Editing 1998 Austrian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Race
|flag = AUT
|season = 1998
|race = 10
|racecode =
|image =
|imagesize =
|caption =
|date = July 21{{!}}21st July
|officialname =
|circuit = XXII Grosser Preis von Österreich
|location = Spielberg, Austria
|circuittype = Permanent racing facility
|lapdistance = 4.326
|laps = 71
|distance = 307.146
|pole = Giancarlo Fisichella
|polenation = ITA
|poleteam = {{ITA}} {{Benetton-Playlife}}
|poletime = 1:29.598
|fastestlap = 1:12.878
|fastestlapdriver = David Coulthard
|fastestlapnation = GBR
|fastestlapteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|fastestlapnumber = 30
|winner = Mika Häkkinen
|winnernation = FIN
|winnerteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|second = David Coulthard
|secondnation = GBR
|secondteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|third = Michael Schumacher
|thirdnation = GER
|thirdteam = {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
}}
The '''1998 Austrian Grand Prix''' was the tenth round of the {{F1|1998}} season. After a bizarre wet qualifying session which saw [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] claim his first pole position the race saw [[Mika Häkkinen]] lead a 1-2 finish for {{McLaren-Mercedes}}.Mika Häkkinen's championship rival [[Michael Schumacher]] was third in the race.
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==Background==
Following the British Grand Prix, the teams headed to Monza for a week of testing before making the move to Austria for the Austrian Grand Prix. Shortly before the Austrian race, [[Michael Schumacher]] confirmed a deal with {{Ferrari-CON}} which would see him remain with the team until {{F1|2002}}. Despite offers from {{McLaren-CON}} to join their team in {{F1|1999}}, Schumacher made the long term committment to remain with Ferrari.

