Round 8 of 16 · Magny Cours · 28 June 1998, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Häkkinen
pole position
71
laps
17
finishers out of 22
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:34:45.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | +19.575 | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | +19.747 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | +1:06.965 | 3 |
| 5 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | David Coulthard | McLaren | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Prost | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Stewart | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Mika Salo | Arrows | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | +2 Laps | |
| 15 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | Suspension | |
| 16 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | +3 Laps | |
| 17 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | Engine | |
| DNF | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Jarno Trulli | Prost | Spun off | |
| DNF | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Damon Hill | Jordan | Hydraulics | |
| DNF | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | Hydraulics |
- DNF
- Did not finish