1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix

1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix
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Round	15 of 1998
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Race Details
Date	September 27, 1998
Official Name	VI Großer Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg
Location	Nürburgring Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.556 km (2.831 mi)
Distance	67 laps, 305.252 km (189.675 mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Time	1:18.561
Fastest Lap
Driver	Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:20.450 on lap 25
Podium
First	Mika Häkkinen
Second	Michael Schumacher
Third	David Coulthard
Lap Leaders

The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the VI Großer Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on September 27, 1998. It was the fifteenth and the penultimate race of the 1998 season. The race, contested over 67 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen driving for the McLaren team. Michael Schumacher finished second driving a Ferrari car, with David Coulthard third in the other McLaren.

Entry list

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Jacques Villeneuve	Winfield Williams	Williams	FW20	Mecachrome	GC37-01 V10 3.0	G
2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Winfield Williams	Williams	FW20	Mecachrome	GC37-01 V10 3.0	G
3	Michael Schumacher	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F300	Ferrari	047 V10 3.0	G
4	Eddie Irvine	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro	Ferrari	F300	Ferrari	047 V10 3.0	G
5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton	B198	Playlife	GC37-01 V10 3.0	B
6	Alexander Wurz	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton	B198	Playlife	GC37-01 V10 3.0	B
7	David Coulthard	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4/13	Mercedes	FO 110G V10 3.0	B
8	Mika Häkkinen	West McLaren Mercedes	McLaren	MP4/13	Mercedes	FO 110G V10 3.0	B
9	Damon Hill	Benson and Hedges Jordan	Jordan	198	Mugen-Honda	MF-301 HC V10 3.0	G
10	Ralf Schumacher	Benson and Hedges Jordan	Jordan	198	Mugen-Honda	MF-301 HC V10 3.0	G
11	Olivier Panis	Gauloises Prost Peugeot	Prost	AP01	Peugeot	A16 V10 3.0	B
12	Jarno Trulli	Gauloises Prost Peugeot	Prost	AP01	Peugeot	A16 V10 3.0	B
14	Jean Alesi	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber	C17	Petronas	SPE-01D V10 3.0	G
15	Johnny Herbert	Red Bull Sauber Petronas	Sauber	C17	Petronas	SPE-01D V10 3.0	G
16	Pedro Diniz	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows	A19	Arrows	T2-F1 V10 3.0	B
17	Mika Salo	Danka Zepter Arrows	Arrows	A19	Arrows	T2-F1 V10 3.0	B
18	Rubens Barrichello	HSBC Stewart Ford	Stewart	SF02	Ford Cosworth	VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0	B
19	Jos Verstappen	HSBC Stewart Ford	Stewart	SF02	Ford Cosworth	VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0	B
20	Ricardo Rosset	PIAA Tyrrell Ford	Tyrrell	026	Ford Cosworth	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	G
21	Toranosuke Takagi	PIAA Tyrrell Ford	Tyrrell	026	Ford Cosworth	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	G
22	Shinji Nakano	Fondmetal Minardi Team	Minardi	M198	Ford Cosworth	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	B
23	Esteban Tuero	Fondmetal Minardi Team	Minardi	M198	Ford Cosworth	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	B

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

	Pos.	Pos.
	Driver	Driver
		______________
Row 1	______________	1
	2	Michael Schumacher
	Eddie Irvine	______________
Row 2	______________	3
	4	Mika Häkkinen
	Giancarlo Fisichella	______________
Row 3	______________	5
	6	David Coulthard
	Ralf Schumacher	______________
Row 4	______________	7
	8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen
	Alexander Wurz	______________
Row 5	______________	9
	10	Jacques Villeneuve
	Damon Hill	______________
Row 6	______________	11
	12	Jean Alesi
	Rubens Barrichello	______________
Row 7	______________	13
	14	Johnny Herbert
	Jarno Trulli	______________
Row 8	______________	15
	16	Olivier Panis
	Mika Salo	______________
Row 9	______________	17
	18	Pedro Diniz
	Jos Verstappen	______________
Row 10	______________	19
	20	Toranosuke Takagi
	Shinji Nakano	______________
Row 11	______________	21
	22	Ricardo Rosset
	Esteban Tuero	______________

Race

Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	67	1:32:14.789	3	10
2	3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	67	+ 2.211	1	6
3	7	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes	67	+ 34.163	5	4
4	4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	67	+ 58.182	2	3
5	2	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams-Mecachrome	67	+ 1:00.247	7	2
6	5	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife	67	+ 1:01.359	4	1
7	6	Alexander Wurz	Benetton-Playlife	67	+ 1:04.789	8
8	1	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams-Mecachrome	66	+ 1 Lap	9
9	9	Damon Hill	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	66	+ 1 Lap	10
10	14	Jean Alesi	Sauber-Petronas	66	+ 1 Lap	11
11	18	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart-Ford	65	+ 2 Laps	12
12	11	Olivier Panis	Prost-Peugeot	65	+ 2 Laps	15
13	19	Jos Verstappen	Stewart-Ford	65	+ 2 Laps	18
14	17	Mika Salo	Arrows	65	+ 2 Laps	16
15	22	Shinji Nakano	Minardi-Ford	65	+ 2 Laps	20
16	21	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell-Ford	65	+ 2 Laps	19
Ret	23	Esteban Tuero	Minardi-Ford	56	Engine	21
Ret	10	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan-Mugen-Honda	53	Brakes	6
Ret	15	Johnny Herbert	Sauber-Petronas	37	Engine	13
Ret	20	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell-Ford	36	Engine	22
Ret	12	Jarno Trulli	Prost-Peugeot	6	Transmission	14
Ret	16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	6	Hydraulics	17

Standings after race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mika Häkkinen 90 2 Michael Schumacher 86 3 David Coulthard 52 4 Eddie Irvine 41 5 Jacques Villeneuve 20 6 Damon Hill 17 7 Alexander Wurz 17 8 Giancarlo Fisichella 16 9 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 15 10 Ralf Schumacher 14 11 Jean Alesi 9 12 Rubens Barrichello 4 13 Mika Salo 3 14 Pedro Diniz 3 15 Johnny Herbert 1 16 Jarno Trulli 1 17 Jan Magnussen 1 18 Shinji Nakano 0 19 Esteban Tuero 0 20 Ricardo Rosset 0 21 Toranosuke Takagi 0 22 Olivier Panis 0 23 Jos Verstappen 0

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Mercedes 142 2 Ferrari 127 3 Williams-Mecachrome 35 4 Benetton-Playlife 33 5 Jordan-Mugen-Honda 31 6 Sauber-Petronas 10 7 Arrows 6 8 Stewart-Ford 5 9 Prost-Peugeot 1 10 Minardi-Ford 0 11 Tyrrell-Ford 0

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Races	1997 • 1998