- Winner
- Mika Häkkinen
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- Mika Häkkinen, David Coulthard, and Jacques Villeneuve
- Race date
- August 2, 1998
- Pole
- Mika Häkkinen
- Fastest lap
- David Coulthard
- Classified drivers
- 22
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
The decisive result
Mika Häkkinen finished first for McLaren. David Coulthard is listed 2 for McLaren, with Jacques Villeneuve 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Esteban Tuero from P21 to P16 (+5), Michael Schumacher from P9 to P5 (+4), and Mika Salo from P17 to P14 (+3) 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 11 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 4 Gearbox, 1 +2 laps, and 1 DNQ. David Coulthard holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:46.116 on lap 17. 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.