Austria would be the home race for {{Benetton-CON}} driver [[Alexander Wurz]].
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==Entry list==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%"
! No.
! Driver
! Entrant
! Constructor
! Chassis
! Engine
! Model
! Tyre
|-
| 1 || {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]] || {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|Winfield Williams]] || {{Williams-CON}} || [[Williams FW20|FW20]] || {{Mecachrome-ENG}} || [[Mecachrome GC37-01|GC37-01]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 2 || {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] || {{GBR}} [[Williams F1|Winfield Williams]] || {{Williams-CON}} || [[Williams FW20|FW20]] || {{Mecachrome-ENG}} || [[Mecachrome GC37-01|GC37-01]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 3 || {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]] || {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro]] || {{Ferrari-CON}} || [[Ferrari F300|F300]] || {{Ferrari-ENG}} || [[Ferrari 047|047]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 4 || {{GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]] || {{ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro]] || {{Ferrari-CON}} || [[Ferrari F300|F300]] || {{Ferrari-ENG}} || [[Ferrari 047|047]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 5 || {{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] || {{ITA}} [[Benetton Formula|Mild Seven Benetton Playlife]] || {{Benetton-CON}} || [[Benetton B198|B198]] || {{Playlife-ENG}} || [[Playlife GC37-01|GC37-01]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 6 || {{AUT}} [[Alexander Wurz]] || {{ITA}} [[Benetton Formula|Mild Seven Benetton Playlife]] || {{Benetton-CON}} || [[Benetton B198|B198]] || {{Playlife-ENG}} || [[Playlife GC37-01|GC37-01]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 7 || {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]] || {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|West McLaren Mercedes]] || {{McLaren-CON}} || [[McLaren MP4/13|MP4/13]] || {{Mercedes-ENG}} || [[Mercedes FO 110G|FO 110G]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 8 || {{FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]] || {{GBR}} [[McLaren Racing|West McLaren Mercedes]] || {{McLaren-CON}} || [[McLaren MP4/13|MP4/13]] || {{Mercedes-ENG}} || [[Mercedes FO 110G|FO 110G]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 9 || {{GBR}} [[Damon Hill]] || {{IRE}} [[Jordan Grand Prix|Benson and Hedges Jordan]] || {{Jordan-CON}} || [[Jordan 198|198]] || {{Mugen-Honda-ENG}} || [[Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC|MF-301 HC]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 10 || {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]] || {{IRE}} [[Jordan Grand Prix|Benson and Hedges Jordan]] || {{Jordan-CON}} || [[Jordan 198|198]] || {{Mugen-Honda-ENG}} || [[Mugen-Honda MF-301 HC|MF-301 HC]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 11 || {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]] || {{FRA}} [[Prost Grand Prix|Gauloises Prost Peugeot]] || {{Prost-CON}} || [[Prost AP01|AP01]] || {{Peugeot-ENG}} || [[Peugeot A16|A16]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 12 || {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]] || {{FRA}} [[Prost Grand Prix|Gauloises Prost Peugeot]] || {{Prost-CON}} || [[Prost AP01|AP01]] || {{Peugeot-ENG}} || [[Peugeot A16|A16]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 14 || {{FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]] || {{SUI}} [[Sauber|Red Bull Sauber Petronas]] || {{Sauber-CON}} || [[Sauber C17|C17]] || {{Petronas-ENG}} || [[Petronas SPE-01D|SPE-01D]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 15 || {{GBR}} [[Johnny Herbert]] || {{SUI}} [[Sauber|Red Bull Sauber Petronas]] || {{Sauber-CON}} || [[Sauber C17|C17]] || {{Petronas-ENG}} || [[Petronas SPE-01D|SPE-01D]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 16 || {{BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]] || {{GBR}} [[Arrows|Danka Zepter Arrows]] || {{Arrows-CON}} || [[Arrows A19|A19]] || {{Arrows-ENG}} || [[Arrows T2-F1|T2-F1]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 17 || {{FIN}} [[Mika Salo]] || {{GBR}} [[Arrows|Danka Zepter Arrows]] || {{Arrows-CON}} || [[Arrows A19|A19]] || {{Arrows-ENG}} || [[Arrows T2-F1|T2-F1]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 18 || {{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]] || {{GBR}} [[Stewart Grand Prix|HSBC Stewart Ford]] || {{Stewart-CON}} || [[Stewart SF02|SF02]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Ford VJ Zetec-R|VJ Zetec-R]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 19 || {{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]] || {{GBR}} [[Stewart Grand Prix|HSBC Stewart Ford]] || {{Stewart-CON}} || [[Stewart SF02|SF02]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Ford VJ Zetec-R|VJ Zetec-R]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 20 || {{BRA}} [[Ricardo Rosset]] || {{GBR}} [[Tyrrell Racing Organisation|PIAA Tyrrell Ford]] || {{Tyrrell-CON}} || [[Tyrrell 026|026]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Ford JD Zetec-R|JD Zetec-R]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 21 || {{JPN}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]] || {{GBR}} [[Tyrrell Racing Organisation|PIAA Tyrrell Ford]] || {{Tyrrell-CON}} || [[Tyrrell 026|026]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Ford JD Zetec-R|JD Zetec-R]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}}
|-
| 22 || {{JPN}} [[Shinji Nakano]] || {{ITA}} [[Minardi|Fondmetal Minardi Team]] || {{Minardi-CON}} || [[Minardi M198|M198]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Ford JD Zetec-R|JD Zetec-R]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|-
| 23 || {{ARG}} [[Esteban Tuero]] || {{ITA}} [[Minardi|Fondmetal Minardi Team]] || {{Minardi-CON}} || [[Minardi M198|M198]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Ford JD Zetec-R|JD Zetec-R]] [[V10]] 3.0 || {{Bridgestone}}
|}

==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
[[David Coulthard]] set the initial pace following the conclusion of Friday practice. Coulthard was 0.042 seconds faster than {{McLaren-CON}} teammate [[Mika Häkkinen]]. [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] performed well to finish the session in third place for {{Benetton-CON}}. The big surprises was that [[Johnny Herbert]] finished the session fourth and [[Rubens Barrichello]] finishing fifth. 

Home talent, [[Alexander Wurz]] was sixth at the end of the session. {{Ferrari-CON}} appeared off the pace with [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Eddie Irvine]] seventh and eighth. Their day was not as bad as {{Williams-CON}}'s, [[Jacques Villeneuve]] was thirteenth whilst teammate [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] finished in seventeenth following a spin into the gravel trap.
===FP2===
[[David Coulthard]] once again led the timesheets ahead of teammate [[Mika Häkkinen]]. [[Eddie Irvine]] was third ahead of Frentzen, Schumacher and [[Jean Alesi]].

