Race · Round 8 of 16 · 28 June 1998

1998 French Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours. 5 of the starters were not classified.

Circuit: Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursMagny-Cours, France
Winner: Michael SchumacherFerrari
Pole: Mika Hakkinen
Fastest lap: David Coulthard
Entries: 2217 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	F300	2	71	Finished	10
2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	F300	4	71	Finished	6
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/13	1	71	Finished	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	FW20	5	71	Finished	3
5	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	B198	10	70	Finished	2
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	MP4/13	3	70	Finished	1	fastest lap
7	Jean Alesi	Sauber	C17	11	70	Finished	0
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	C17	13	70	Finished	0
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	B198	9	70	Finished	0
10	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	SF02	14	69	Finished	0
11	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	AP01	16	69	Finished	0
12	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	SF02	15	69	Finished	0
13	Mika Salo	Arrows	A19	19	69	Finished	0
14	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	A19	17	69	Finished	0
15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	FW20	8	68	Suspension	0
16	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	198	6	68	Finished	0
17	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	M198	21	65	Engine	0
DNF	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	22	20	60	Engine	0
DNF	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	AP01	12	55	Spun off	0
DNF	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	M198	22	41	Gearbox	0
DNF	Damon Hill	Jordan	198	7	19	Hydraulics	0
DNF	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	22	18	16	Hydraulics	0

F1DB layout magny-cours-2 · 4.25 km · 15 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Michael Schumacher	2	1	71
Eddie Irvine	4	2	71
Mika Hakkinen	1	3	71
Jacques Villeneuve	5	4	71
Alexander Wurz	10	5	70
David Coulthard	3	6	70
Jean Alesi	11	7	70
Johnny Herbert	13	8	70
Giancarlo Fisichella	9	9	70
Rubens Barrichello	14	10	69
Olivier Panis	16	11	69
Jos Verstappen	15	12	69
Mika Salo	19	13	69
Pedro Diniz	17	14	69
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	8	15	68
Ralf Schumacher	6	16	68
Shinji Nakano	21	17	65
Toranosuke Takagi	20	DNF	60
Jarno Trulli	12	DNF	55
Esteban Tuero	22	DNF	41
Damon Hill	7	DNF	19
Ricardo Rosset	18	DNF	16

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:14.929	—	—
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:15.159	+0.230	+0.230
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:15.333	+0.404	+0.174
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:15.527	+0.598	+0.194
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:15.630	+0.701	+0.103
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:15.925	+0.996	+0.295
7	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:16.245	+1.316	+0.320
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:16.319	+1.390	+0.074
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:16.375	+1.446	+0.056
10	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:16.460	+1.531	+0.085
11	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:16.627	+1.698	+0.167
12	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:16.892	+1.963	+0.265
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:16.977	+2.048	+0.085
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:17.024	+2.095	+0.047
15	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:17.604	+2.675	+0.580
16	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:17.671	+2.742	+0.067
17	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:17.880	+2.951	+0.209
18	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:17.908	+2.979	+0.028
19	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:17.970	+3.041	+0.062
20	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:18.221	+3.292	+0.251
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:18.273	+3.344	+0.052
22	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:19.146	+4.217	+0.873

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.

Pit stops
Driver	Result	Laps	Stops recorded	Stopped on lap
Michael Schumacher	1	71	2	22, 45
Eddie Irvine	2	71	2	23, 43
Mika Hakkinen	3	71	2	21, 54
Jacques Villeneuve	4	71	2	24, 48
Alexander Wurz	5	70	3	17, 34, 50
David Coulthard	6	70	4	22, 55, 56, 63
Jean Alesi	7	70	2	23, 46
Johnny Herbert	8	70	2	24, 47
Giancarlo Fisichella	9	70	3	18, 34, 52
Rubens Barrichello	10	69	2	23, 47
Olivier Panis	11	69	2	29, 45
Jos Verstappen	12	69	2	21, 45
Mika Salo	13	69	1	31
Pedro Diniz	14	69	1	39
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15	68	2	20, 51
Ralf Schumacher	16	68	3	16, 18, 53
Shinji Nakano	17	65	2	21, 43
Toranosuke Takagi	DNF	60	3	15, 35, 51
Jarno Trulli	DNF	55	3	2, 25, 46
Esteban Tuero	DNF	41	1	35
Damon Hill	DNF	19	1	17
Ricardo Rosset	DNF	16	0	None recorded

