Brazilian Grand Prix
1998 · Round 2 · São Paulo, Brazil · Mar 29, 1998Race summary
Häkkinen won the race from 1st on the grid, 1.102s ahead of Coulthard. Alesi was the standout mover, climbing from 15th to 9th. Frentzen lost the most ground, from 3rd on the grid down to 5th (down 2 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 72 | 1:37:12.200 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 72 | +1.102 | 6 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 4 | 72 | +1:00.550 | 4 |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 5 | 72 | +1:07.453 | 3 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 3 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 71 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 10 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 16 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 14 | 67 | Injury | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Jordan | 11 | 70 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Prost | 9 | 63 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 13 | 56 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 21 | 52 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 19 | 44 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 22 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | 19 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Arrows | 20 | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | 17 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| – | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 18 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 8 | 0 | Spun off | 0 |