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1998 French Grand Prix: race pace

True race pace at the 1998 French Grand Prix: each driver's typical lap time with the first lap, pit laps and safety car laps removed.

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) won the 1998 French Grand Prix at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours on 28 June 1998, starting from P2. Eddie Irvine and Mika Häkkinen completed the podium.

Result · Lap chart · Race pace · All 1998 races

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / status	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari	2	1:34	10
2	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari	4	+19.575	6
3	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1	+19.747	4
4	Jacques Villeneuve	Williams	5	+1:06.965	3
5	Alexander Wurz	Benetton	10	+1 Lap	2
6	David Coulthard	McLaren	3	+1 Lap	1
7	Jean Alesi	Sauber	11	+1 Lap	0
8	Johnny Herbert	Sauber	13	+1 Lap	0
9	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton	9	+1 Lap	0
10	Rubens Barrichello	Stewart	14	+2 Laps	0
11	Olivier Panis	Prost	16	+2 Laps	0
12	Jos Verstappen	Stewart	15	+2 Laps	0
13	Mika Salo	Arrows	19	+2 Laps	0
14	Pedro Diniz	Arrows	17	+2 Laps	0
15	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Williams	8	Suspension	0
16	Ralf Schumacher	Jordan	6	+3 Laps	0
17	Shinji Nakano	Minardi	21	Engine	0
R	Toranosuke Takagi	Tyrrell	20	Engine	0
R	Jarno Trulli	Prost	12	Spun off	0
R	Esteban Tuero	Minardi	22	Gearbox	0
R	Damon Hill	Jordan	7	Hydraulics	0
R	Ricardo Rosset	Tyrrell	18	Hydraulics	0

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