1998 · Round 1 · 8 Mar 1998
Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit · Melbourne · Australia
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1 | 1:31 | 10 |
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 2 | +0.702s | 6 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 6 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 8 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 4 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 5 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 11 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 10 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 21 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 7 | DNF | |
| 11 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 12 | DNF | |
| 12 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 15 | DNF | |
| 13 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 19 | DNF | |
| 14 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 16 | DNF | |
| 15 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 17 | DNF | |
| 16 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 22 | DNF | |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 3 | DNF | |
| 18 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 20 | DNF | |
| 19 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 9 | DNF | |
| 20 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 18 | DNF | |
| 21 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 13 | DNF | |
| 22 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 14 | DNF |