1998 Spanish Grand Prix

1998 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 5 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
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Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona
Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona
Race details
Date 10 May 1998
Official name XL Gran Premio Marlboro de España
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.728 km (2.938 miles)
Distance 65 laps, 307.196 km (190.883 miles)
Weather Sunny and warm
Attendance 70,000
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:20.262
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:24.275 on lap 25
Podium
First McLaren-Mercedes
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1998 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 10 May 1998 at the Circuit de Catalunya. It was the fifth race of the 1998 Formula One season. The 65-lap race was won by McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen after he started from pole position. His teammate David Coulthard finished second and Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher took third.

  1. ^ "1998 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.