British Grand Prix
1998 · Round 9 · Silverstone, United Kingdom · Jul 12, 1998Race summary
Victory went to Schumacher (from 2nd on the grid), with a 22.5s margin. Schumacher made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 6th (up 15 places). Villeneuve had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 7th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | 60 | 1:47:02.400 | 10 |
| 2 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 60 | +22.465 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 5 | 60 | +29.199 | 4 |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 59 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 10 | 59 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 21 | 59 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 3 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 19 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 17 | 56 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 8 | 53 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 12 | 45 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Olivier Panis | Prost | 22 | 40 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 16 | 39 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | 38 | Engine | 0 |
| – | David Coulthard | McLaren | 4 | 37 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 14 | 37 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 20 | 29 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 18 | 29 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 9 | 27 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Mika Salo | Arrows | 13 | 27 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | 13 | Spun off | 0 |