===Practice Results===
{| class="wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter" <!--style="width:1232px;-->"
|-
! class="headerSort" rowspan="2" style="cursor:pointer;" title="Sort ascending"|No.        
! class="headerSort" rowspan="2" style="cursor:pointer;" title="Sort ascending"|Driver        
! class="headerSort" rowspan="2" style="cursor:pointer;" title="Sort ascending"|Constructor        
! class="unsortable" style="border-right-style:hidden;text-align:right;"|FP1
! class="headerSort" style="cursor:pointer;" title="Sort ascending"|
! class="unsortable" style="border-right-style:hidden;text-align:right;"|FP2
! class="headerSort" style="cursor:pointer;" title="Sort ascending"|
! class="unsortable" style="border-right-style:hidden;text-align:right;"|Warm-Up
! class="headerSort" style="cursor:pointer;" title="Sort ascending"|
|-
!Time
!Pos
!Time
!Pos
!Time
!Pos
|-
|1
|{{CAN}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Jacques_Villeneuve Jacques Villeneuve]
| rowspan="2"|{{GBR}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Williams_F1 Williams]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Mecachrome?action=edit&redlink=1 Mecachrome]
|1:14.820
|13
|1:13.354
|10
|1:16.159
|21
|-
|2
|{{GER}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Heinz-Harald_Frentzen Heinz-Harald Frentzen]
|1:15.345 
|17
|1:12.673
|4
|1:15.376
|14
|-
|3
|{{GER}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Schumacher Michael Schumacher]
| rowspan="2"|{{ITA}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Scuderia_Ferrari Ferrari]
|1:14.411 
|7
|1:12.690
|5
|1:14.307
|3
|-
|4
|{{GBR}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Eddie_Irvine Eddie Irvine]
|1:14.523
|8
|1:12.569
|3
|1:14.350
|4
|-
|5
|{{ITA}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Giancarlo_Fisichella Giancarlo Fisichella]
| rowspan="2"|{{ITA}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Benetton_Formula Benetton]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Playlife?action=edit&redlink=1 Playlife]
|1:13.704
|2
|1:13.074
|8
|1:14.941
|8
|-
|6
|{{AUT}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Wurz Alexander Wurz]
|1:14.397 
|6
|1:13.671
|13
|1:14.942
|9
|-
|7
|{{GBR}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/David_Coulthard David Coulthard]
| rowspan="2"|{{GBR}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/McLaren_Racing McLaren]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Mercedes_AMG_High_Performance_Powertrains Mercedes]
|'''1:13.703'''
|'''1'''
|'''1:11.655'''
|'''1'''
|1:13.602
|2
|-
|8
|{{FIN}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Mika_H%C3%A4kkinen Mika Häkkinen]
|1:13.746
|3
|1:11.819
|2
|'''1:13.301'''
|'''1'''
|-
|9
|{{GBR}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Damon_Hill Damon Hill]
| rowspan="2"|{{IRE}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Jordan_Grand_Prix Jordan]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Mugen_Motorsports?action=edit&redlink=1 Mugen-Honda]
|1:14.535
|9
|1:13.010
|7
|1:15.162
|12
|-
|10
|{{GER}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Ralf_Schumacher Ralf Schumacher]
|1:15.117
|14
|1:13.259
|9
|1:14.086
|10
|-
|11
|{{FRA}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Olivier_Panis Olivier Panis]
| rowspan="2"|{{FRA}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Prost_Grand_Prix Prost]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Peugeot?action=edit&redlink=1 Peugeot]
|1:14.755
|12
|1:13.966
|17
|1:16.006
|19
|-
|12
|{{ITA}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Jarno_Trulli Jarno Trulli]
|1:14.685
|11
|1:13.396
|11
|1:15.097
|11
|-
|14
|{{FRA}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Jean_Alesi Jean Alesi]
| rowspan="2"|{{SUI}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Sauber Sauber]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Petronas?action=edit&redlink=1 Petronas]
|1:14.627
|10
|1:12.789
|6
|1:14.474
|5
|-
|15
|{{GBR}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Johnny_Herbert Johnny Herbert]
|1:14.103
|4
|1:13.421
|12
|1:15.368
|13
|-
|16
|{{BRA}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Pedro_Diniz Pedro Diniz]
| rowspan="2"|{{GBR}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Arrows Arrows]
|1:16.303
|20
|1:13.999
|18
|1:15.638
|16
|-
|17
|{{FIN}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Mika_Salo Mika Salo]
|1:15.696
|18
|1:13.802
|15
|1:15.574
|15
|-
|18
|{{BRA}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Rubens_Barrichello Rubens Barrichello]
| rowspan="2"|{{GBR}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Stewart_Grand_Prix Stewart]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Ford?action=edit&redlink=1 Ford]
|1:14.302
|5
|1:13.887
|16
|1:14.881
|7
|-
|19
|{{NED}}[[Jos Verstappen]]
|1:15.231
|16
|1:14.070
|19
|1:15.702
|17
|-
|20
|{{BRA}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Ricardo_Rosset Ricardo Rosset]
| rowspan="2"|{{GBR}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Tyrrell_Racing_Organisation Tyrrell]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Ford?action=edit&redlink=1 Ford]
|1:18.469
|22
|1:14.351
|20
|1:16.309
|22
|-
|21
|{{JPN}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Toranosuke_Takagi Toranosuke Takagi]
|1:15.158 
|15
|1:13.730
|14
|1:14.480
|6
|-
|22
|{{JPN}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Shinji_Nakano Shinji Nakano]
| rowspan="2"|{{ITA}}[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Minardi Minardi]-[http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Ford?action=edit&redlink=1 Ford]
|1:16.171
|19
|1:14.906
|22
|1:16.142
|20
|-
|23
|{{ARG}}  [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Esteban_Tuero Esteban Tuero]
|1:16.582
|21
|1:14.738
|21
|1:15.788
|18
|}



