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1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held in 1998

Formula One motor race held in 1998

FieldValue
TypeF1
Previous_round1998 Italian Grand Prix
Next_round1998 Japanese Grand Prix
CountryGermany
Grand PrixLuxembourg
Date27 September
Year1998
ImageCircuit Nürburgring-1995-GP.svg
CaptionThe Nürburgring in its 1998 configuration
Official nameGrosser Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg 1998
Race_No15
Season_No16
LocationNürburg, Germany
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.831
Course_km4.556
Distance_laps67
Distance_mi189.664
Distance_km305.235
WeatherCloudy, cold, dry
Pole_DriverMichael Schumacher
Pole_CountryGER
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:18.561
Fast_DriverMika Häkkinen
Fast_CountryFIN
Fast_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Fast_Time1:20.450
Fast_Lap25
First_DriverMika Häkkinen
First_CountryFIN
First_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Second_DriverMichael Schumacher
Second_CountryGER
Second_TeamFerrari
Third_DriverDavid Coulthard
Third_CountryGBR
Third_TeamMcLaren-Mercedes
Lapchart

The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg 1998) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 27 September 1998. It was the fifteenth and penultimate race of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 67-lap race 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.

Report

With two races remaining of the season, McLaren's Mika Häkkinen and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher were battling for the drivers title; they were level on 80 points with Häkkinen ahead on countback. However the momentum was with Schumacher who had won the previous race at Monza, whereas Häkkinen had not won a race since the German Grand Prix four races earlier.

Ferrari locked out the front row with Schumacher on pole ahead of Eddie Irvine. Häkkinen qualified third. At the start Irvine passed Schumacher to take the lead, however he allowed his team leader past at the end of the first lap and then proceeded to hold up Häkkinen. The Finn passed the Ulsterman at the Veedol Chicane on lap 14 and began to close on Schumacher. The German pitted on lap 24, while Häkkinen stayed out until lap 28, emerging from his stop ahead of Schumacher albeit by less than a second. Häkkinen resisted pressure from Schumacher during the second stint and narrowly held on to his lead during the second round of pit stops. In the final stint Häkkinen pulled away from Schumacher, extending his lead to five seconds before easing off in the closing laps to take victory by 2.2 seconds from Schumacher, with the other McLaren of David Coulthard completing the podium having leapfrogged Irvine during the first round of pitstops. The win gave Häkkinen a four-point lead in the championship heading into the final race in Suzuka, meaning he would only need second place there to clinch his first title.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverConstructorTimeGap12345678910111213141516171819202122[107% time](107-time): 1:24.060Source:
3GER Michael SchumacherFerrari1:18.561—
4GBR Eddie IrvineFerrari1:18.907+0.346
8FIN Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:18.940+0.379
5ITA Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton-Playlife1:19.048+0.487
7GBR David CoulthardMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.169+0.608
10GER Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.455+0.894
2GER Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.522+0.961
6AUT Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife1:19.569+1.008
1CAN Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome1:19.631+1.070
9GBR Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda1:19.807+1.246
14FRA Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas1:20.493+1.932
18BRA Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford1:20.530+1.969
15GBR Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas1:20.650+2.089
12ITA Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot1:20.709+2.148
11FRA Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot1:21.048+2.487
17FIN Mika SaloArrows1:21.120+2.559
16BRA Pedro DinizArrows1:21.258+2.697
19NED Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford1:21.501+2.940
21JPN Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford1:21.525+2.964
22JPN Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford1:22.078+3.517
23ARG Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford1:22.146+3.585
20BRA Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford1:22.822+4.261

Race

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516NCRetRetRetRetRet
8FIN **Mika Häkkinen****McLaren-Mercedes**671:32:14.7893**10**
3GER **Michael Schumacher****Ferrari**67+2.2121**6**
7GBR **David Coulthard****McLaren-Mercedes**67+34.1645**4**
4GBR **Eddie Irvine****Ferrari**67+58.1832**3**
2GER **Heinz-Harald Frentzen****Williams-Mecachrome**67+1:00.2487**2**
5ITA **Giancarlo Fisichella****Benetton-Playlife**67+1:01.3604**1**
6AUT Alexander WurzBenetton-Playlife67+1:04.7908
1CAN Jacques VilleneuveWilliams-Mecachrome66+1 lap9
9GBR Damon HillJordan-Mugen-Honda66+1 lap10
14FRA Jean AlesiSauber-Petronas66+1 lap11
18BRA Rubens BarrichelloStewart-Ford65+2 laps12
11FRA Olivier PanisProst-Peugeot65+2 laps15
19NED Jos VerstappenStewart-Ford65+2 laps18
17FIN Mika SaloArrows65+2 laps16
22JPN Shinji NakanoMinardi-Ford65+2 laps20
21JPN Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell-Ford65+2 laps19
23ARG Esteban TueroMinardi-Ford56+11 laps21
10GER Ralf SchumacherJordan-Mugen-Honda53Brakes6
15GBR Johnny HerbertSauber-Petronas37Engine13
20BRA Ricardo RossetTyrrell-Ford36Engine22
12ITA Jarno TrulliProst-Peugeot6Transmission14
16BRA Pedro DinizArrows6Hydraulics17

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. ;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPointsSource:
1FIN **Mika Häkkinen**90
2GER **Michael Schumacher**86
3GBR David Coulthard52
4GBR Eddie Irvine41
5CAN Jacques Villeneuve20

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR **McLaren-Mercedes**142
2ITA **Ferrari**127
3GBR Williams-Mecachrome35
4ITA Benetton-Playlife33
5IRL Jordan-Mugen-Honda31
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = N/A Next race at the Nürburgring: 1999 European Grand Prix

References

  1. {{YouTube
  2. "Luxembourg".
  3. F1, STATS. "Luxembourg 1998 - Qualifications • STATS F1".
  4. "1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. "Luxembourg 1998 - Championship • STATS F1".
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