| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One season | ||
 The Nürburgring in its 1998 configuration | ||
| Date | September 27, 1998 | |
| Official name | VI Großer Warsteiner Preis von Luxemburg | |
| Location | Nürburg, Germany | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.556 km (2.831 mi) | |
| Distance | 67 laps, 305.252 km (189.675 mi) | |
| Weather | Cloudy, cold, dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:18.561 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes |
| Time | 1:20.450 on lap 25 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes |
| Second | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari |
| Third |  David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes |
The 1998 Luxembourg Grand Prix was a Formula One race held at the Nürburgring on September 27, 1998.
Report[]
With two races remaining of the season, McLaren's Mika Häkkinen and Ferrari's Michael Schumacher were battling for the drivers title; they were level on 80 points with Häkkinen ahead on countback. However the momentum was with Schumacher who had won the previous race at Monza, whereas Häkkinen had not won a race since the German Grand Prix four races earlier.
Ferrari locked out the front row with Schumacher on pole ahead of Eddie Irvine. Häkkinen qualified third. At the start Irvine passed Schumacher to take the lead, however he allowed his team leader past at the end of the first lap and the proceeded to hold up Häkkinen. The Finn passed the Ulsterman at the Veedol Chicane on lap 14 and began to close on Schumacher. The German pitted on lap 24, while Häkkinen stayed out until lap 28, emerging from his stop ahead of Schumacher albeit by less than a second. Häkkinen resisted pressure from Schumacher during the second stint and narrowly held on to his lead during the second round of pit stops. In the final stint Häkkinen pulled away from Schumacher, extending his lead to five seconds before easing off in the closing laps to take victory by 2.2 seconds from Schumacher, with the other McLaren of David Coulthard completing the podium having leapfrogged Irvine during the first round of pitstops. The win gave Häkkinen a four point lead in the championship heading into the final race in Suzuka, meaning he would only needed second place there to clinch his first title.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Diff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michael Schumacher
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Ferrari | 1:18.561 | Pole |
| 2 | 4 | Eddie Irvine
|
Ferrari | 1:18.907 | +0.346 |
| 3 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:18.940 | +0.379 |
| 4 | 5 |  Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Benetton-Playlife | 1:19.048 | +0.487 |
| 5 | 7 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 1:19.169 | +0.608 |
| 6 | 10 | Ralf Schumacher
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Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.455 | +0.894 |
| 7 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Williams-Mecachrome | 1:19.522 | +0.961 |
| 8 | 6 |  Alexander Wurz
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Benetton-Playlife | 1:19.569 | +1.008 |
| 9 | 1 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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Williams-Mecachrome | 1:19.631 | +1.070 |
| 10 | 9 | Damon Hill
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.807 | +1.246 |
| 11 | 14 |  Jean Alesi
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Sauber-Petronas | 1:20.493 | +1.932 |
| 12 | 18 |  Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford | 1:20.530 | +1.969 |
| 13 | 15 | Johnny Herbert
|
Sauber-Petronas | 1:20.650 | +2.089 |
| 14 | 12 | Jarno Trulli
|
Prost-Peugeot | 1:20.709 | +2.148 |
| 15 | 11 | Olivier Panis
|
Prost-Peugeot | 1:21.048 | +2.487 |
| 16 | 17 | Mika Salo
|
Arrows | 1:21.120 | +2.559 |
| 17 | 16 | Pedro Diniz
|
Arrows | 1:21.258 | +2.697 |
| 18 | 19 |  Jos Verstappen
|
Stewart-Ford | 1:21.501 | +2.940 |
| 19 | 21 |  Toranosuke Takagi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:21.525 | +2.964 |
| 20 | 22 | Shinji Nakano
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:22.078 | +3.517 |
| 21 | 20 | Ricardo Rosset
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:22.146 | +3.585 |
| 22 | 23 |  Esteban Tuero
|
Minardi-Ford | 1:22.822 | +4.261 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 67 | 1:32:14.789 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Schumacher
|
Ferrari | 67 | +2.211 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | David Coulthard
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 67 | +34.163 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Eddie Irvine
|
Ferrari | 67 | +58.182 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
|
Williams-Mecachrome | 67 | +1:00.247 | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | Giancarlo Fisichella
|
Benetton-Playlife | 67 | +1:01.359 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Alexander Wurz
|
Benetton-Playlife | 67 | +1:04.789 | 8 | |
| 8 | 1 | Jacques Villeneuve
|
Williams-Mecachrome | 66 | +1 Lap | 9 | |
| 9 | 9 | Damon Hill
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 66 | +1 Lap | 10 | |
| 10 | 14 | Jean Alesi
|
Sauber-Petronas | 66 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 11 | 18 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Stewart-Ford | 65 | +2 Laps | 12 | |
| 12 | 11 | Olivier Panis
|
Prost-Peugeot | 65 | +2 Laps | 15 | |
| 13 | 19 | Jos Verstappen
|
Stewart-Ford | 65 | +2 Laps | 18 | |
| 14 | 17 | Mika Salo
|
Arrows | 65 | +2 Laps | 16 | |
| 15 | 22 | Shinji Nakano
|
Minardi-Ford | 65 | +2 Laps | 20 | |
| 16 | 21 | Toranosuke Takagi
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 65 | +2 Laps | 19 | |
| NC | 23 | Esteban Tuero
|
Minardi-Ford | 56 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 10 | Ralf Schumacher
|
Jordan-Mugen-Honda | 53 | Brakes | 6 | |
| Ret | 15 | Johnny Herbert
|
Sauber-Petronas | 37 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 | Ricardo Rosset
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 36 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 12 | Jarno Trulli
|
Prost-Peugeot | 6 | Transmission | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Pedro Diniz
|
Arrows | 6 | Hydraulics | 17 |
Standings after Grand Prix[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1998 Italian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1998 season |
Next race: 1998 Japanese Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix |
Luxembourg Grand Prix | Next race: none |
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