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==Qualifying==
The Austrian Grand Prix brought the first wet qualifying session of the season. The circuit was drenched and the driver's were unwilling to make it out on track with the rain. 28 minutes into the session [[Toranosuke Takagi]] and [[Damon Hill]] were the first driver's to enter onto the circuit. In the wet conditions Takagi spun 360 de grees going into turn 8, Takagi continued without isssue. Following his first flying lap, Takagi then spun his car going into the first corner, the {{Tyrrell-CON}} driver lightly clouted the barrier but once again was able to continue on.

After completing two flying laps, Damon Hill returned to the pits. As Hill exited the track, [[Jos Verstappen]] in the {{Stewart-CON}} entered the circuit. Following this, the cars began making their move onto the race track. [[Eddie Irvine]] was the first of the front runners to enter the track with [[Michael Schumacher]] following him onto the circuit. 

After completing his first flying lap, Verstappen went wide and into the gravel going into turn 1. Immediately afterwards [[Pedro Diniz]] went wide at the same place going into turn 1. Michael Schumacher then went faster to dislodge Hill's provisional pole time. [[Ralf Schumacher]] in the second {{Jordan-CON}} then went second fastest before immediately being dislodged from second by [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]. 

Frentzen then was on course to take provisional pole until he made a mistake going into the final corner. [[Jean Alesi]] then took the provisional pole time in his {{Sauber-CON}}. Irvine then took the fastest time, going ahead of Alesi. Michael Schumacher then reclaimed his provisional pole position. Meanwhile, further down the {{McLaren-CON}} cars languished down in eighth and tenth.

[[Jacques Villeneuve]] then spun into the gravel trap at turn 3, being forced to exit his car. Schumacher then bettered his own provisional pole time. [[Ricardo Rosset]] and [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] then both suffered their own spins. Coulthard and Häkkinen then improved to go third and fourth. Coulthard then moved into second, but still was unable to beat Schumacher's time.

Fisichella then improved his time to go third fastest. As the session came to a close, the sun began to shine and the track began to dry. [[Shinji Nakano]] then spun and stalled his {{Minardi-CON}}. Frentzen then improved to go second fastest despite making yet another mistake during the lap. Fisichella then suffered another big spin but yet again was able to continue without major damage. Ralf Schumacher then improved to move into second position. 

[[Olivier Panis]] was another driver to suffer going wide into the first corner. [[Rubens Barrichello]] then put in a strong lap to go third fastest with Verstappen right behind. Alesi then moved into second position. [[Mika Salo]] then went fifth fastest before Barrichello moved up to third. Häkkinen then improved to take fourth position, before to everyone's amazement Alesi took the provisional pole time. Häkkinen then went faster than Schumacher to go into second. 

