The Spanish Grand Prix 1998 was the 5th round of the 1998 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain, on May 10th.

Mika Häkkinen won the race from the pole, followed by David Coulthard, and Michael Schumacher completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
1:33:38.3
Finished
2
-
COU
David Coulthard
McLaren
+9.439
Finished
3
-
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Ferrari
+47.095
Finished
4
1
WUR
Alexander Wurz
Benetton
+1:02.538
Finished
5
4
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Stewart
+1 Lap
6
4
VIL
Jacques Villeneuve
Williams
+1 Lap
7
-
Johnny Herbert
Sauber
+1 Lap
8
5
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Williams
+2 Laps
9
7
TRU
Jarno Trulli
Prost
+2 Laps
10
4
Jean Alesi
Sauber
+2 Laps
11
-
SCH
Ralf Schumacher
Jordan
+2 Laps
12
6
MAG
Jan Magnussen
Stewart
+2 Laps
13
8
Toranosuke Takagi
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
14
6
Shinji Nakano
Minardi
+2 Laps
15
4
Esteban Tuero
Minardi
+2 Laps
16
4
Olivier Panis
Prost
+5 Laps
17
9
Damon Hill
Jordan
Engine
18
12
Eddie Irvine
Ferrari
Collision
19
15
FIS
Giancarlo Fisichella
Benetton
Collision
20
3
Mika Salo
Arrows
Engine
21
6
Pedro Diniz
Arrows
Engine
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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 6 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Damon Hill, Mika Salo, and Pedro Diniz, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, and Eddie Irvine, and Giancarlo Fisichella, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.

Engine

  • Damon Hill
    Lap 46
  • Mika Salo
    Lap 21
  • Pedro Diniz
    Lap 20

Collision

  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 28
  • Giancarlo Fisichella
    Lap 28

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.