarno Trulli TRU | Prost | 16 | +7 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Jean Alesi ALE | Sauber | 14 | +4 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher SCM | Jordan | 11 | 0 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Jan Magnussen MGN | Stewart | 18 | +6 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Tyrrell | 21 | +8 | 63 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Shinji Nakano NAK | Minardi | 20 | +6 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 15 | Esteban Tuero TUE | Minardi | 19 | +4 | 63 | +2 laps | — | |
| 16 | Oliver Panis PAN | Prost | 12 | -4 | 60 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Irvine IRV | Ferrari | 6 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 4 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | |||
| — | Pedro Diniz DIN | Arrows | 15 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Mika Salo SAL | Arrows | 17 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Damon Hill HID | Jordan | 8 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Ricardo Rosset ROC | Tyrrell | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 5
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 36 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard COT | 29 | |
| 3 | 24 | ||
| 4 | Eddie Irvine IRV | 11 | |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz WUR | 9 | ▲1 |
| 6 | 8 | ▼1 | |
| 7 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Jean Alesi ALE | 3 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Spanish Grand Prix | Williams | 1 | |
| 1996 | Spanish Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1995 | Spanish Grand Prix | Benetton | 1 | |
| 1994 | Spanish Grand Prix | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 2 |
| 1993 | Spanish Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Williams | 1 |
| 1992 | Spanish Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1991 | Spanish Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 2 |