The Garagiste.

Broadcast Age  ·  Round 16

Japanese Grand Prix

1998  ·  Suzuka Circuit  ·  1 November 1998  ·  51 laps

  1. 1st Mika Häkkinen McLaren · 01:27:23.4
  2. 2nd Eddie Irvine Ferrari · +6.491
  3. 3rd David Coulthard McLaren · +27.662

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Michael Schumacher

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 31

Michael Schumacher

Retirement Ferrari  —  Tyre

03 Lap 40

Shinji Nakano

Retirement Minardi  —  Throttle

04 On the Charge

Jean Alesi

Sauber  —  P12 → P7

05 Victory

Mika Häkkinen

McLaren  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 2 51 01:27:23.4 10
2 Eddie Irvine Ferrari 4 51 +6.491 6
3 David Coulthard McLaren 3 51 +27.662 4
4 Damon Hill Jordan 8 51 +1:13.491 3
5 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Williams 5 51 +1:13.857 2
6 Jacques Villeneuve Williams 6 51 +1:15.867 1
7 Jean Alesi Sauber 12 51 +1:36.053
8 Giancarlo Fisichella Benetton 10 51 +1:41.302
9 Alexander Wurz Benetton 9 50 +1 Lap
10 Johnny Herbert Sauber 11 50 +1 Lap
11 Olivier Panis Prost 13 50 +1 Lap
12 Jarno Trulli Prost 14 48 +3 Laps
13 Shinji Nakano Minardi 20 40 Throttle
14 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1 31 Tyre
15 Toranosuke Takagi Tyrrell 17 28 Collision
16 Esteban Tuero Minardi 21 28 Collision
17 Rubens Barrichello Stewart 16 25 Hydraulics
18 Jos Verstappen Stewart 19 21 Gearbox
19 Mika Salo Arrows 15 14 Hydraulics
20 Ralf Schumacher Jordan 7 13 Engine
21 Pedro Diniz Arrows 18 2 Spun off

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