On Fisichella's final flying lap, he managed to take the pole position as the session came to a close. The result meant that Fisichella took his first pole time ahead of Alesi, Häkkinen, Schumacher, Barrichello and Salo. Frentzen was seventh followed by Irvine, Ralf Schumacher and Panis. Villeneuve was a disgruntled eleventh whilst Coulthard was in a disastrous fourteenth position.



===Qualifying Results===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:13.63636302948px;"
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Position">Pos.</span>
!<span style="cursor:help;" title="Car number">No.</span>
!Driver
!Constructor
!Time
|-
|1
|5
|{{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|{{ITA}} {{Benetton-Playlife}}
|1:29.598
|-
|2
|14
|{{FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]]
|{{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
|1:30.317
|-
|3
|8
|{{FIN}} [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Mika_H%C3%A4kkinen Mika Häkkinen]
|{{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|1:30.517
|-
|4
|3
|{{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
|{{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|1:30.551
|-
|5
|18
|{{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
|{{GBR}} {{Stewart-Ford}}
|1:31.005
|-
|6
|17
|{{FIN}} [[Mika Salo]]
|{{GBR}} {{Arrows-CON}}
|1:31.028
|-
|7
|2
|{{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
|{{GBR}} {{Williams-Mecachrome}}
|1:31.515
|-
|8
|4
|{{GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
|{{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|1:31.651
|-
|9
|10
|{{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Mugen-Honda}}
|1:31.917
|-
|10
|11
|{{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
|{{FRA}} {{Prost-Peugeot}}
|1:32.081
|-
|11
|1
|{{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|{{GBR}} {{Williams-Mecachrome}}
|1:32.083
|-
|12
|19
|{{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
|{{GBR}} {{Stewart-Ford}}
|1:32.099
|-
|13
|16
|{{BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
|{{GBR}} {{Arrows-CON}}
|1:32.202
|-
|14
|7
|{{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
|{{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|1:32.399
|-
|15
|9
|{{GBR}} [[Damon Hill]]
|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Mugen-Honda}}
|1:32.718
|-
|16
|12
|{{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
|{{FRA}} {{Prost-Peugeot}}
|1:32.906
|-
|17
|6
|{{AUT}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
|{{ITA}} {{Benetton-Playlife}}
|1:33.185
|-
|18
|15
|{{GBR}} [[Johnny Herbert]]
|{{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
|1:33.205
|-
|19
|23
|{{ARG}} [[Esteban Tuero]]
|{{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford}}
|1:33.399
|-
|20
|21
|{{JPN}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]]
|{{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford}}
|1:34.090
|-
|21
|22
|{{JPN}} [[Shinji Nakano]]
|{{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford}}
|1:34.356
|-
|22
|20
|{{BRA}} [[Ricardo Rosset]]
|{{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford}}
|1:34.910
|}

==Race==
===Report===
Unlike qualifying, the race would be held under sunny conditions. The start saw [http://f1.wikia.com/wiki/Mika_H%C3%A4kkinen Mika Häkkinen] move into the lead, whilst [[Michael Schumacher]] also managing to get past pole sitter [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] to move into second. [[Jean Alesi]] made a poor start, dropping to fifth behind [[Rubens Barrichello]]. 

[[Olivier Panis]] failed to make it off the grid, retiring with a clutch failure. At the back, [[Toranosuke Takagi]] lost control of his car heading into turn 1, spinning into the corner and colliding with [[Shinji Nakano]]. [[Johnny Herbert]] and [[Esteban Tuero]] were also forced wide off the circuit to avoid the accident. Nakano continued, but Takagi suffered terminal damage to the rear of the car. 

Going into turn 3 there was further carnage, the two {{Arrows-CON}} cars of [[Pedro Diniz]] and [[Mika Salo]] collided. Salo, spinning into the unfortunate [[David Coulthard]] and taking off his front wing. [[Jacques Villeneuve]] who was also obstructed by the incident, found himself at the back of the pack as well. 

Following these incidents, the safety car was brought out to clear away the debris. Coulthard and Salo struggled back to the pits, Coulthard for a new front wing whilst Salo headed for retirement. Diniz would also retire due to damage, two laps later.

When racing resumed on lap 3, Häkkinen found himself under pressure from Michael Schumacher. Going into turn 4, Schumacher made a lunge around the outside but could not make the move stick, going wide he lost a position to Fisichella's {{Benetton-CON}}. Going into turn 8, [[Alexander Wurz]] made a move on [[Jos Verstappen]] for twelfth, however he succeeded in only going wide into the gravel trap losing multiple positions. The following lap Wurz came into the pits for repairs.

