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The French Grand Prix 1998 was the 8th round of the 1998 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny Cours, France, on June 28th.

Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Eddie Irvine, and Mika Häkkinen, who originally had the pole position, completing the podium.

Final results

1
1
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
1:34:45.0
Finished
2
2
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
+19.575
Finished
3
2
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
+19.747
Finished
4
1
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
+1:06.965
Finished
5
5
WUR
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
+1 Lap
6
3
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+1 Lap
7
4
Jean Alesi
Sauber
+1 Lap
8
5
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
+1 Lap
9
-
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
+1 Lap
10
4
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
+2 Laps
11
5
Olivier Panis
Prost
+2 Laps
12
3
Jos Verstappen
Stewart
+2 Laps
13
6
Mika Salo
Arrows
+2 Laps
14
3
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
+2 Laps
15
7
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
Suspension
16
10
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
+3 Laps
17
4
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
Engine
18
2
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
Engine
19
7
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Prost
Spun off
20
2
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
Gearbox
21
14
Damon Hill
Jordan
Hydraulics
22
4
Ricardo Rosset
Tyrrell
Hydraulics
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Race evolution

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 7 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Heinz-Harald Frentzen, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 68, Shinji Nakano, and Toranosuke Takagi, both suffered an engine malfunction, Jarno Trulli, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 55, Esteban Tuero, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 41, and Damon Hill, and Ricardo Rosset, both experienced an hydraulic malfunction.

Suspension

  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 68

Engine

  • Shinji Nakano
    Lap 65
  • Toranosuke Takagi
    Lap 60

Spun off

  • Jarno Trulli
    Lap 55

Gearbox

  • Esteban Tuero
    Lap 41

Hydraulics

  • Damon Hill
    Lap 19
  • Ricardo Rosset
    Lap 16

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.