1998 Italian Grand Prix

The 1998 Italian Grand Prix was the 14th race of the 1998 Formula One Season. Held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on September 13 1998 in sunny conditions, it was won by Michael Schumacher for . His teammate Eddie Irvine finished second, giving Ferrari a 1-2 finish on home soil to the delight of the tifosi. It was also the last win for Goodyear in Formula One.
Schumacher's win put him on level in points with Mika Häkkinen in the Drivers' Championship with two races remaining.
==Background==
==Entry list==
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Jacques Villeneuve 	Winfield Williams 	 	FW20 	 	GC37-01 V10 3.0 	
2 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Winfield Williams 	 	FW20 	 	GC37-01 V10 3.0 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F300 	 	047 V10 3.0 	
4 	Eddie Irvine 	Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro 	 	F300 	 	047 V10 3.0 	
5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	 	B198 	 	GC37-01 V10 3.0 	
6 	Alexander Wurz 	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	 	B198 	 	GC37-01 V10 3.0 	
7 	David Coulthard 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/13 	 	FO 110G V10 3.0 	
8 	Mika Häkkinen 	West McLaren Mercedes 	 	MP4/13 	 	FO 110G V10 3.0 	
9 	Damon Hill 	Benson and Hedges Jordan 	 	198 	 	MF-301 HC V10 3.0 	
10 	Ralf Schumacher 	Benson and Hedges Jordan 	 	198 	 	MF-301 HC V10 3.0 	
11 	Olivier Panis 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP01 	 	A16 V10 3.0 	
12 	Jarno Trulli 	Gauloises Prost Peugeot 	 	AP01 	 	A16 V10 3.0 	
14 	Jean Alesi 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C17 	 	SPE-01D V10 3.0 	
15 	Johnny Herbert 	Red Bull Sauber Petronas 	 	C17 	 	SPE-01D V10 3.0 	
16 	Pedro Diniz 	Danka Zepter Arrows 	 	A19 	 	T2-F1 V10 3.0 	
17 	Mika Salo 	Danka Zepter Arrows 	 	A19 	 	T2-F1 V10 3.0 	
18 	Rubens Barrichello 	HSBC Stewart Ford 	 	SF02 	 	VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0	
19 	Jos Verstappen 	HSBC Stewart Ford 	 	SF02 	 	VJ Zetec-R V10 3.0	
20 	Ricardo Rosset 	PIAA Tyrrell Ford 	 	026 	 	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	
21 	Toranosuke Takagi 	PIAA Tyrrell Ford 	 	026 	 	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	
22 	Shinji Nakano 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M198 	 	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	
23 	Esteban Tuero 	Fondmetal Minardi Team 	 	M198 	 	JD Zetec-R V10 3.0	
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
===Grid===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	53 	1:17:09.672 	1 	10
2 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	53 	+ 37.977 	5 	6
3 	10 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	53 	+ 41.152 	6 	4
4 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	53 	+ 55.671 	3 	3
5 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	53 	+ 1:01.872 	8 	2
6 	9 	Damon Hill 	 	53 	+ 1:06.688 	14 	1
7 	2 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	 	52 	+ 1 Lap 	12 	
8 	5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	52 	+ 1 Lap 	11 	
9 	21 	Toranosuke Takagi 	 	52 	+ 1 Lap 	19 	
10 	18 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	52 	+ 1 Lap 	13 	
11 	23 	Esteban Tuero 	 	51 	+ 2 Laps 	22 	
12 	20 	Ricardo Rosset 	 	51 	+ 2 Laps 	18 	
13 	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	50 	+ 3 Laps 	10 	
Ret	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	39 	Gearbox 	17 	
Ret	1 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	37 	Spun off 	2 	
Ret	17 	Mika Salo 	 	32 	Throttle 	16 	
Ret	6 	Alexander Wurz 	 	24 	Gearbox 	7 	
Ret	7 	David Coulthard 	 	16 	Engine 	4 	
Ret	11 	Olivier Panis 	 	15 	Vibrations 	9 	
Ret	22 	Shinji Nakano 	 	13 	Engine 	21 	
Ret	15 	Johnny Herbert 	 	12 	Spun off 	15 	
Ret	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	10 	Spun off 	20 	
==Milestones==
* Last F1 win for tyre supplier Goodyear.
==Standings after race==
;Drivers' Championship standings
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Mika Häkkinen 	80
2 	Michael Schumacher 	80
3 	David Coulthard 	48
4 	Eddie Irvine 	38
5 	Jacques Villeneuve 	20
6 	Damon Hill 	17
7 	Alexander Wurz 	17
8 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	15
9 	Ralf Schumacher 	14
10 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	13
11 	Jean Alesi 	9
12 	Rubens Barrichello 	4
13 	Mika Salo 	3
14 	Pedro Diniz 	3
15 	Johnny Herbert 	1
16 	Jarno Trulli 	1
17 	Jan Magnussen 	1
18 	Shinji Nakano 	0
19 	Esteban Tuero 	0
20 	Ricardo Rosset 	0
21 	Toranosuke Takagi 	0
22 	Olivier Panis 	0
23 	Jos Verstappen 	0
;Constructors' Championship standings
Pos	Constructor	Points
1 	 	128
2 	 	118
3 	 	33
4 	 	32
5 	 	31
6 	 	10
7 	 	6
8 	 	5
9 	 	1
10 	 	0
11 	 	0
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