1998 Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 5 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
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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 | 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.