French Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
RACE DATE
28 Jun 1998
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1998 French Grand Prix.
WINNERSchumacherP2 → P1
RACE LAPS71
BIGGEST GAIN+6Salo
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 2 | +1 | 71 | 1:34Finished | 10 | — |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 4 | +2 | 71 | +19.575Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | -2 | 71 | +19.747Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 5 | +1 | 71 | +1:06.965Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 10 | +5 | 70 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 3 | -3 | 70 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 11 | +4 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 13 | +5 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 9 | 0 | 70 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | +4 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 16 | +5 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | 15 | +3 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 19 | +6 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 17 | +3 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 8 | -7 | 68 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 6 | -10 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 21 | +4 | 65 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 20 | +2 | 60 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 12 | -7 | 55 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 22 | +2 | 41 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Damon Hill | Jordan | 7 | -14 | 19 | Hydraulics | 0 | — |
| R | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 18 | -4 | 16 | Hydraulics | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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