French Grand Prix
1998 · Round 8 · Magny Cours, France · Jun 28, 1998Race summary
Schumacher won the race from 2nd on the grid, 19.6s ahead of Irvine. Salo was the standout mover, climbing from 19th to 13th. Schumacher lost the most ground, from 6th on the grid down to 16th (down 10 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 71 | 1:34 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | 71 | +19.575 | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 71 | +19.747 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | 71 | +1:06.965 | 3 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 19 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | 68 | Suspension | 0 |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | 65 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | 60 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | 55 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | 41 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 19 | Hydraulics | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 18 | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 |