1998 Canadian Grand Prix

1998 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	7 June 1998
Official name	Grand Prix Player's du Canada
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Street circuit
Course length	4.421 km (2.747 miles)
Distance	69 laps, 305.049 km (189.549 miles)
Weather	Cool and overcast with air temperatures reaching up to 16.0 °C (60.8 °F) Wind speeds up to 2.9 km/h (1.8 mph) reported[1]
Pole position
Driver	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:18.213
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Time	1:19.379 on lap 48
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
Second	Giancarlo Fisichella	Benetton-Playlife
Third	Eddie Irvine	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1998 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 7 June 1998. The 69-lap race was the seventh round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. It was won by Michael Schumacher, however the race is probably best remembered for the crash on the first lap involving Alexander Wurz, Jean Alesi and Jarno Trulli, which resulted in the race being red flagged and restarted, only for another collision to take place between Alesi and Trulli at the same corner, and the race being started once again under the safety car.