The following lap, Schumacher went for the overtake on Fisichella into turn 4, this time making it stick and reclaiming second position. Häkkinen and Schumacher then began a close duel, Schumacher lapping faster continually made manoueveres but each time he was covered by Häkkinen. 

On lap 8, Barrichello came into the pits for retirement, a disappointing result considering he was running in fourth place. With Barrichello's retirement, [[Eddie Irvine]] inherited fourth following his overtake on Alesi's {{Sauber-CON}}. 

Coulthard in the second McLaren had began making progress through the back of the field, on lap 12 he made his overtake on [[Damon Hill]] for eighth. On lap 15, Schumacher went wide into the final corner and onto the gravel, his car bounced through the gravel trap ripping off his front wing. Schumacher was forced to struggle around for a whole new lap before he was able to come into the pits for repairs. A lap later [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] retired from sixth with a major engine blow-up.

On lap 20, Fisichella came into the pits for his first stop, he exited the pits just behind Alesi's Sauber. Going into turn 3, Fisichella attempted to take fourth from the Sauber driver, but Alesi closed the door. The two drivers collided and retired from the race. 

This carnage enabled Coulthard to move into third place behind Irvine and teammate Häkkinen. 

Lap 30 saw Tuero spin off the circuit and into retirement.

Villeneuve then went off the circuit whilst trying to overtake [[Jarno Trulli]]'s {{Prost-CON}} for fifth position, Villeneuve however managed to maintain his position. Trulli led a train of cars with Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher, Herbert and Hill following close behind.
Häkkinen coming up to lap this battle opted to head into the pits for his first stop in order to not get stuck behind this traffic. This allowed Coulthard to take the lead, two laps later he came into the pits relinquishing the lead back to Häkkinen. Coulthard exiting the pits in a comfortable second position.

As this occurred, Michael Schumacher managed to clear himself of Villeneuve and Trulli ahead of him to move into fifth position. A few laps later Schumacher came into the pits for his pit-stop, Schumacher exited in sixth behind Damon Hill. A lap later Ralf Schumacher pitted from fourth exiting just ahead of teammate Hill. A lap later Hill came into the pits.

Lap 51 saw Jos Verstappen retire, suffering a major engine failure and spinning out on his own oil. As this occurred, a battle between the Schumacher brothers began with Michael harrying brother Ralf. Two laps later Michael was able to overtake Ralf and move into fourth position.

Michael Schumacher then began his charge to catch up to teammate Eddie Irvine in third position. Irvine, on Ferrari's orders began to back off allowing Schumacher to close up to him. With two laps to go Irvine allowed Schumacher to take third position going into turn 3. 

Häkkinen took a dominant victory ahead of teammate Coulthard. The two Ferrari's of Schumacher and Irvine were third and fourth with Ralf Schumacher finishing fifth ahead of Jacques Villeneuve.

