Grand Prix of Brazil 1998 - Interlagos
| Date | 29-Mar-1998 | ||
| Track name | Interlagos Circuit | ||
| Track length | 4.292 km | ||
| Full distance | 72 laps (= 309.024 km) | ||
| 1994 racelap record | Michael Schumacher (GER), Benetton B194-Ford Zetec-R V8, 1:18.455 | ||
| 1997 racelap record | Jacques Villeneuve (CDN), Williams FW19-Renault RS9 V10, 1:18.397 (= 197.089 km/h) | ||
| 1998 racelap record | Mika Hakkinen (FIN), McLaren MP 4/13-Mercedes V10 FO110G, 1:19.337 (= 194.754 km/h) | ||
| Weather | dry, cloudy | ||
| Spectators | 52,611 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 | 1:18.573 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:18.799 | +0.226 | |
| 3 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:19.721 | +1.148 | |
| 4 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:19.786 | +1.213 | |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:19.916 | +1.343 | |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:19.936 | +1.363 | |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:19.937 | +1.364 | |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:20.001 | +1.428 | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:20.021 | +1.448 | |
| 10 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:20.031 | +1.458 | |
| 11 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:20.164 | +1.591 | |
| 12 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:20.527 | +1.954 | |
| 13 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:20.777 | +2.204 | |
| 14 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:20.839 | +2.266 | |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:20.919 | +2.346 | |
| 16 | Mika Salo | FIN | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:21.016 | +2.443 | |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:21.298 | +2.725 | |
| 18 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:21.598 | +3.025 | |
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:21.901 | +3.328 | |
| 20 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:21.938 | +3.365 | |
| 21 | Ricardo Rosset | BRZ | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:22.962 | +4.389 | |
| 22 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 2:06.081 | +47.508 | |
| Free practice sessions on Saturday | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laptime | Gap | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:17.432 | 199.545 km/h | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:17.535 | +0.103 | |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:18.647 | +1.215 | |
| 4 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:18.674 | +1.242 | |
| 5 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:18.708 | +1.306 | |
| 6 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:18.879 | +1.447 | |
| 7 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:18.974 | +1.542 | |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:19.138 | +1.706 | |
| 9 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:19.329 | +1.897 | |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:19.364 | +1.932 | |
| 11 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:19.429 | +1.997 | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:19.474 | +2.042 | |
| 13 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:19.686 | +2.254 | |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:19.867 | +2.435 | |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:20.299 | +2.867 | |
| 16 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:20.330 | +2.898 | |
| 17 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:20.760 | +3.328 | |
| 18 | Mika Salo | FIN | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:20.771 | +3.339 | |
| 19 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:21.040 | +3.608 | |
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:21.042 | +3.610 | |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:21.242 | +3.810 | |
| 22 | Ricardo Rosset | BRZ | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:21.541 | +4.109 | |
| Qualifying session - starting grid | ||||||
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| ROW 1 | ||||||
| 1 Mika Hakkinen 1:17.092 200.425 km/h | ||||||
| 2 David Coulthart 1:17.757 +0.665 | ||||||
| ROW 2 | ||||||
| 3 Heinz-Harald Frentzen 1:18.109 +1.017 | ||||||
| 4 Michael Schumacher 1:18.250 +1.158 | ||||||
| ROW 3 | ||||||
| 5 Alexander Wurz 1:18.261 +1.169 | ||||||
| 6 Eddie Irvine 1:18.449 +1.357 | ||||||
| ROW 4 | ||||||
| 7 Giancarlo Fisichella 1:18.652 +1.560 | ||||||
| 8 Ralf Schumacher 1:18.735 1.643 | ||||||
| ROW 5 | ||||||
| 9 Olivier Panis 1:18.753 +1.661 | ||||||
| 10 Jacques Villeneuve 1:18.761 +1.669 | ||||||
| ROW 6 | ||||||
| 11 Damon Hill 1:18.988 +1.896 | ||||||
| 12 Jarno Trulli 1:19.069 +1.977 | ||||||
| ROW 7 | ||||||
| 13 Rubens Barrichello 1:19.344 +2.252 | ||||||
| 14 Johnny Herbert 1:19.375 +2.283 | ||||||
| ROW 8 | ||||||
| 15 Jean Alesi 1:19.449 +2.357 | ||||||
| 16 Jan Magnussen 1:19.644 +2.552 | ||||||
| ROW 9 | ||||||
| 17 Toranosuge Takagi 1:20.203 +3.111 | ||||||
| 18 Shinji Nakano 1:20.390 +3.298 | ||||||
| ROW 10 | ||||||
| 19 Esteban Tuero 1:20.459 +3.367 | ||||||
| 20 Mika Salo 1:20.481 +3.389 | ||||||
| ROW 11 | ||||||
| 21 Ricardo Rosset 1:20.748 +3.656 | ||||||
| 22 Pedro Diniz 1:20.847 +3.755 | ||||||
107% Time = 1:22.488 | ||||||
| Warmup session on Sunday | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laptime | Gap | ||
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:19.394 | |||
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:19.526 | +0.132 | ||
| 3 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:20.547 | +1.153 | ||
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:20.578 | +1.184 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:20.620 | +1.226 | ||
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:20.946 | +1.552 | ||
