Grand Prix of Spain 1998 - Barcelona
| Date | 10-May-1998 | ||
| Track name | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmelo | ||
| Track length | 4.728 km | ||
| Full distance | 65 laps (= 307.32 km) | ||
| 1998 racelap record | Mika Hakkinen (FIN), McLaren-Mercedes MP4/13-Mercedes V10, 1:24.275 (= 201,967 km/h) | ||
| Weather | dry, sunny, warm | ||
| Spectators | 65,000 People | ||
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Friday: free practice sessions
Saturday: free practice sessions Saturday: qualifying session Sunday: warmup session Sunday: race results Sunday: fastest racelaps |
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All times unofficial |
| Free practice sessions on Friday | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laptime | Gap | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:22.147 | 207.199 km/h | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:22.965 | +0.818 | |
| 3 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:23.237 | +1.090 | |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:23.421 | +1.274 | |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:23.468 | +1.321 | |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:23.843 | +1.696 | |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:24.037 | +1.890 | |
| 8 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:24.198 | +2.051 | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:24.257 | +2.110 | |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:24.272 | +2.125 | |
| 11 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 1:24.286 | +2.139 | |
| 12 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 1:24.311 | +2.164 | |
| 13 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:24.420 | +2.273 | |
| 14 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:24.888 | +2.741 | |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:24.897 | +2.750 | |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:25.280 | +3.133 | |
| 17 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:25.336 | +3.189 | |
| 18 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:25.525 | +3.378 | |
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:25.770 | +3.623 | |
| 20 | Mika Salo | FIN | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:26.285 | +4.138 | |
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | BRZ | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:26.371 | +4.224 | |
| 22 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:26.606 | +4.459 | |
| Free practice sessions on Saturday | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laptime | Gap | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:20.791 | 210.677 km/h | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:21.223 | +0.432 | |
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:22.102 | +1.311 | |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:22.414 | +1.623 | |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:22.497 | +1.706 | |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:22.673 | +1.882 | |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:22.890 | +2.099 | |
| 8 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:22.974 | +2.183 | |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:23.058 | +2.267 | |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:23.083 | +2.292 | |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:23.113 | +2.322 | |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:23.317 | +2.526 | |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:23.397 | +2.606 | |
| 14 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:23.483 | +2.692 | |
| 15 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:23.944 | +3.153 | |
| 16 | Mika Salo | FIN | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:24.096 | +3.305 | |
| 17 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:24.640 | +3.849 | |
| 18 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:24.680 | +3.889 | |
| 19 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:24.793 | +4.002 | |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:24.862 | +4.071 | |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:25.375 | +4.584 | |
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | BRZ | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:25.885 | +5.094 | |
| Qualifying session - starting grid | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | ||||||
| 1 Mika Hakkinen 1:20.262 212.065 km/h | ||||||
| 2 David Coulthart 1:20.996 +0.734 | ||||||
| ROW 2 | ||||||
| 3 Michael Schumacher 1:21.785 +1.523 | +0.780 | |||||
| 4 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:21.894 +1.632 | ||||||
| ROW 3 | ||||||
| 5 Alexander Wurz 1:21.965 +1.703 | ||||||
| 6 Eddie Irvine 1:22.350 +2.088 | ||||||
| ROW 4 | ||||||
| 7 Johnny Herbert 1:22.794 +2.532 | ||||||
| 8 Damon Hill 1:22.835 +2.573 | ||||||
| ROW 5 | ||||||
| 9 Rubens Barrichello 1:22.860 +2.598 | ||||||
| 10 Jacques Villeneuve 1:22.885 +2.623 | ||||||
| ROW 6 | ||||||
| 11 Ralf Schumacher 1:22.927 +2.665 | ||||||
| 12 Olivier Panis 1:22.963 +2.701 | ||||||
| ROW 7 | ||||||
| 13 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:23.197 +2.935 | ||||||
| 14 Jean Alesi 1:23.327 +3.065 | ||||||
| ROW 8 | ||||||
| 15 Pedro Diniz 1:23.704 +3.442 | ||||||
| 16 Jarno Trulli 1:23.748 +3.486 | ||||||
| ROW 9 | ||||||
| 17 Mika Salo 1:23.887 +3.625 | ||||||
| 18 Jan Magnussen 1:24.112 +3.850 | ||||||
| ROW 10 | ||||||
| 19 Esteban Tuero 1:24.265 +4.003 | ||||||
| 20 Shinji Nakano 1:24.538 +4.276 | ||||||
| ROW 11 | ||||||
| 21 Toranosuge Takagi 1:24.722 +4.460 | ||||||
107% Time = 1:25.880 | ||||||
Not qualified: | ||||||
| 22 Ricardo Rosset 1:25.946 +5.684 | ||||||
| Warmup session on Sunday | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laptime | Gap | ||
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:22.460 | 206.413 km/h | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:23.270 | +0.810 | ||
| 3 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:24.107 | +1.647 | ||
| 4 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:24.677 | +2.217 | ||
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:24.852 | +2.392 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:25.176 | +2.716 | ||
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:25.382 | +2.922 | ||
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:25.536 | +3.076 | ||
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:25.541 | +3.081 | ||
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:25.630 | +3.170 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:25.702 | +3.242 | ||
| 12 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:25.925 | +3.465 | ||
| 13 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:25.991 | +3.531 | ||
| 14 | Mika Salo | FIN | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:26.087 | +3.627 | ||
| 15 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:26.278 | +3.818 | ||
| 16 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:26.370 | +3.910 | ||
| 17 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:26.425 | +3.965 | ||
| 18 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:26.452 | +3.992 | ||
| 19 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:26.698 | +4.238 | ||
| 20 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:26.730 | +4.270 | ||
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:27.226 | +4.766 | ||
| Race Results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laps | Status | Time | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 65 | Winner | +1:33:37.621 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 65 | Running | +9.439 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 65 | Running | +47.094 | |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 65 | Running | +1:02.538 | |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 64 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 64 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 64 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 9 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 11 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 12 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 13 | Toranosuge Takagi | FIN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 14 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 15 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 63 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 16 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 60 | Retired - hydraulics failure | -5 laps | |
| 17 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | 46 | Retired - engine failure | -19 laps | |
| 18 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 28 | Retired - crash with Irvine | -37 laps | |
| 19 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 28 | Retired - crash with Fisichella | -37 laps | |
| 20 | Mika Salo | FIN | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 21 | Retired - engine failure | -44 laps | |
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 20 | Retired - engine failure | -45 laps | |
| Fastest Racelaps | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laptime | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:24.275 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:24.625 | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:24.778 | |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 1:25.343 | |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:25.668 | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:25.778 | |
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 1:25.851 | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:26.011 | |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:26.354 | |
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:26.394 | |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:26.407 | |
| 12 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | 1:26.501 | |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:26.502 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:26.532 | |
| 15 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | 1:26.533 | |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:27.203 | |
| 17 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:27.601 | |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:27.638 | |
| 19 | Mika Salo | FIN | TWR-Arrows | Bridgestone | 1:27.767 | |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:27.767 | |
| 21 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:28.066 | |
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