===Results===

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:13px;"
!Pos.
!No.
!Driver
!Constructor
!Laps
!Time/Retired
!Grid
!Points
|-
!1
|8
|{{FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
|{{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|71
|1:30.44.086
|3
!10
|-
!2
|7
|{{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
|{{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|71
| +5.289
|14
!6
|-
!3
|3
|{{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
|{{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|71
| +39.092
|4
!4
|-
!4
|4
|{{GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
|{{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|71
| +43.976
|8
!3
|-
!5
|10
|{{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Mugen-Honda}}
|71
| +50.654
|9
!2
|-
!6
|1
|{{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|{{GBR}} {{Williams-Mecachrome}}
|71
| +53.202
|11
!1
|-
!7
|9
|{{GBR}} [[Damon Hill]]
|{{IRE}} {{Jordan-Mugen-Honda}}
|71
| +1:13.624
|15
! colspan="1" rowspan="16"|
|-
!8
|15
|{{GBR}} [[Johnny Herbert]]
|{{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
|70
| +1 lap
|18
|-
!9
|6
|{{AUT}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
|{{ITA}} {{Benetton-Playlife}}
|70
| +1 lap
|17
|-
!10
|12
|{{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
|{{FRA}} {{Prost-Peugeot}}
|70
| +1 lap
|16
|-
!11
|22
|{{JPN}} [[Shinji Nakano]]
|{{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford}}
|70
| +1 lap
|21
|-
!12
|20
|{{BRA}} [[Ricardo Rosset]]
|{{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford}}
|69
| +2 laps
|22
|-
!Ret
|19
|{{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
|{{GBR}} {{Stewart-Ford}}
|51
| Engine
|12
|-
!Ret
|23
|{{ARG}} [[Esteban Tuero]]
|{{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford}}
|30
| Spun off
|19
|-
!Ret
|5
|{{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|{{ITA}} {{Benetton-Playlife}}
|21
|Collision
|1
|-
!Ret
|14
|{{FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]]
|{{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
|21
|Collision
|2
|-
!Ret
|2
|{{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
|{{GBR}} {{Williams-Mecachrome}}
|16
|Engine
|7
|-
!Ret
|18
|{{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
|{{GBR}} {{Stewart-Ford}}
|8
|Brakes
|5
|-
!Ret
|16
|{{BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
|{{GBR}} {{Arrows-CON}}
|3
|Collision
|13
|-
!Ret
|17
|{{FIN}}[[Mika Salo]]
|{{GBR}}{{Arrows-CON}}
|1
|Collision
|6
|-
!Ret
|11
|{{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
|{{FRA}} {{Prost-Peugeot}}
|0
|Clutch
|10
|-
!Ret
|21
|{{JPN}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]]
|{{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford}}
| rowspan="1"|0
| rowspan="1"|Collision
| rowspan="1"|20
|}

==Milestones==
*First pole position for Giancarlo Fisichella, and the last for Benetton.

==Standings after race==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers'   Championship standings
{|   class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
|align="right"| 66
|-
| 2
| {{GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
|align="right"| 58
|-
| 3
| {{GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
|align="right"| 36
|-
| 4
| {{GBR}} [[Eddie Irvine]]
|align="right"| 32
|-
| 5
| {{AUT}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
|align="right"| 17
|-
| 6
| {{ITA}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
|align="right"| 15
|-
| 7
| {{CAN}} [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|align="right"| 12
|-
| 8
| {{GER}} [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]
|align="right"| 8
|-
| 9
| {{BRA}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
|align="right"| 4
|-
| 10
| {{FIN}} [[Mika Salo]]
|align="right"| 3
|-
| 11
| {{FRA}} [[Jean Alesi]]
|align="right"| 3
|-
| 12
| {{GER}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
|align="right"| 3
|-
| 13
| {{GBR}} [[Johnny Herbert]]
|align="right"| 1
|-
| 14
| {{BRA}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
|align="right"| 1
|-
| 15
| {{DEN}} [[Jan Magnussen]]
|align="right"| 1
|-
| 16
| {{GBR}} [[Damon Hill]]
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 17
| {{JPN}} [[Shinji Nakano]]
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 18
| {{BRA}} [[Ricardo Rosset]]
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 19
| {{ARG}} [[Esteban Tuero]]
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 20
| {{ITA}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 21
| {{FRA}} [[Olivier Panis]]
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 22
| {{JPN}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]]
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 23
| {{NED}} [[Jos Verstappen]]
|align="right"| 0
|}

{{col-2}}
;Constructors'   Championship standings
{|class="wikitable"   style="font-size:   95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Mercedes}}
|align="right"| 102
|-
| 2
| {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}}
|align="right"| 90
|-
| 3
| {{ITA}} {{Benetton-Playlife}}
|align="right"| 32
|-
| 4
| {{GBR}} {{Williams-Mecachrome}}
|align="right"| 20
|-
| 5
| {{GBR}} {{Stewart-Ford}}
|align="right"| 5
|-
| 6
| {{SUI}} {{Sauber-Petronas}}
|align="right"| 4
|-
| 7
| {{GBR}} {{Arrows-CON}}
|align="right"| 4
|-
| 8
| {{IRE}} {{Jordan-Mugen-Honda}}
|align="right"| 3
|-
| 9
| {{ITA}} {{Minardi-Ford}}
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 10
| {{GBR}} {{Tyrrell-Ford}}
|align="right"| 0
|-
| 11
| {{FRA}} {{Prost-Peugeot}}
|align="right"| 0
|}
{{Col-end}}

==References==



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