1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix

The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix (formally the VI Großer Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg) was a Formula One motor race held at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on September 27, 1998. It was the fifteenth and the penultimate race of the season. The race, contested over 67 laps, was won by Mika Häkkinen driving for the team. Michael Schumacher finished second driving a car, with David Coulthard third in the other McLaren.
==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===
==Race==
===Results===
Pos	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1 	8 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	67 	1:32:14.789 	3 	10
2 	3 	Michael Schumacher 	 	67 	+ 2.211 	1 	6
3 	7 	David Coulthard 	 	67 	+ 34.163 	5 	4
4 	4 	Eddie Irvine 	 	67 	+ 58.182 	2 	3
5 	2 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	 	67 	+ 1:00.247 	7 	2
6 	5 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	 	67 	+ 1:01.359 	4 	1
7 	6 	Alexander Wurz 	 	67 	+ 1:04.789 	8 	
8 	1 	Jacques Villeneuve 	 	66 	+ 1 Lap 	9 	
9 	9 	Damon Hill 	 	66 	+ 1 Lap 	10 	
10 	14 	Jean Alesi 	 	66 	+ 1 Lap 	11 	
11 	18 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	65 	+ 2 Laps 	12 	
12 	11 	Olivier Panis 	 	65 	+ 2 Laps 	15 	
13 	19 	Jos Verstappen 	 	65 	+ 2 Laps 	18 	
14 	17 	Mika Salo 	 	65 	+ 2 Laps 	16 	
15 	22 	Shinji Nakano 	 	65 	+ 2 Laps 	20 	
16 	21 	Toranosuke Takagi 	 	65 	+ 2 Laps 	19 	
Ret	23 	Esteban Tuero 	 	56 	Engine 	21 	
Ret	10 	Ralf Schumacher 	 	53 	Brakes 	6 	
Ret	15 	Johnny Herbert 	 	37 	Engine 	13 	
Ret	20 	Ricardo Rosset 	 	36 	Engine 	22 	
Ret	12 	Jarno Trulli 	 	6 	Transmission	14 	
Ret	16 	Pedro Diniz 	 	6 	Hydraulics 	17 	
==Milestones==
==Standings after race==
;Drivers' Championship standings
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Mika Häkkinen 	90
2 	Michael Schumacher 	86
3 	David Coulthard 	52
4 	Eddie Irvine 	41
5 	Jacques Villeneuve 	20
6 	Damon Hill 	17
7 	Alexander Wurz 	17
8 	Giancarlo Fisichella 	16
9 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	15
10 	Ralf Schumacher 	14
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 	 	142
2 	 	127
3 	 	35
4 	 	33
5 	 	31
6 	 	10
7 	 	6
8 	 	5
9 	 	1
10 	 	0
11 	 	0
==Notes==
Category:1998 Grands Prix
Category:Luxembourg Grand Prix
Category:Grand Prix articles
Category:Formula One races in Germany