1998 Australian Grand Prix
- Round
- 1 of 1998
- Circuit
- Albert Park
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Mika Hakkinen
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Mercedes
- Pole position
- Mika Hakkinen
- Fastest lap
- Mika Hakkinen
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 1 | 58 | 10 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | 58 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | 57 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | 57 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | 57 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | 57 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | 57 | — | — |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | 57 | — | — |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost Grand Prix | 21 | 57 | — | — |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | 43 | — | Broken wing |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | 1 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | 41 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | 1 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart Grand Prix | 14 | 0 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Prost Grand Prix | 15 | 26 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | 23 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | 22 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen | Stewart Grand Prix | 18 | 1 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | 25 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | 2 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | 8 | — | Halfshaft |