1998 German Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 16 in the 1998 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 2 August 1998 | ||||
Official name | Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1998 | ||||
Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 6.823 km (4.240 miles) | ||||
Distance | 45 laps, 307.035 km (190.783 miles) | ||||
Weather | Cloudy but dry | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:41.838 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | David Coulthard | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
Time | 1:46.116 on lap 17 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
Third | Williams-Mecachrome | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1998 German Grand Prix (formally the Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland 1998)[1] was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 2 August 1998. It was the eleventh round of the 1998 FIA Formula One World Championship. The 45-lap race was won by Mika Häkkinen for McLaren from pole position, with teammate David Coulthard finishing second and Jacques Villeneuve finishing third for Williams.