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Michael Schumacher won the 1998 Italian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1998 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Eddie Irvine and Ralf Schumacher at Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Eddie Irvine, and Ralf Schumacher
Race date
September 13, 1998
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Mika Häkkinen
Classified drivers
22
Circuit
Autodromo Nazionale Monza

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Ferrari. Eddie Irvine is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Ralf Schumacher 3 for Jordan.

Grid to finish

Esteban Tuero from P22 to P11 (+11), Toranosuke Takagi from P19 to P9 (+10), and Damon Hill from P14 to P6 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 Spun off, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Engine. Mika Häkkinen holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:25.139 on lap 45. 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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherFerrari1:17:09.67210
2Eddie IrvineFerrari1:17:47.6496
3Ralf SchumacherJordan1:17:50.8244
4Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:18:05.3433
5Jean AlesiSauber1:18:11.5442
6Damon HillJordan1:18:16.3601
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenWilliams+1 lap0
8Giancarlo FisichellaBenetton+1 lap0
9Toranosuke TakagiTyrrell+1 lap0
10Rubens BarrichelloStewart+1 lap0
11Esteban TueroMinardi+2 laps0
12Ricardo RossetTyrrell+2 laps0
13Jarno TrulliProst+3 laps0
DNFJos VerstappenStewartGearbox0
DNFJacques VilleneuveWilliamsSpun off0
DNFMika SaloArrowsThrottle0
DNFAlexander WurzBenettonGearbox0
DNFDavid CoulthardMcLarenEngine0
DNFOlivier PanisProstVibrations0
DNFShinji NakanoMinardiEngine0