Who stopped first, between neighbours

Who stopped first, between neighbours
Drivers, in grid order	Grid	Result	First recorded stop, lap	Stopped first	Grid to flag
Mika Hakkinen · Michael Schumacher	1 · 2	3 · 1	21 · 22	Mika Hakkinen	Swapped places
Michael Schumacher · David Coulthard	2 · 3	1 · 6	22 · 22	Same lap	Kept their order
Michael Schumacher · Eddie Irvine	2 · 4	1 · 2	22 · 23	Michael Schumacher	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Eddie Irvine	1 · 4	3 · 2	21 · 23	Mika Hakkinen	Swapped places
David Coulthard · Eddie Irvine	3 · 4	6 · 2	22 · 23	David Coulthard	Swapped places
Eddie Irvine · Jacques Villeneuve	4 · 5	2 · 4	23 · 24	Eddie Irvine	Kept their order
Mika Hakkinen · Jacques Villeneuve	1 · 5	3 · 4	21 · 24	Mika Hakkinen	Kept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Alexander Wurz	5 · 10	4 · 5	24 · 17	Alexander Wurz	Kept their order
Jacques Villeneuve · Ralf Schumacher	5 · 6	4 · 16	24 · 16	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Alexander Wurz	3 · 10	6 · 5	22 · 17	Alexander Wurz	Swapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Alexander Wurz	9 · 10	9 · 5	18 · 17	Alexander Wurz	Swapped places
Alexander Wurz · Jean Alesi	10 · 11	5 · 7	17 · 23	Alexander Wurz	Kept their order
David Coulthard · Jean Alesi	3 · 11	6 · 7	22 · 23	David Coulthard	Kept their order
Jean Alesi · Johnny Herbert	11 · 13	7 · 8	23 · 24	Jean Alesi	Kept their order
Giancarlo Fisichella · Johnny Herbert	9 · 13	9 · 8	18 · 24	Giancarlo Fisichella	Swapped places
Johnny Herbert · Rubens Barrichello	13 · 14	8 · 10	24 · 23	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Giancarlo Fisichella	8 · 9	15 · 9	20 · 18	Giancarlo Fisichella	Swapped places
Giancarlo Fisichella · Rubens Barrichello	9 · 14	9 · 10	18 · 23	Giancarlo Fisichella	Kept their order
Rubens Barrichello · Olivier Panis	14 · 16	10 · 11	23 · 29	Rubens Barrichello	Kept their order
Rubens Barrichello · Jos Verstappen	14 · 15	10 · 12	23 · 21	Jos Verstappen	Kept their order
Jos Verstappen · Olivier Panis	15 · 16	12 · 11	21 · 29	Jos Verstappen	Swapped places
Olivier Panis · Pedro Diniz	16 · 17	11 · 14	29 · 39	Olivier Panis	Kept their order
Jos Verstappen · Mika Salo	15 · 19	12 · 13	21 · 31	Jos Verstappen	Kept their order
Pedro Diniz · Mika Salo	17 · 19	14 · 13	39 · 31	Mika Salo	Swapped places
Heinz-Harald Frentzen · Pedro Diniz	8 · 17	15 · 14	20 · 39	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Swapped places
Ralf Schumacher · Heinz-Harald Frentzen	6 · 8	16 · 15	16 · 20	Ralf Schumacher	Swapped places
Ralf Schumacher · Shinji Nakano	6 · 21	16 · 17	16 · 21	Ralf Schumacher	Kept their order

Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:16.515	—	—	28
2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:16.597	+0.082	+0.082	33
3	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:16.707	+0.192	+0.110	25
4	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:17.026	+0.511	+0.319	35
5	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:17.429	+0.914	+0.403	35
6	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:17.505	+0.990	+0.076	35
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:17.664	+1.149	+0.159	30
8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:17.706	+1.191	+0.042	26
9	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:17.895	+1.380	+0.189	40
10	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:17.977	+1.462	+0.082	32
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:18.036	+1.521	+0.059	38
12	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:18.172	+1.657	+0.136	22
13	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:18.367	+1.852	+0.195	26
14	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:18.649	+2.134	+0.282	34
15	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:18.656	+2.141	+0.007	33
16	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:18.703	+2.188	+0.047	27
17	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:19.008	+2.493	+0.305	18
18	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:19.023	+2.508	+0.015	32
19	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:19.057	+2.542	+0.034	46
20	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:20.286	+3.771	+1.229	15
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:20.445	+3.930	+0.159	20
22	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:20.871	+4.356	+0.426	21

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:15.613	—	—	26
2	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:15.738	+0.125	+0.125	17
3	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:15.870	+0.257	+0.132	27
4	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:15.909	+0.296	+0.039	17
5	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:16.678	+1.065	+0.769	35
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:16.745	+1.132	+0.067	31
7	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:16.782	+1.169	+0.037	35
8	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:17.106	+1.493	+0.324	29
9	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:17.205	+1.592	+0.099	19
10	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:17.426	+1.813	+0.221	28
11	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:17.711	+2.098	+0.285	17
12	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:17.847	+2.234	+0.136	26
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:17.873	+2.260	+0.026	26
14	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:18.075	+2.462	+0.202	25
15	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:18.170	+2.557	+0.095	25
16	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:18.389	+2.776	+0.219	28
17	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:18.405	+2.792	+0.016	24
18	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:18.451	+2.838	+0.046	29
19	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:18.706	+3.093	+0.255	20
20	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:18.893	+3.280	+0.187	4
21	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:19.324	+3.711	+0.431	28
22	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:19.475	+3.862	+0.151	27

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	David Coulthard	McLaren	7	1:16.483	—	—	14
2	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	8	1:16.718	+0.235	+0.235	12
3	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	3	1:17.189	+0.706	+0.471	14
4	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	1:17.628	+1.145	+0.439	14
5	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	1	1:18.442	+1.959	+0.814	14
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	2	1:18.466	+1.983	+0.024	17
7	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	5	1:18.545	+2.062	+0.079	11
8	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	6	1:18.607	+2.124	+0.062	14
9	Jean Alesi	Sauber	14	1:18.611	+2.128	+0.004	13
10	Olivier Panis	Prost Grand Prix	11	1:18.729	+2.246	+0.118	12
11	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	10	1:18.790	+2.307	+0.061	14
12	Damon Hill	Jordan	9	1:18.819	+2.336	+0.029	11
13	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	15	1:19.092	+2.609	+0.273	15
14	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart Grand Prix	18	1:19.097	+2.614	+0.005	13
15	Jarno Trulli	Prost Grand Prix	12	1:19.442	+2.959	+0.345	18
16	Jos Verstappen	Stewart Grand Prix	19	1:19.641	+3.158	+0.199	12
17	Mika Salo	Arrows	17	1:19.733	+3.250	+0.092	13
18	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	21	1:19.788	+3.305	+0.055	13
19	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	22	1:19.835	+3.352	+0.047	17
20	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	16	1:20.240	+3.757	+0.405	14
21	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	23	1:21.376	+4.893	+1.136	16
22	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	20	1:22.160	+5.677	+0.784	13

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

The cars in this race

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Sauber C17
Sauber C17 · Raoul van Wijk · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Where this comes from

Round: 8 of 1998
Grand Prix: French Grand Prix
Dates: 28 Jun 1998
Layout raced: —
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Ferrari
Entrant: Ferrari
Confidence: reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.