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1998 Australian Grand Prix: qualifying
Mika Häkkinen took pole for the 1998 Australian Grand Prix with 1:30.010, ahead of David Coulthard. Full Q1, Q2 and Q3 times for every driver, gaps to pole and who was knocked out where.
Mika Häkkinen (McLaren) won the 1998 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne on 8 March 1998, starting from P1. David Coulthard and Heinz-Harald Frentzen completed the podium. Mika Häkkinen took pole position.
Result · Qualifying · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1998 races
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:30.010 | ||
| 2 | David Coulthard | McLaren | 1:30.053 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:30.767 | ||
| 4 | Jacques Villeneuve | Williams | 1:30.919 | ||
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Sauber | 1:31.384 | ||
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Williams | 1:31.397 | ||
| 7 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Benetton | 1:31.733 | ||
| 8 | Eddie Irvine | Ferrari | 1:31.767 | ||
| 9 | Ralf Schumacher | Jordan | 1:32.392 | ||
| 10 | Damon Hill | Jordan | 1:32.399 | ||
| 11 | Alexander Wurz | Benetton | 1:32.726 | ||
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Sauber | 1:33.240 | ||
| 13 | Toranosuke Takagi | Tyrrell | 1:33.291 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Stewart | 1:33.383 | ||
| 15 | Jarno Trulli | Prost | 1:33.739 | ||
| 16 | Mika Salo | Arrows | 1:33.927 | ||
| 17 | Esteban Tuero | Minardi | 1:34.646 | ||
| 18 | Jan Magnussen | Stewart | 1:34.906 | ||
| 19 | Ricardo Rosset | Tyrrell | 1:35.119 | ||
| 20 | Pedro Diniz | Arrows | 1:35.140 | ||
| 21 | Olivier Panis | Prost | 1:35.215 | ||
| 22 | Shinji Nakano | Minardi | 1:35.301 |
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