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:20.975 | +1.581 | ||
| 8 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:21.009 | +1.615 | ||
| 9 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:21.026 | +1.632 | ||
| 10 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:21.079 | +1.685 | ||
| 11 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:21.107 | +1.713 | ||
| 12 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:21.117 | +1.723 | ||
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:21.192 | +1.798 | ||
| 14 | Mika Salo | FIN | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:21.374 | +1.980 | ||
| 15 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:21.521 | +2.127 | ||
| 16 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:21.584 | +2.190 | ||
| 17 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen | Goodyear | 1:21.651 | +2.257 | ||
| 18 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:21.681 | +2.287 | ||
| 19 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Mecachrome | Bridgestone | 1:21.712 | +2.318 | ||
| 20 | Ricardo Rosset | BRZ | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:22.228 | +2.834 | ||
| 21 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:22.542 | +3.148 | ||
| 22 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:22.654 | +3.260 | ||
| Race Results | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laps | Status | Time | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 72 | Winner | 1:37:11.747 | |
| 2 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 72 | Running | +1.100 | |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 72 | Running | +1:00.500 | |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 72 | Running | +1:07.400 | |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 71 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 6 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 71 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 7 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 71 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 71 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 9 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 71 | Running | -1 lap | |
| 10 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | 70 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 11 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 70 | Running | -2 laps | |
| 12 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 67 | Retired - neck injury | -5 laps | |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 63 | Retired - gearbox failure | -9 laps | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 56 | Retired - gearbox failure | -16 laps | |
| 15 | Ricardo Rosset | BRZ | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 52 | Retired - gearbox failure | -20 laps | |
| 16 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 44 | Retired - spin | -28 laps | |
| 17 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 26 | Retired - gearbox failure | -46 laps | |
| 18 | Toranosuge Takagi | FIN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 19 | Retired - engine blown | -53 laps | |
| 19 | Mika Salo | FIN | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 18 | Retired - engine failure | -54 laps | |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 17 | Retired - fuel pump failure | -55 laps | |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 3 | Retired - spin | -69 laps | |
| 22 | Ralf Schumacher | GER | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | 0 | Retired - spin | -72 laps | |
| Fastest Racelaps | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Driver | Nat | Team-Engine | Tyres | Laptime | |
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | FIN | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:19.337 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | GER | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:19.627 | |
| 3 | David Coulthard | GBR | McLaren-Mercedes | Bridgestone | 1:19.646 | |
| 4 | Alexander Wurz | AUT | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 1:19.863 | |
| 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella | ITA | Benetton-Playlife | Bridgestone | 1:20.010 | |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve | CAN | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:20.129 | |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | GER | Williams-Mecachrome | Goodyear | 1:20.271 | |
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | GBR | Ferrari | Goodyear | 1:20.378 | |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | FRA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:20.449 | |
| 10 | Jean Alesi | FRA | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:20.632 | |
| 11 | Jan Magnussen | DEN | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:20.991 | |
| 12 | Damon Hill | GBR | Jordan-Mugen-Honda | Goodyear | 1:21.035 | |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | GBR | Sauber-Petronas | Goodyear | 1:21.456 | |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | BRZ | Stewart-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:21.758 | |
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Prost-Peugeot | Bridgestone | 1:22.993 | |
| 16 | Pedro Diniz | BRZ | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:22.969 | |
| 17 | Toranosuge Takagi | JPN | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:23.226 | |
| 18 | Esteban Tuero | ARG | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:23.293 | |
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | BRZ | Tyrrell-Ford | Goodyear | 1:23.342 | |
| 20 | Mika Salo | FIN | Arrows-Hart | Bridgestone | 1:23.565 | |
| 21 | Shinji Nakano | JPN | Minardi-Ford | Bridgestone | 1:24.475 | |
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