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French Grand Prix 1998

Round 8 of 16  · 28 June 1998  · Magny-Cours  · 71 laps

Fastest Lap David Coulthard 1:17.523 (lap 56)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 2 1:34:45.026 10
2 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 4 +19.575 6
3 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1 +19.747 4
4 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 5 +1:06.965 3
5 WUR Alexander Wurz Benetton 10 +1 lap 2
6 COU David Coulthard FL McLaren 3 +1 lap 1
7 ALE Jean Alesi Sauber 11 +1 lap —
8 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 13 +1 lap —
9 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 9 +1 lap —
10 BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 14 +2 laps —
11 PAN Olivier Panis Prost 16 +2 laps —
12 VER Jos Verstappen Stewart 15 +2 laps —
13 SAL Mika Salo Arrows 19 +2 laps —
14 DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 17 +2 laps —
15 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 8 Suspension —
16 RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 6 +3 laps —
17 NAK Shinji Nakano Minardi 21 Engine —
DNF TAK Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 20 Engine —
DNF TRU Jarno Trulli Prost 12 Spun off —
DNF TUE Esteban Tuero Minardi 22 Gearbox —
DNF HIL Damon Hill Jordan 7 Hydraulics —
DNF ROS Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 18 Hydraulics —

Qualifying — One-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 HAK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:14.929
2 MSC Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:15.159
3 COU David Coulthard McLaren 1:15.333
4 IRV Eddie Irvine Ferrari 1:15.527
5 VIL Jacques Villeneuve Williams 1:15.630
6 RSC Ralf Schumacher Jordan 1:15.925
7 HIL Damon Hill Jordan 1:16.245
8 FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 1:16.319
9 FIS Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 1:16.375
10 WUR Alexander Wurz Benetton 1:16.460
11 ALE Jean Alesi Sauber 1:16.627
12 TRU Jarno Trulli Prost 1:16.892
13 HER Johnny Herbert Sauber 1:16.977
14 BAR Rubens Barrichello Stewart 1:17.024
15 VER Jos Verstappen Stewart 1:17.604
16 PAN Olivier Panis Prost 1:17.671
17 DIN Pedro Diniz Arrows 1:17.880
18 ROS Ricardo Rosset Tyrrell 1:17.908
19 SAL Mika Salo Arrows 1:17.970
20 TAK Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 1:18.221
21 NAK Shinji Nakano Minardi 1:18.273
22 TUE Esteban Tuero Minardi 1:19.146