1998 Qantas Australian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 58 | 1:31:45.996 | 10 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 2 | 7 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 58 | 1:31:46.698 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 57 | +1 lap | 4 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 57 | +1 lap | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 57 | +1 lap | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | 15 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 57 | +1 lap | — | 11 | |
| 8 | 9 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 57 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 9 | 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 57 | +1 lap | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 43 | Broken wing | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 14 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 41 | Engine | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 26 | Gearbox | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 25 | Gearbox | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 23 | Gearbox | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 23 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | Engine | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 8 | Halfshaft | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 5 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 16 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 2 | Gearbox | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 10 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1 | Collision | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1 | Collision | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1 | Spun off | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 18 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 0 | Gearbox | — | 14 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:30.010 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:30.053 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:30.767 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | — | — | — | 1:30.919 |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:31.384 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | — | — | — | 1:31.397 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:31.733 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:31.767 |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:32.392 |
| 10 | Damon Hill | Jordan | — | — | — | 1:32.399 |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | — | — | — | 1:32.726 |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | — | — | — | 1:33.240 |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:33.291 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:33.383 |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | — | — | — | 1:33.739 |
| 16 | Olivier Panis | Prost | — | — | — | 1:33.851 |
| 17 | Mika Salo | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:33.927 |
| 18 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:34.646 |
| 19 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | — | — | — | 1:34.906 |
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:35.119 |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:35.140 |
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | — | — | — | 1:35.301 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | — |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | — |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | — |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | — |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | — |
| 10 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | — |
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | — |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | — |
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | — |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | — |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | — |
| 16 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 17 | — |
| 17 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 18 | — |
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 19 | — |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | — |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 21 | — |
| 21 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | — |
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 38 | 1:31.649 | — |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 24 | 1:32.356 | +0.707 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 33 | 1:33.554 | +1.905 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 33 | 1:33.790 | +2.141 |
| 5 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 55 | 1:34.196 | +2.547 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 40 | 1:34.319 | +2.670 |
| 7 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 55 | 1:34.319 | +2.670 |
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 54 | 1:34.738 | +3.089 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 28 | 1:34.878 | +3.229 |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 25 | 1:34.885 | +3.236 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | 1 |