Round 1 of 16 · Melbourne · 8 March 1998, Sunday
Australian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Häkkinen
pole position
58
laps
9
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:31:46.0 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +0.702 | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +1 Lap | |
| DNF | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | Broken wing | |
| DNF | Jean Alesi | Sauber | Engine | |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Mika Salo | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Engine | |
| DNF | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Halfshaft | |
| DNF | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | Collision | |
| DNF | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | Collision | |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | Gearbox |
- DNF
- Did not finish