- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Mika Häkkinen, David Coulthard, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen
- Race date
- March 8, 1998
- Pole
- Mika Häkkinen
- Fastest lap
- Mika Häkkinen
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit
The decisive result
Mika Häkkinen finished first for McLaren. David Coulthard is listed 2 for McLaren, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Olivier Panis from P21 to P9 (+12), Eddie Irvine from P8 to P4 (+4), and Alexander Wurz from P11 to P7 (+4) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Mika Häkkinen started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 +1 lap, 5 Gearbox, 3 Engine, 2 Collision, and 2 Finished. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:31.649 on lap 38. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.