Back 1998 Franse Grand Prix Afrikaans جائزة فرنسا الكبرى 1998 Arabic 1998 Голяма награда на Франция Bulgarian Gran Premi de França del 1998 Catalan Grand Prix Francie 1998 Czech Großer Preis von Frankreich 1998 German Anexo:Gran Premio de Francia de 1998 Spanish Ranskan Grand Prix 1998 Finnish Grand Prix automobile de France 1998 French Gran Premio de Francia de 1998 Galician
| 1998 French Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details | |||||
| Date | 28 June 1998 | ||||
| Official name | Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France | ||||
| Location |
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny-Cours, France | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.250[1] km (2.641 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 71 laps, 301.564[2][3] km (187.383 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 72 laps, 305.814[4] km (190.024 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Sunny, warm | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:14.929 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:17.523 on lap 59 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Ferrari | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1998 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 28 June 1998. It was the eighth race of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by German driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Ferrari. It was Schumacher's third victory of the season. Northern Irish teammate Eddie Irvine finished second, with Finn Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Mercedes, having started from pole position.
- ^ Calculated based on the qualifying classification shown during TV broadcast
- ^ "Grand Prix de France". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on 2010-09-15. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ Calculated based on the race classification shown during TV broadcast: [1]
- ^ Calculated by adding lap length to the race distance