1998 San Marino Grand Prix
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{{Grand Prix race report infobox|
Type = F1|
Country = San Marino|
Grand Prix = San Marino|
Image = Circuit Imola.png|
Date = 26 April|
Year = 1998|
Race_No = 4|
Season_No = 16|
Location = [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|Imola]]<br>[[Imola]], [[Emilia-Romagna]], [[Italy]]|
Course_mi = 3.065|
Course_km = 4.933|
Distance_laps = 62|
Distance_mi = 189.897|
Distance_km = 305.609|
Weather = Cloudy|
Pole_Driver = [[David Coulthard]]|
Pole_Team = [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]|
Pole_Time = |
Pole_Country = United Kingdom|
Fast_Driver = [[Michael Schumacher]]|
Fast_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]|
Fast_Time = 1:29.345|
Fast_Lap = |
Fast_Country = Germany|
First_Driver = [[David Coulthard]]|
First_Team = [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]|
First_Country = United Kingdom|
Second_Driver = [[Michael Schumacher]]|
Second_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari]]|
Second_Country= Germany|
Third_Driver = [[Eddie Irvine]]|
Third_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]|
Third_Country = United Kingdom|
}}
The '''1998 San Marino Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] race held at [[Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari|Imola]] on [[April 26]], 1998. The race was won by [[David Coulthard]] and represented his first win since the [[1997 Italian Grand Prix]].
==Race Summary==
It was back to business for [[Team McLaren|McLaren]] in Qualifying, with Coulthard outpacing Häkkinen for Pole, and Ferrari's Schumacher and [[Eddie Irvine]] keeping things neat by qualifying third and fourth. However, the men in red had hoped for better, and had followed [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]'s lead in fitting 'side-wings' - x-shaped wings bolted atop the sideboards. But these appendages didn't produce enough of a gain to topple the McLarens and, with [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]] and [[Sauber]] also sprouting these peculiar side-wings the sport's governing body voted to ban them the day after the race, as they felt that they would be unsafe if a driver suffered a side-on impact.
The race was simplicity itself for Coulthard as he controlled proceedings ahead of [[Mika Häkkinen]], with Schumacher split from Irvine by [[Jacques Villeneuve]]'s [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]. But on lap 17 Häkkinen retired to the pits, and the garage door was immediately rolled down to conceal his problem. It later proved to be a gearbox failure.
Unaware of his team-mate's problem, Coulthard motored on ahead of Schumacher until the German emerged from his second stop and started to fly, eating into the Scot's 20-second advantage at a rate of a second per lap. Debris in a sidepod had sent Coulthard's oil cooler temperature soaring, and team boss [[Ron Dennis]] kept sprinting from the pit wall to the McLaren garage to check on the telemetry, so that Coulthard could be instructed how much he could afford to ease off to save his engine. Yet, every so often, Coulthard would match Schumacher's pace, just to show who was boss, and he duly recorded the win. Irvine sent the [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] fans home happy by taking the final podium place, with the Williams duo of Villeneuve and Frentzen the only other unlapped runners.
== Classification ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 7
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[David Coulthard]]'''
| '''[[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]'''
| 62
| 1:34:25.4
| 1
| '''10'''
|-
! 2
| 3
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Michael Schumacher]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 62
| +4.554
| 3
| '''6'''
|-
! 3
| 4
| {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Eddie Irvine]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| 62
| +51.775
| 4
| '''4'''
|-
! 4
| 1
| {{flagicon|Canada}} '''[[Jacques Villeneuve]]'''
| '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Mecachrome]]'''
| 62
| +54.59
| 6
| '''3'''
|-
! 5
| 2
| {{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]]'''
| '''[[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Mecachrome]]'''
| 62
| +1:17.476
| 8
| '''2'''
|-
! 6
| 14
| {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Jean Alesi]]'''
| '''[[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]'''
| 61
| +1 Lap
| 12
| '''1'''
|-
! 7
| 10
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ralf Schumacher]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| 60
| +2 Laps
| 9
|
|-
! 8
| 23
| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Esteban Tuero]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 60
| +2 Laps
| 19
|
|-
! 9
| 17
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Salo]]
| [[Arrows]]
| 60
| +2 Laps
| 14
|
|-
! 10
| 9
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Damon Hill]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| 57
| Hydraulics
| 7
|
|-
! 11
| 11
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Panis]]
| [[Prost (racing team)|Prost]]-[[Peugeot]]
| 56
| +6 Laps
| 13
|
|-
! Ret
| 20
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ricardo Rosset]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 48
| Engine
| 22
|
|-
! Ret
| 21
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Toranosuke Takagi]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 40
| Engine
| 15
|
|-
! Ret
| 12
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Prost (racing team)|Prost]]-[[Peugeot]]
| 34
| Throttle
| 16
|
|-
! Ret
| 22
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Shinji Nakano]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 27
| Engine
| 21
|
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Pedro Diniz]]
| [[Arrows]]
| 18
| Engine
| 18
|
|-
! Ret
| 8
| {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
| [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]]
| 17
| Gearbox
| 2
|
|-
! Ret
| 5
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Giancarlo Fisichella]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
| 17
| Spun off
| 10
|
|-
! Ret
| 6
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Alexander Wurz]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]]
| 17
| Engine
| 5
|
|-
! Ret
| 15
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Johnny Herbert]]
| [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]]
| 12
| Puncture
| 11
|
|-
! Ret
| 19
| {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Jan Magnussen]]
| [[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 8
| Transmission
| 20
|
|-
! Ret
| 18
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Rubens Barrichello]]
| [[Stewart Grand Prix|Stewart]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 0
| Spun off
| 17
|
|}
==Standings After Grand Prix==
'''Drivers'''
*1 [[Mika Häkkinen]] - [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] - 26
*2 [[David Coulthard]] - [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] - 23
*3 [[Michael Schumacher]] - [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] - 20
*4 [[Eddie Irvine]] - [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] - 11
*5 [[Heinz-Harald Frentzen]] - [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Mecachrome]] - 8
*6 [[Alexander Wurz]] - [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]] - 6
*7 [[Jacques Villeneuve]] - [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Mecachrome]] - 5
*8 [[Jean Alesi]] - [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]] - 3
*9= [[Johnny Herbert]] - [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]] - 1
*9= [[Giancarlo Fisichella]] - [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]] - 1
'''Constructors'''
*1 [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] - 49
*2 [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] - 31
*3 [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Mecachrome]] - 13
*4 [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Playlife]] - 7
*5 [[Sauber]]-[[Petronas]] - 4
== Notes ==
*Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 29.345s
{{F1 race report|
Name_of_race = [[San Marino Grand Prix]] |
Year_of_race = 1998 |
Previous_race_in_season = [[1998 Argentine Grand Prix]] |
Next_race_in_season = [[1998 Spanish Grand Prix]] |
Previous_year's_race = [[1997 San Marino Grand Prix]] |
Next_year's_race = [[1999 San Marino Grand Prix]] |
Previous_promotional_trophy_winner = [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]] |
Next_promotional_trophy_winner = [[1999 Malaysian Grand Prix]]
}}
{{F1GP}}
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[[fr:Grand Prix automobile de Saint-Marin 1998]]
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[[fi:San Marinon Grand Prix 1998]]
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